Academy Awards

Year: 1994, March 21

Category: Best Original Song In A Motion Picture

Song: Streets of Philadelphia

Acceptance Speech: "Thank you. Uhm…jeez this is the first song I ever wrote for a motion picture so I guess it’s all down hill from here you know (laughs). But uhm, Neill I gotta share this with you (applause). Yeah you uhm, you do your best work and you hope that it pulls out the best in your audience. That some piece of it spills over into the real world and in people’s everyday lives and it takes the edge of the fear and allows us to recognize each other through our veil of differences. I always thought that was one of the things popular art was supposed to be about, along with the merchandising and all of the other stuff. But uhm, wanna say thank you Jonathan for having me as a part of your picture. Uhm. Glad my song has contributed to its ideas and its acceptance. Uhm love you Pats and thank you all for inviting me to your party. Yeah!

Bruce is nominated for an Oscar for the song "Dead Man Walkin'". He interupts his Solo Acoustic Tour to perform the song live at the ceremony but does not win the Oscar.