Academy Award winners

The Muppets and Jim Henson's Creature Shop have long played host to accomplished actors and technicians. Many have been nominated for Academy Awards, and a select group have won. The following tracks all Academy Award winners, in any class, who have worked directly with the Muppets or Henson, by year of the ceremony, covering films from the previous year.

1973

 * Oswald Morris, Best Cinematography, Fiddler on the Roof

1980

 * Jon Voight, Best Actor in a Leading Role, '"Deer Hunter''

1985

 * F. Murray Abraham, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Amadeus

1986

 * William Hurt, Best Actor in a Leading role, Kiss of the Spider Woman
 * Anjelica Huston, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Prizzi's Honor

1987

 * Michael Caine, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Hannah and Her Sisters

1988

 * Cher, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Monstruck

1989

 * Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Rain Man
 * Jodie Foster, Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Accused
 * Kevin Kline, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, A Fish Called Wanda

1991

 * Jeremy Irons, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Reversal of Fortune
 * Joe Pesci, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Goodfellas
 * Whoopi Goldberg, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Ghost

1992

 * Jodie Foster, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Silence of the Lambs

1993

 * Alan Menken, Best Original Score, Aladdin

1994

 * Steven Spielberg, Best Director, Schindler's List

1995

 * Martin Landau, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Ed Wood
 * Quentin Tarantino (with Roger Avary), Best Original Screenplay, Pulp Fiction

1996

 * Susan Sarandon, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Dead Man Walking

1997

 * Frances McDormand, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Fargo
 * Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Jerry Maguire

1998

 * Helen Hunt, Best Actress in a Leading Role, As Good as It Gets
 * Robin Williams, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Good Will Hunting

1999

 * James Coburn, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Affliction

2000

 * Michael Caine, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Cider House Rules

2002

 * Halle Berry, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Monster's Ball.
 * Jennifer Connelly, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, A Beautiful Mind
 * Ron Howard, Best Director, A Beautiful Mind

2004

 * Tim Robbins, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Mystic River

2005

 * Morgan Freeman, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Million dollar Baby

2006

 * John Canemaker, Best Animated Short Film, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

2007

 * Alan Arkin, Best Supporting Actor, Little Miss Sunshine