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The 69th Academy Awards
| 1997
Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center
Monday, March 24, 1997
Honoring movies released in 1996
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Highlights
Supporting Actor
Jerry Maguire
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Visual Effects
Independence Day
Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph Viskoc, presented by Jim Carrey
Supporting Actress
The English Patient
Juliette Binoche
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Memorable Moments
When We Were Kings
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Documentary Feature winners Leon Gast and David Sonenberg with Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
Anthony Minghella and Saul Zaentz
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Best Directing and Best Picture winners for The English Patient
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
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Original Screenplay winners for Fargo
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WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Geoffrey Rush
Shine
Nominees
Tom Cruise
Jerry Maguire
Nominees
Ralph Fiennes
The English Patient
Nominees
Woody Harrelson
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Nominees
Billy Bob Thornton
Sling Blade
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire
Nominees
William H. Macy
Fargo
Nominees
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Shine
Nominees
Edward Norton
Primal Fear
Nominees
James Woods
Ghosts of Mississippi
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Frances McDormand
Fargo
Nominees
Brenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies
Nominees
Diane Keaton
Marvin's Room
Nominees
Kristin Scott Thomas
The English Patient
Nominees
Emily Watson
Breaking the Waves
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Juliette Binoche
The English Patient
Nominees
Joan Allen
The Crucible
Nominees
Lauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Nominees
Barbara Hershey
The Portrait of a Lady
Nominees
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Secrets & Lies
Art Direction
Winner
The English Patient
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Nominees
The Birdcage
Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Nominees
Evita
Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
Nominees
Hamlet
Tim Harvey
Nominees
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch
Cinematography
Winner
The English Patient
John Seale
Nominees
Evita
Darius Khondji
Nominees
Fargo
Roger Deakins
Nominees
Fly Away Home
Caleb Deschanel
Nominees
Michael Collins
Chris Menges
Costume Design
Winner
The English Patient
Ann Roth
Nominees
Angels and Insects
Paul Brown
Nominees
Emma
Ruth Myers
Nominees
Hamlet
Alex Byrne
Nominees
The Portrait of a Lady
Janet Patterson
Directing
Winner
The English Patient
Anthony Minghella
Nominees
Fargo
Joel Coen
Nominees
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Milos Forman
Nominees
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
Nominees
Shine
Scott Hicks
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
When We Were Kings
Leon Gast, David Sonenberg
Nominees
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Susan W. Dryfoos
Nominees
Mandela
Jo Menell, Angus Gibson
Nominees
Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse
Anne Belle, Deborah Dickson
Nominees
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
Rick Goldsmith
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Jessica Yu
Nominees
Cosmic Voyage
Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck
Nominees
An Essay on Matisse
Perry Wolff
Nominees
Special Effects
Susanne Simpson, Ben Burtt
Nominees
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Paul Seydor, Nick Redman
Film Editing
Winner
The English Patient
Walter Murch
Nominees
Evita
Gerry Hambling
Nominees
Fargo
Roderick Jaynes
Nominees
Jerry Maguire
Joe Hutshing
Nominees
Shine
Pip Karmel
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Kolya
Czech Republic
Nominees
A Chef in Love
Georgia
Nominees
The Other Side of Sunday
Norway
Nominees
Prisoner of the Mountains
Russia
Nominees
Ridicule
France
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Saul Zaentz
Makeup
Winner
The Nutty Professor
Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
Nominees
Ghosts of Mississippi
Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver
Nominees
Star Trek: First Contact
Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Winner
The English Patient
Gabriel Yared
Nominees
Hamlet
Patrick Doyle
Nominees
Michael Collins
Elliot Goldenthal
Nominees
Shine
David Hirschfelder
Nominees
Sleepers
John Williams
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Winner
Emma
Rachel Portman
Nominees
The First Wives Club
Marc Shaiman
Nominees
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
Nominees
James and the Giant Peach
Randy Newman
Nominees
The Preacher's Wife
Hans Zimmer
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Evita
You Must Love Me in "Evita" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Tim Rice
Nominees
Up Close and Personal
Because You Loved Me in "Up Close and Personal" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Nominees
One Fine Day
For The First Time in "One Fine Day" Music and Lyric by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
Nominees
The Mirror Has Two Faces
I Finally Found Someone in "The Mirror Has Two Faces" Music and Lyric by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert "Mutt" Lange
Nominees
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! in "That Thing You Do!" Music and Lyric by Adam Schlesinger
Best Picture
Winner
The English Patient
Saul Zaentz, Producer
Nominees
Fargo
Ethan Coen, Producer
Nominees
Jerry Maguire
James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers
Nominees
Secrets & Lies
Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
Nominees
Shine
Jane Scott, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Quest
Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
Nominees
Canhead
Timothy Hittle, Chris Peterson
Nominees
La Salla
Richard Condie
Nominees
Wat's Pig
Peter Lord
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Dear Diary
David Frankel, Barry Jossen
Nominees
De Tripas, Corazon
Antonio Urrutia
Nominees
Ernst & Lyset
Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Nominees
Esposados
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Nominees
Wordless
Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo
Sound
Winner
The English Patient
Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
Nominees
Evita
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston
Nominees
Independence Day
Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler
Nominees
The Rock
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester
Nominees
Twister
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Geoffrey Patterson
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
The Ghost and the Darkness
Bruce Stambler
Nominees
Daylight
Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
Nominees
Eraser
Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Visual Effects
Winner
Independence Day
Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
Nominees
Dragonheart
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West
Nominees
Twister
Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton
Nominees
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Nominees
The English Patient
Anthony Minghella
Nominees
Hamlet
Kenneth Branagh
Nominees
Trainspotting
John Hodge
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Fargo
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Nominees
Jerry Maguire
Cameron Crowe
Nominees
Lone Star
John Sayles
Nominees
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
Nominees
Shine
Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks
ALL
0-9
A-E
F-J
K-O
P-T
U-Z
Angels and Insects
1 NOMINATION
Costume Design -
Paul Brown
The Birdcage
1 NOMINATION
Art Direction -
Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Breaking the Waves
1 NOMINATION
Actress in a Leading Role -
Emily Watson
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
1 WIN
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Short Subject) -
Jessica Yu
Canhead
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Animated) -
Timothy Hittle, Chris Peterson
A Chef in Love
1 NOMINATION
Foreign Language Film -
Georgia
Cosmic Voyage
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Short Subject) -
Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck
The Crucible
2 NOMINATIONS
Actress in a Supporting Role -
Joan Allen
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -
Arthur Miller
Daylight
1 NOMINATION
Sound Effects Editing -
Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
De Tripas, Corazon
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Live Action) -
Antonio Urrutia
Dear Diary
1 WIN
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Live Action) -
David Frankel, Barry Jossen
Dragonheart
1 NOMINATION
Visual Effects -
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West
Emma
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) -
Rachel Portman
Costume Design -
Ruth Myers
The English Patient
12 NOMINATIONS,
9 WINS
Actress in a Supporting Role -
Juliette Binoche
Art Direction -
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Cinematography -
John Seale
Costume Design -
Ann Roth
Directing -
Anthony Minghella
Film Editing -
Walter Murch
Music (Original Dramatic Score) -
Gabriel Yared
Best Picture -
Saul Zaentz, Producer
Sound -
Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
Actor in a Leading Role -
Ralph Fiennes
Actress in a Leading Role -
Kristin Scott Thomas
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -
Anthony Minghella
Eraser
1 NOMINATION
Sound Effects Editing -
Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Ernst & Lyset
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Live Action) -
Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Esposados
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Live Action) -
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
An Essay on Matisse
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Short Subject) -
Perry Wolff
Evita
5 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
Music (Original Song) -
You Must Love Me in "Evita" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Tim Rice
Art Direction -
Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
Cinematography -
Darius Khondji
Film Editing -
Gerry Hambling
Sound -
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston
Fargo
7 NOMINATIONS,
2 WINS
Actress in a Leading Role -
Frances McDormand
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actor in a Supporting Role -
William H. Macy
Cinematography -
Roger Deakins
Directing -
Joel Coen
Film Editing -
Roderick Jaynes
Best Picture -
Ethan Coen, Producer
The First Wives Club
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) -
Marc Shaiman
Fly Away Home
1 NOMINATION
Cinematography -
Caleb Deschanel
The Ghost and the Darkness
1 WIN
1 NOMINATION
Sound Effects Editing -
Bruce Stambler
Ghosts of Mississippi
2 NOMINATIONS
Actor in a Supporting Role -
James Woods
Makeup -
Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver
Hamlet
4 NOMINATIONS
Art Direction -
Tim Harvey
Costume Design -
Alex Byrne
Music (Original Dramatic Score) -
Patrick Doyle
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -
Kenneth Branagh
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) -
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
Independence Day
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
Visual Effects -
Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
Sound -
Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler
James and the Giant Peach
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) -
Randy Newman
Jerry Maguire
5 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
Actor in a Supporting Role -
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Actor in a Leading Role -
Tom Cruise
Film Editing -
Joe Hutshing
Best Picture -
James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -
Cameron Crowe
Kolya
1 WIN
1 NOMINATION
Foreign Language Film -
Czech Republic
La Salla
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Animated) -
Richard Condie
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Feature) -
Susan W. Dryfoos
Lone Star
1 NOMINATION
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -
John Sayles
Mandela
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Feature) -
Jo Menell, Angus Gibson
Marvin's Room
1 NOMINATION
Actress in a Leading Role -
Diane Keaton
Michael Collins
2 NOMINATIONS
Cinematography -
Chris Menges
Music (Original Dramatic Score) -
Elliot Goldenthal
The Mirror Has Two Faces
2 NOMINATIONS
Actress in a Supporting Role -
Lauren Bacall
Music (Original Song) -
I Finally Found Someone in "The Mirror Has Two Faces" Music and Lyric by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert "Mutt" Lange
The Nutty Professor
1 WIN
1 NOMINATION
Makeup -
Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
One Fine Day
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Song) -
For The First Time in "One Fine Day" Music and Lyric by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
The Other Side of Sunday
1 NOMINATION
Foreign Language Film -
Norway
The People vs. Larry Flynt
2 NOMINATIONS
Actor in a Leading Role -
Woody Harrelson
Directing -
Milos Forman
The Portrait of a Lady
2 NOMINATIONS
Actress in a Supporting Role -
Barbara Hershey
Costume Design -
Janet Patterson
The Preacher's Wife
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) -
Hans Zimmer
Primal Fear
1 NOMINATION
Actor in a Supporting Role -
Edward Norton
Prisoner of the Mountains
1 NOMINATION
Foreign Language Film -
Russia
Quest
1 WIN
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Animated) -
Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
Ridicule
1 NOMINATION
Foreign Language Film -
France
The Rock
1 NOMINATION
Sound -
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester
Secrets & Lies
5 NOMINATIONS
Actress in a Leading Role -
Brenda Blethyn
Actress in a Supporting Role -
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Directing -
Mike Leigh
Best Picture -
Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -
Mike Leigh
Shine
7 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
Actor in a Leading Role -
Geoffrey Rush
Actor in a Supporting Role -
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Directing -
Scott Hicks
Film Editing -
Pip Karmel
Music (Original Dramatic Score) -
David Hirschfelder
Best Picture -
Jane Scott, Producer
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -
Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks
Sleepers
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Dramatic Score) -
John Williams
Sling Blade
2 NOMINATIONS,
1 WIN
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -
Billy Bob Thornton
Actor in a Leading Role -
Billy Bob Thornton
Special Effects
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Short Subject) -
Susanne Simpson, Ben Burtt
Star Trek: First Contact
1 NOMINATION
Makeup -
Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber
Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Feature) -
Anne Belle, Deborah Dickson
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Feature) -
Rick Goldsmith
That Thing You Do!
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Song) -
That Thing You Do! in "That Thing You Do!" Music and Lyric by Adam Schlesinger
Trainspotting
1 NOMINATION
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -
John Hodge
Twister
2 NOMINATIONS
Sound -
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Geoffrey Patterson
Visual Effects -
Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta
Up Close and Personal
1 NOMINATION
Music (Original Song) -
Because You Loved Me in "Up Close and Personal" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Wat's Pig
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Animated) -
Peter Lord
When We Were Kings
1 WIN
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Feature) -
Leon Gast, David Sonenberg
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
1 NOMINATION
Documentary (Short Subject) -
Paul Seydor, Nick Redman
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
1 NOMINATION
Art Direction -
Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch
Wordless
1 NOMINATION
Short Film (Live Action) -
Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo
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