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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
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
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
A
Angels and Insects
1 NOMINATION
- Costume Design - Paul Brown
B
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
C
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
D
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
E
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
F
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
G
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
H
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
I
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
J
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
K
Kolya
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Foreign Language Film - Czech Republic
L
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
M
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
N
The Nutty Professor
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Makeup - Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
O
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
P
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
Q
Quest
1 WIN,
1 NOMINATION
- * Short Film (Animated) - Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
R
Ridicule
1 NOMINATION
- Foreign Language Film - France
The Rock
1 NOMINATION
- Sound - Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester
S
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
T
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
U
Up Close and Personal
1 NOMINATION
- Music (Original Song) - Because You Loved Me in "Up Close and Personal" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
W
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
No Films Found