See also: 1991 in film, other events of 1992, 1993 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

• January 12 - HAL 9000 is activated, the computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (fictional event: date taken from the film)

Top grossing films

1. Aladdin
2. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
3. Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton and Michelle Pfeiffer
4. Lethal Weapon 3
5. A Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore
6. Sister Act
7. The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston
8. Wayne's World, starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey
9. Basic Instinct, starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone
10. A League of Their Own. starring Tom Hanks, Madonna, Penny Marshall and others

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Unforgiven - Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.
• Best Director: Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven
• Best Actor: Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman
• Best Actress: Emma Thompson - Howards End

Births

singers

Deaths

• January 2 - Virginia Field, actress
• January 3 - Dame Judith Anderson, actress
• January 23 - Freddie Bartholomew, actor
• January 26 - José Ferrer, actor
• February 11 - Ray Danton, US actor/director
• March 2 - Sandy Dennis, actress
• March 17 - Lawrence Welk, musician, television and film actor
• March 29 - Paul Henreid, actor, director
• April 22 - Steffi Duna, actress
• April 23 - Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker
• April 29 - Mae Clarke, actress
• May 6 - Marlene Dietrich, actress
• May 17 - George Hurrell, photographer
• June 3 - Robert Morley, actor
• July 24 - Arletty, actress
• July 30 - Brenda Marshall, actress
• September 18 - Lona Andre, actress
• October 6 - Denholm Elliott, actor
• October 16 - Shirley Booth, actress
• October 22 - Cleavon Little, actor
• November 2 - Hal Roach, director
• November 19 - Diane Varsi, actress
• December 9 - Vincent Gardenia, actor
• December 17 - Dana Andrews, actor
• December - Pierre Culliford, a.k.a. "Peyo". Belgian Creator of Smurfs

Other movies released

• 1991 - The Year Punk Broke
• The Crying Game
• Enchanted April
• Eric Clapton: MTV Unplugged (DVD Release)
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Hero starring Dustin Hoffman
• Honey, I Blew Up The Kid
• Howard's End
• Malcolm X
• My Cousin Vinny starring Joe Pesci
• Of Mice and Men
• Patriot Games
• The Player
• Radio Flyer
• Reservoir Dogs
• A River Runs Through It
• Scent of a Woman
• Seven Songs Seldom Seen (Toad the Wet Sprocket music video compilation)
• Single White Female
• Unforgiven, starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris. Eastwood also directed.