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Nominees & Winners for the 68th Academy Awards
Actor in a Leading Role
- Nicolas Cage in “Leaving Las Vegas”
- Richard Dreyfuss in “Mr. Holland’s Opus”
- Anthony Hopkins in “Nixon”
- Sean Penn in “Dead Man Walking”
- Massimo Troisi in “The Postman (Il Postino)”
Actor in a Supporting Role
- James Cromwell in “Babe”
- Ed Harris in “Apollo 13”
- Brad Pitt in “12 Monkeys”
- Tim Roth in “Rob Roy”
- Kevin Spacey in “The Usual Suspects”
Actress in a Leading Role
- Susan Sarandon in “Dead Man Walking”
- Elisabeth Shue in “Leaving Las Vegas”
- Sharon Stone in “Casino”
- Meryl Streep in “The Bridges of Madison County”
- Emma Thompson in “Sense and Sensibility”
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Joan Allen in “Nixon”
- Kathleen Quinlan in “Apollo 13”
- Mira Sorvino in “Mighty Aphrodite”
- Mare Winningham in “Georgia”
- Kate Winslet in “Sense and Sensibility”
Art Direction
- “Apollo 13” Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
- “Babe” Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
- “A Little Princess” Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
- “Restoration” Eugenio Zanetti
- “Richard III” Tony Burrough
Cinematography
- “Batman Forever” Stephen Goldblatt
- “Braveheart” John Toll
- “A Little Princess” Emmanuel Lubezki
- “Sense and Sensibility” Michael Coulter
- “Shanghai Triad” Lu Yue
Costume Design
- “Braveheart” Charles Knode
- “Restoration” James Acheson
- “Richard III” Shuna Harwood
- “Sense and Sensibility” Jenny Beavan, John Bright
- “12 Monkeys” Julie Weiss
Directing
- “Babe” Chris Noonan
- “Braveheart” Mel Gibson
- “Dead Man Walking” Tim Robbins
- “Leaving Las Vegas” Mike Figgis
- “The Postman (Il Postino)” Michael Radford
Documentary (Feature)
- “Anne Frank Remembered” Jon Blair
- “The Battle over Citizen Kane” Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein
- “Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program” Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer
- “Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream” Mike Tollin, Fredric Golding
- “Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern” Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher
Documentary (Short Subject)
- “Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls” Nancy Dine, Richard Stilwell
- “The Living Sea” Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore
- “Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper” Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock
- “One Survivor Remembers” Kary Antholis
- “The Shadow of Hate” Charles Guggenheim
Film Editing
- “Apollo 13” Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
- “Babe” Marcus D’Arcy, Jay Friedkin
- “Braveheart” Steven Rosenblum
- “Crimson Tide” Chris Lebenzon
- “Seven” Richard Francis-Bruce
Foreign Language Film
- “All Things Fair” Sweden
- “Antonia’s Line” The Netherlands
- “Dust of Life” Algeria
- “O Quatrilho” Brazil
- “The Star Maker” Italy
Makeup
- “Braveheart” Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell
- “My Family, Mi Familia” Ken Diaz, Mark Sanchez
- “Roommates” Greg Cannom, Bob Laden, Colleen Callaghan
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
- “Apollo 13” James Horner
- “Braveheart” James Horner
- “Nixon” John Williams
- “The Postman (Il Postino)” Luis Enrique Bacalov
- “Sense and Sensibility” Patrick Doyle
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
- “The American President” Marc Shaiman
- “Pocahontas” Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz;
Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
- “Sabrina” John Williams
- “Toy Story” Randy Newman
- “Unstrung Heroes” Thomas Newman
Music (Original Song)
- “Colors of the Wind” from
“Pocahontas” Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
- “Dead Man Walkin’” from “Dead Man Walking” Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
- “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” from “Don Juan DeMarco” Music and Lyric by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
- “Moonlight” from “Sabrina” Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
- “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from “Toy Story” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
- “Apollo 13” Brian Grazer, Producer
- “Babe” George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller, Producers
- “Braveheart” Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey,
Producers
- “The Postman (Il Postino)” Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, Producers
- “Sense and Sensibility” Lindsay Doran, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
- “The Chicken from Outer Space” John R. Dilworth
- “A Close Shave” Nick Park
- “the end” Chris Landreth, Robin Bargar
- “Gagarin” Alexij Kharitidi
- “Runaway Brain” Chris Bailey
Short Film (Live Action)
- “Brooms” Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas
- “Duke of Groove” Griffin Dunne, Thom Colwell
- “Lieberman in Love” Christine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel
- “Little Surprises” Jeff Goldblum, Tikki Goldberg
- “Tuesday Morning Ride” Dianne Houston, Joy Ryan
Sound
- “Apollo 13” Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, David
MacMillan
- “Batman Forever” Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. MontaƱo, Michael Herbick, Petur Hliddal
- “Braveheart” Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, Brian Simmons
- “Crimson Tide” Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins, William B. Kaplan
- “Waterworld” Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Keith A. Wester
Sound Effects Editing
- “Batman Forever” John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
- “Braveheart” Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
- “Crimson Tide” George Watters II
Visual Effects
- “Apollo 13” Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney
- “Babe” Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John
Cox
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
- “Apollo 13” William Broyles, Jr., Al Reinert
- “Babe” George Miller, Chris Noonan
- “Leaving Las Vegas” Mike Figgis
- “The Postman (Il Postino)” Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi
- “Sense and Sensibility” Emma Thompson
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
- “Braveheart” Randall Wallace
- “Mighty Aphrodite” Woody Allen
- “Nixon” Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone
- “Toy Story” Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
- “The Usual Suspects” Christopher McQuarrie