In 1994, the five Best Picture nominees were:
Forrest Gump, which won, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show, and The Shawshank Redemption.

In 1998, the Best Picture Oscar nominees were: Elizabeth, Life is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, which won, and The Thin Red Line.

Hitchcock was nominated five times as Best Director: for “Rebecca” (1940), “Lifeboat” (1944), “Spellbound” (1945), “Rear Window” (1954), and “Psycho” (1960), one of his last undisputed success.

One of Hitchcock's best and most commercial pictures, “Rear Window” was nominated for four Oscars: Director for Hitchcock, Screenplay for John Michael Hayes, Color Cinematography for Robert Burks, and Sound Recording for Loren L. Ryder, but lost in each category.

Will this year's Best Picture Oscar be released in December What's the best time to release a potentially Oscar contender No doubt in the fall, the season of serious, art films. Over half of the Best Pictures (49 out of 79) were released
Between September and December, and over one fourth (21) in the month of December alone.