Editing The Lion King (section)

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | List of awards and nominations
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[67th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Hans Zimmer]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" align="center"| <ref name="Oscars1995">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |title=The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners |access-date=November 20, 2011 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109220937/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]" <br> Music by [[Elton John]]; <br> Lyrics by [[Tim Rice]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "[[Circle of Life]]" <br> Music by Elton John; <br> Lyrics by Tim Rice
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Hakuna Matata (song)|Hakuna Matata]]" <br> Music by Elton John; <br> Lyrics by Tim Rice
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[American Music Awards of 1996|American Music Awards]]
| [[American Music Award for Top Soundtrack|Top Soundtrack]]
| ''[[The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)|The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=&winnerYear=1996 |title=Winners Database |publisher=[[American Music Awards]] |access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[22nd Annie Awards|Annie Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/22nd-annie-awards |title=22nd Annual Annie Awards |publisher=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=June 6, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in a Feature Production|Best Achievement in Story Contribution]]
| [[Brenda Chapman]] {{small|(Head of Story)}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production|Best Achievement in Production Design]]
| [[Mark Henn]] {{small|(Supervising Animator for "[[Simba|Young Simba]]")}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| Scott F. Johnston {{small|(Artistic Supervisor – Computer Graphics)}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| Andy Gaskill {{small|(Art Director)}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Best Achievement in Voice Acting]]
| [[Jeremy Irons]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| Animated Voice-Over Casting
| Brian Chavanne
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1995 |title=1995 Artios Awards |date=October 11, 1995 |access-date=November 24, 2017 |publisher=[[Casting Society of America]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
| Top Box Office Films
| Hans Zimmer
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 
|-
| Most Performed Song from Motion Pictures
| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" <br> Music by Elton John; <br> Lyrics by Tim Rice
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Interactive Awards]]
| colspan="2"| DVD
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2004/interactive/online-learninglt;/refgt; |title=BAFTA Awards: Interactive in 2004 |publisher=[[BAFTA Interactive Awards]] |year=2004 |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[48th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Film Music]]
| Hans Zimmer
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1995/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1995 |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| [[Terry Porter (sound engineer)|Terry Porter]], [[Mel Metcalfe]], [[David J. Hudson]], and [[Doc Kane]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1994|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| Hans Zimmer
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |title=1988-2013 Award Winner Archives |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cinema Audio Society Awards]]
| [[Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures]]
| Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, and Doc Kane
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association|Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film|Best Animated Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[52nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/lion-king-1994 |title=The Lion King (1994) |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score – Motion Picture]]
| Hans Zimmer
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song – Motion Picture]]
| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" <br> Music by Elton John; <br> Lyrics by Tim Rice
| {{won}}
|-
| "Circle of Life" <br> Music by Elton John; <br> Lyrics by Tim Rice
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards|Golden Reel Awards]]
| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film|Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature]]
| [[Richard L. Anderson (sound effects editor)|Richard L. Anderson]], Vince Caro, Doc Kane, and <br> [[Mark A. Mangini]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 
|-
| [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore|Best Sound Editing – Music]]
| Dominick Certo and Adam Milo Smalley
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="9"| [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John and Tim Rice
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="9" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/37th-annual-grammy-awards |title=37th Annual GRAMMY Awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|"Circle of Life" – Elton John and Tim Rice
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]]
| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children|Best Musical Album for Children]]
| ''The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' – <br> Various Artists
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children|Best Spoken Word Album for Children]]
| ''The Lion King Read-Along'' – [[Robert Guillaume]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals|Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocals]]
| "Circle of Life" – Hans Zimmer and [[Lebo M]]orake
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television]]
| ''The Lion King'' – Hans Zimmer
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]]
| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John and Tim Rice
| {{nom}}
|-
| "Circle of Life" – Elton John and Tim Rice
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[International Film Music Critics Association|International Film Music Critics Association Awards]]
| [[International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best New Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording|Best Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording]]
| Hans Zimmer, Elton John, Tim Rice, Randy Thornton, <br> Lorelay Bové, and [[Don Hahn]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/2014-ifmca-awards/ |title=2014 IFMCA Awards |publisher=[[International Film Music Critics Association]] |access-date=December 18, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kansas City Film Critics Circle|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Animated Film
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1990-99/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 1990-99 |publisher=[[Kansas City Film Critics Circle]] |date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[1994 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film|Best Animation]]
| [[Roger Allers]] and [[Rob Minkoff]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lafca.net/Years/1994.php |title=The 20th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards |publisher=[[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1995 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain|Best Villain]]
| Jeremy Irons
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1995/ |title=1995 Movie Awards Winners |publisher=[[MTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094818/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1995/ |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment|Best Song from a Movie]]
| Elton John – "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| colspan="2"| [[National Film Registry]]
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/national-film-registry/ |title=National Film Registry |publisher=[[D23 (Disney)|D23]] |access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[1995 Kids' Choice Awards|Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie|Favorite Movie]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref name="Chicago Tribune 1">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-06-08-9506080010-story.html |title=Popular Vote |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |last=Mangan |first=Jennifer |date=June 8, 1995 |access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| colspan="2"| Film Hall of Fame: Productions
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-productions/ |title=Film Hall of Fame: Productions |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Film Hall of Fame: Songs
| "Circle of Life"
| {{won|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-songs/ |title=Film Hall of Fame: Songs |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[8th Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]] {{small|(2003)}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Outstanding Youth Blu-Ray/DVD|Outstanding Youth DVD]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2004.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 2004 8th Annual SATELLITE Awards |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2004.shtml |archive-date=February 1, 2008}}</ref>
|-
| [[16th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]] {{small|(2011)}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |title=2011 Satellite Awards |publisher=[[Satellite Awards]] |access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[21st Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]] {{small|(1994)}}
| colspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |publisher=[[Saturn Awards]] |access-date=May 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914184217/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=September 14, 2008 |df=mdy}}</ref>
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|Best Performance by a Younger Actor]]
| [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[30th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]] {{small|(2003)}}
| colspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Classic Film DVD Release|Best Classic Film DVD Release]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Turkish Film Critics Association|Turkish Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{draw|16th Place}}
| align="center"| 
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[16th Youth in Film Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Family Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4" align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm |title=16th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=March 31, 2011 |publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820064811/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm |archive-date=2010-08-20}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| Best Performance by a Youth Actor in a Voice-Over – TV or Movie
| Jonathan Taylor Thomas
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Jason Weaver]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a Voice-Over – TV or Movie
| Laura Williams 
| {{won}}
|}

====Other honors====
In 2008, ''The Lion King'' was ranked as the 319th greatest film ever made by ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine,<ref name="Empire5">{{cite news |last=Braund |first=Simon |author2=Glen Ferris |author3=Ian Freer |author4=Nev Pierce |author5=Chris Hewitt |author6=Dan Jolin |author7=Ian Nathan |author8=Kim Newman |author9=Helen O'Hara |author10=Olly Richards |author11=Owen Willams |work=Empire |title=The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time |url=https://www.empireonline.com/500/34.asp |access-date=March 11, 2010 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104093241/http://www.empireonline.com/500/34.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> and in June 2011, [[Time (magazine)|''TIME'']] named it one of "The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films".<ref>{{cite news|title=The 25 All-TIME Best Animated Films&nbsp;– The Lion King|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/23/the-25-all-time-best-animated-films/slide/the-lion-king-1994/|magazine=Time|access-date=August 19, 2011|author=Richard Corliss|date=June 23, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022161020/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/23/the-25-all-time-best-animated-films/slide/the-lion-king-1994/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2008, the [[American Film Institute]] listed ''The Lion King'' as the fourth best film in the animation genre in its [[AFI's 10 Top 10]] list,<ref>{{cite news | publisher =[[American Film Institute]] | title =AFI's 10 Top 10 | date =June 17, 2008 | url =http://www.afi.com/10top10/animation.html | access-date =June 18, 2008 | archive-date =June 19, 2008 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080619174154/http://www.afi.com/10top10/animation.html | url-status =live }}</ref> having previously put "Hakuna Matata" as 99th on its [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]] ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/songs100.pdf?docID=244|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919175606/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/songs100.pdf?docID=244|archive-date=September 19, 2009|title=The Top Movie Songs of All Time|access-date=May 22, 2008|author=American Film Institute|year=2004|format=PDF}}</ref> The film was ranked 66th in a ''Hollywood Reporter'' ranking of "Hollywood's Top 100 Movies of All Time" and the film ranked 86th in a BBC ranking of the "100 greatest American films."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. H. R. |date=2014-06-25 |title=Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/100-best-films-ever-hollywood-favorites-818512/the-lion-king/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-20 |title=The 100 greatest American films |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150720-the-100-greatest-american-films |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref>{{Cite press release|title=With "20,000 Leagues," the National Film Registry Reaches 700|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-16-209/with-20000-leagues-the-national-film-registry-reaches-700/2016-12-14/|date=December 23, 2016|access-date=November 23, 2020|agency=National Film Registry|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126213919/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-16-209/with-20000-leagues-the-national-film-registry-reaches-700/2016-12-14/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Year-end lists====
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* 2nd&nbsp;– Douglas Armstrong, ''[[The Milwaukee Journal]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Douglas|date=January 1, 1995|title=End-of-year slump is not a happy ending|newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal|page=2}}</ref>
* 5th&nbsp;– Sandi Davis, ''[[The Oklahoman]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Sandi|date=January 1, 1995|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2488350/oklahoman-movie-critics-rank-their-favorites-for-the-year-forrest-gump-the-very-best-sandi-declares|title=Oklahoman Movie Critics Rank Their Favorites for the Year "Forrest Gump" The Very Best, Sandi Declares|work=The Oklahoman|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720065431/https://oklahoman.com/article/2488350/oklahoman-movie-critics-rank-their-favorites-for-the-year-forrest-gump-the-very-best-sandi-declares|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 5th&nbsp;– Todd Anthony, ''[[Miami New Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Anthony|first=Todd|date=January 5, 1995|title=Hits & Disses|newspaper=[[Miami New Times]]}}</ref>
* 6th&nbsp;– [[Stephen Hunter]], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Hunter|first=Stephen|date=December 25, 1994|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-12-25-1994359091-story.html|title=Films worthy of the title 'best' in short supply MOVIES|work=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201235137/https://www.baltimoresun.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 6th&nbsp;– Christopher Sheid, ''[[The Munster Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Sheid|first=Christopher|date=December 30, 1994|title=A year in review: Movies|newspaper=The Munster Times}}</ref>
* 7th&nbsp;– Joan Vadeboncoeur, ''[[Syracuse Herald American]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Vadeboncoeur|first=Joan|date=January 8, 1995|title=Critically Acclaimed Best Movies of '94 Include Works from Tarantino, Burton, Demme, Redford, Disney and Speilberg|newspaper=Syracuse Herald American|page=16|edition=Final}}</ref>
* 7th&nbsp;– Dan Craft, ''[[The Pantagraph]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Craft|first=Dan|date=December 30, 1994 |title=Success, Failure and a Lot of In-between; Movies '94|newspaper=[[The Pantagraph]]|page=B1}}</ref>
* 8th&nbsp;– Steve Persall, ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Persall|first=Steve|date=December 30, 1994|title=Fiction': The art of filmmaking|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|page=8|edition=City}}</ref>
* 8th&nbsp;– [[Desson Howe]], ''[[The Washington Post]]''<ref>{{citation|last=Howe|first=Desson|date=December 30, 1994|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/12/30/the-envelope-please-reel-winners-and-losers-of-1994/3cf88a79-b416-4c9a-8ff1-8e9c9a91df37/|title=The Envelope Please: Reel Winners and Losers of 1994|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722025114/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/12/30/the-envelope-please-reel-winners-and-losers-of-1994/3cf88a79-b416-4c9a-8ff1-8e9c9a91df37/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 10th&nbsp;– Mack Bates, ''The Milwaukee Journal''<ref>{{cite news|last=Bates|first=Mack|date=January 19, 1995|title=Originality of 'Hoop Dreams' makes it the movie of the year|newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal|page=3}}</ref>
* 10th&nbsp;– David Elliott, ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Elliott|first=David|date=December 25, 1994|title=On the big screen, color it a satisfying time|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|edition=1, 2|page=E=8}}</ref>
* Top 7 (not ranked)&nbsp;– Duane Dudek, ''[[Milwaukee Sentinel]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Dudek|first=Duane|date=December 30, 1994|title=1994 was a year of slim pickings|work=Milwaukee Sentinel|page=3}}</ref>
* Top 9 (not ranked)&nbsp;– Dan Webster, ''[[The Spokesman-Review]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Webster|first=Dan|date=January 1, 1995|title=In Year of Disappointments, Some Movies Still Delivered|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|edition=Spokane|page=2}}</ref>
* Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked)&nbsp;– [[Matt Zoller Seitz]], ''[[Dallas Observer]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Zoller Seitz|first=Matt|date=January 12, 1995 |title= Personal best From a year full of startling and memorable movies, here are our favorites |work=[[Dallas Observer]]}}</ref>
* Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked)&nbsp;– William Arnold, ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=William|date=December 30, 1994|title='94 Movies: Best and Worst|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|page=20|edition=Final}}</ref>
* Top 10 (listed alphabetically, not ranked)&nbsp;– Mike Mayo, ''[[The Roanoke Times]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Mayo|first=Mike|date=December 30, 1994|title=The Hits and Misses at the Movies in '94|newspaper=The Roanoke Times|page=1|edition=Metro}}</ref>
* Top 10 (not ranked)&nbsp;– Bob Carlton, ''[[The Birmingham News]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Carlton|first=Bob|date=December 29, 1994|title=It Was a Good Year at Movies|work=[[The Birmingham News]]|page=12-01}}</ref>
* "The second 10" (not ranked)&nbsp;– Sean P. Means, ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=P. Means|first=Sean|date=January 1, 1995|title='Pulp and Circumstance' After the Rise of Quentin Tarantino, Hollywood Would Never Be the Same|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|page=E1|edition=Final}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– [[Michael MacCambridge]], ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=MacCambridge|first=Michael|date=December 22, 1994|title=it's a LOVE-HATE thing|newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|page=38|edition=Final}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– Dennis King, ''[[Tulsa World]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Dennis|date=December 25, 1994|title=SCREEN SAVERS In a Year of Faulty Epics, The Oddest Little Movies Made The Biggest Impact|newspaper=[[Tulsa World]]|page=E1|edition=Final Home}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– Glenn Lovell, ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Lovell|first=Glenn|date=December 25, 1994 |title=The Past Picture Show the Good, the Bad and the Ugly – a Year Worth's of Movie Memories|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|page=3|edition=Morning Final}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– John Hurley, ''[[Staten Island Advance]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Hurley|first=John|date=December 30, 1994|title=Movie Industry Hit Highs and Lows in '94|newspaper=Staten Island Advance|page=D11}}</ref>
* Honorable mention&nbsp;– Jeff Simon, ''[[The Buffalo News]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Simon|first=Jeff|date=January 1, 1995|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/movies-once-more-with-feeling/article_b73e9a1a-9f60-5d7a-a05c-289243ba0483.html|title=Movies: Once More, with Feeling|work=[[The Buffalo News]]|access-date=July 19, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719132904/https://buffalonews.com/news/movies-once-more-with-feeling/article_b73e9a1a-9f60-5d7a-a05c-289243ba0483.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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