1995 was a milestone year of sorts in my Oscar history. It was the year that I first became aware of the Oscars. Oh, before then I knew there was an award show that celebrated the movies, but I didn't know what films won or were nominated until well after the fact. 1995 was the year when I first learned the nominees (at least some of them) BEFORE the ceremony. Okay, it was only one film, which was
Apollo 13, which I saw in theaters the year before, but still I cared enough about its Best Picture chances that I wanted to watch the show. I ended up watching just enough to see
Apollo 13 lose Best Visual Effects to
Babe, and
Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream lose Best Documentary Feature to
Anne Frank Remembered. I can't remember why I stopped watching, but it wasn't until the next day that I found out
Apollo 13 lost to
Braveheart.
