Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Actor in a Leading Role

• Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire"
• Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient"
• Woody Harrelson in "The People vs. Larry Flynt"
• Geoffrey Rush in "Shine"
• Billy Bob Thornton in "Sling Blade"

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Cuba Gooding, Jr. in "Jerry Maguire"
• William H. Macy in "Fargo"
• Armin Mueller-Stahl in "Shine"
• Edward Norton in "Primal Fear"
• James Woods in "Ghosts of Mississippi"

Actress in a Leading Role

• Brenda Blethyn in "Secrets & Lies"
• Diane Keaton in "Marvin’s Room"
• Frances McDormand in "Fargo"
• Kristin Scott Thomas in "The English Patient"
• Emily Watson in "Breaking the Waves"

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Joan Allen in "The Crucible"
• Lauren Bacall in "The Mirror Has Two Faces"
• Juliette Binoche in "The English Patient"
• Barbara Hershey in "The Portrait of a Lady"
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste in "Secrets & Lies"

Art Direction

• "The Birdcage" Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
• "The English Patient" Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
• "Evita" Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
• "Hamlet" Tim Harvey
• "William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet" Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch

Cinematography

• "The English Patient" John Seale
• "Evita" Darius Khondji
• "Fargo" Roger Deakins
• "Fly Away Home" Caleb Deschanel
• "Michael Collins" Chris Menges

Costume Design

• "Angels and Insects" Paul Brown
• "Emma" Ruth Myers
• "The English Patient" Ann Roth
• "Hamlet" Alex Byrne
• "The Portrait of a Lady" Janet Patterson

Directing

• "The English Patient" Anthony Minghella
• "Fargo" Joel Coen
• "The People vs. Larry Flynt" Milos Forman
• "Secrets & Lies" Mike Leigh
• "Shine" Scott Hicks

Documentary (Feature)

• "The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story" Susan W. Dryfoos
• "Mandela" Jo Menell, Angus Gibson
• "Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse" Anne Belle, Deborah Dickson
• "Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press" Rick Goldsmith
• "When We Were Kings" Leon Gast, David Sonenberg

Documentary (Short Subject)

• "Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien" Jessica Yu
• "Cosmic Voyage" Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck
• "An Essay on Matisse" Perry Wolff
• "Special Effects" Susanne Simpson, Ben Burtt
• "The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage" Paul Seydor, Nick Redman

Film Editing

• "The English Patient" Walter Murch
• "Evita" Gerry Hambling
• "Fargo" Roderick Jaynes
• "Jerry Maguire" Joe Hutshing
• "Shine" Pip Karmel

Foreign Language Film

• "A Chef in Love" Georgia
• "Kolya" Czech Republic
• "The Other Side of Sunday" Norway
• "Prisoner of the Mountains" Russia
• "Ridicule" France

Makeup

• "Ghosts of Mississippi" Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver
• "The Nutty Professor" Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
• "Star Trek: First Contact" Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber

Music (Original Dramatic Score)

• "The English Patient" Gabriel Yared
• "Hamlet" Patrick Doyle
• "Michael Collins" Elliot Goldenthal
• "Shine" David Hirschfelder
• "Sleepers" John Williams

Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

• "Emma" Rachel Portman
• "The First Wives Club" Marc Shaiman
• "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
• "James and the Giant Peach" Randy Newman
• "The Preacher’s Wife" Hans Zimmer

Music (Original Song)

• "Because You Loved Me" from "Up Close and Personal" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• "For the First Time" from "One Fine Day" Music and Lyric by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
• "I Finally Found Someone" from "The Mirror Has Two Faces" Music and Lyric by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert "Mutt" Lange
• "That Thing You Do!" from "That Thing You Do!" Music and Lyric by Adam Schlesinger
• "You Must Love Me" from "Evita" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Tim Rice

Best Picture

• "The English Patient" Saul Zaentz, Producer
• "Fargo" Ethan Coen, Producer
• "Jerry Maguire" James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers
• "Secrets & Lies" Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
• "Shine" Jane Scott, Producer

Short Film (Animated)

• "Canhead" Timothy Hittle, Chris Peterson
• "La Salla" Richard Condie
• "Quest" Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
• "Wat’s Pig" Peter Lord

Short Film (Live Action)

• "De Tripas, Corazon" Antonio Urrutia
• "Dear Diary" David Frankel, Barry Jossen
• "Ernst & Lyset" Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
• "Esposados" Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
• "Wordless" Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo

Sound

• "The English Patient" Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
• "Evita" Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston
• "Independence Day" Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler
• "The Rock" Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester
• "Twister" Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O’Connell, Geoffrey Patterson

Sound Effects Editing

• "Daylight" Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
• "Eraser" Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
• "The Ghost and the Darkness" Bruce Stambler

Visual Effects

• "Dragonheart" Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West
• "Independence Day" Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
• "Twister" Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

• "The Crucible" Arthur Miller
• "The English Patient" Anthony Minghella
• "Hamlet" Kenneth Branagh
• "Sling Blade" Billy Bob Thornton
• "Trainspotting" John Hodge

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

• "Fargo" Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
• "Jerry Maguire" Cameron Crowe
• "Lone Star" John Sayles
• "Secrets & Lies" Mike Leigh
• "Shine" Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks

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• Star indicates a win.