Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Actor in a Leading Role

• Roberto Benigni in “Life Is Beautiful”
• Tom Hanks in “Saving Private Ryan”
• Ian McKellen in “Gods and Monsters”
• Nick Nolte in “Affliction”
• Edward Norton in “American History X”

Actor in a Supporting Role

• James Coburn in “Affliction”
• Robert Duvall in “A Civil Action”
• Ed Harris in “The Truman Show”
• Geoffrey Rush in “Shakespeare in Love”
• Billy Bob Thornton in “A Simple Plan”

Actress in a Leading Role

• Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth”
• Fernanda Montenegro in “Central Station”
• Gwyneth Paltrow in “Shakespeare in Love”
• Meryl Streep in “One True Thing”
• Emily Watson in “Hilary and Jackie”

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Kathy Bates in “Primary Colors”
• Brenda Blethyn in “Little Voice”
• Judi Dench in “Shakespeare in Love”
• Rachel Griffiths in “Hilary and Jackie”
• Lynn Redgrave in “Gods and Monsters”

Art Direction

• “Elizabeth” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
• “Pleasantville” Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall; Set Decoration: Jay Hart
• “Saving Private Ryan” Art Direction: Tom Sanders; Set Decoration: Lisa Dean Kavanaugh
• “Shakespeare in Love” Art Direction: Martin Childs; Set Decoration: Jill Quertier
• “What Dreams May Come” Art Direction: Eugenio Zanetti; Set Decoration: Cindy Carr

Cinematography

• “A Civil Action” Conrad L. Hall
• “Elizabeth” Remi Adefarasin
• “Saving Private Ryan” Janusz Kaminski
• “Shakespeare in Love” Richard Greatrex
• “The Thin Red Line” John Toll

Costume Design

• “Beloved” Colleen Atwood
• “Elizabeth” Alexandra Byrne
• “Pleasantville” Judianna Makovsky
• “Shakespeare in Love” Sandy Powell
• “Velvet Goldmine” Sandy Powell

Directing

• “Life Is Beautiful” Roberto Benigni
• “Saving Private Ryan” Steven Spielberg
• “Shakespeare in Love” John Madden
• “The Thin Red Line” Terrence Malick
• “The Truman Show” Peter Weir

Documentary (Feature)

• “Dancemaker” Matthew Diamond, Jerry Kupfer
• “The Farm: Angola, U.S.A.” Jonathan Stack, Liz Garbus
• “The Last Days” James Moll, Ken Lipper
• “Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth” Robert B. Weide
• “Regret to Inform” Barbara Sonneborn, Janet Cole

Documentary (Short Subject)

• “The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years” Keiko Ibi
• “A Place in the Land” Charles Guggenheim
• “Sunrise over Tiananmen Square” Shui-Bo Wang, Donald McWilliams

Film Editing

• “Life Is Beautiful” Simona Paggi
• “Out of Sight” Anne V. Coates
• “Saving Private Ryan” Michael Kahn
• “Shakespeare in Love” David Gamble
• “The Thin Red Line” Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, Saar Klein

Foreign Language Film

• “Central Station” Brazil
• “Children of Heaven” Iran
• “The Grandfather” Spain
• “Life Is Beautiful” Italy
• “Tango” Argentina

Makeup

• “Elizabeth” Jenny Shircore
• “Saving Private Ryan” Lois Burwell, Conor O’Sullivan, Daniel C. Striepeke
• “Shakespeare in Love” Lisa Westcott, Veronica Brebner

Music (Original Dramatic Score)

• “Elizabeth” David Hirschfelder
• “Life Is Beautiful” Nicola Piovani
• “Pleasantville” Randy Newman
• “Saving Private Ryan” John Williams
• “The Thin Red Line” Hans Zimmer

Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

• “A Bug’s Life” Randy Newman
• “Mulan” Music by Matthew Wilder; Lyrics by David Zippel; Orchestral Score by Jerry Goldsmith
• “Patch Adams” Marc Shaiman
• “The Prince of Egypt” Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Hans Zimmer
• “Shakespeare in Love” Stephen Warbeck

Music (Original Song)

• “I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing” from “Armageddon” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
• “The Prayer” from “Quest for Camelot” Music by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster; Lyric by Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster, Tony Renis and Alberto Testa
• “A Soft Place To Fall” from “The Horse Whisperer” Music and Lyric by Allison Moorer and Gwil Owen
• “That’ll Do” from “Babe: Pig in the City” Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
• “When You Believe” from “The Prince of Egypt” Music and Lyric by Stephen Schwartz

Best Picture

• “Elizabeth” Alison Owen, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan, Producers
• “Life Is Beautiful” Elda Ferri and Gianluigi Braschi, Producers
• “Saving Private Ryan” Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon and Gary Levinsohn, Producers
• “Shakespeare in Love” David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick and Marc Norman, Producers
• “The Thin Red Line” Robert Michael Geisler, John Roberdeau and Grant Hill, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

• “Bunny” Chris Wedge
• “The Canterbury Tales” Christopher Grace, Jonathan Myerson
• “Jolly Roger” Mark Baker
• “More” Mark Osborne, Steve Kalafer
• “When Life Departs” Karsten Kiilerich, Stefan Fjeldmark

Short Film (Live Action)

• “Culture” Will Speck, Josh Gordon
• “Election Night (Valgaften)” Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
• “Holiday Romance” Alexander Jovy, JJ Keith
• “La Carte Postale (The Postcard)” Vivian Goffette
• “Victor” Simon Sandquist, Joel Bergvall

Sound

• “Armageddon” Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester
• “The Mask of Zorro” Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell, Pud Cusack
• “Saving Private Ryan” Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ronald Judkins
• “Shakespeare in Love” Robin O’Donoghue, Dominic Lester, Peter Glossop
• “The Thin Red Line” Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Paul Brincat

Sound Effects Editing

• “Armageddon” George Watters II
• “The Mask of Zorro” David McMoyler
• “Saving Private Ryan” Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns

Visual Effects

• “Armageddon” Richard R. Hoover, Pat McClung, John Frazier
• “Mighty Joe Young” Rick Baker, Hoyt Yeatman, Allen Hall, Jim Mitchell
• “What Dreams May Come” Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, Kevin Mack

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

• “Gods and Monsters” Bill Condon
• “Out of Sight” Scott Frank
• “Primary Colors” Elaine May
• “A Simple Plan” Scott B. Smith
• “The Thin Red Line” Terrence Malick

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

• “Bulworth” Screenplay by Warren Beatty, Jeremy Pikser; Story by Warren Beatty
• “Life Is Beautiful” Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
• “Saving Private Ryan” Robert Rodat
• “Shakespeare in Love” Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
• “The Truman Show” Andrew Niccol

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• Star indicates a win.