1997
The 69th Academy Awards | 1997
Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center
Monday, March 24, 1997
Honoring movies released in 1996
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Geoffrey Rush
Shine
Nominees
Tom Cruise
Jerry Maguire
Ralph Fiennes
The English Patient
Woody Harrelson
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Billy Bob Thornton
Sling Blade
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire
Nominees
William H. Macy
Fargo
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Shine
Edward Norton
Primal Fear
James Woods
Ghosts of Mississippi
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Frances McDormand
Fargo
Nominees
Brenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies
Diane Keaton
Marvin's Room
Kristin Scott Thomas
The English Patient
Emily Watson
Breaking the Waves
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Juliette Binoche
The English Patient
Nominees
Lauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Barbara Hershey
The Portrait of a Lady
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Secrets & Lies
Joan Allen
The Crucible
Best Picture
Winner
The English Patient
Saul Zaentz, Producer
Nominees
Jerry Maguire
James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers
Secrets & Lies
Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
Shine
Jane Scott, Producer
Fargo
Ethan Coen, Producer
Cinematography
Winner
The English Patient
John Seale
Nominees
Evita
Darius Khondji
Fargo
Roger Deakins
Fly Away Home
Caleb Deschanel
Michael Collins
Chris Menges
Costume Design
Winner
The English Patient
Ann Roth
Nominees
Hamlet
Alex Byrne
The Portrait of a Lady
Janet Patterson
Angels and Insects
Paul Brown
Emma
Ruth Myers
Directing
Winner
The English Patient
Anthony Minghella
Nominees
Fargo
Joel Coen
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Milos Forman
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
Shine
Scott Hicks
Film Editing
Winner
The English Patient
Walter Murch
Nominees
Evita
Gerry Hambling
Fargo
Roderick Jaynes
Jerry Maguire
Joe Hutshing
Shine
Pip Karmel
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Kolya
Czech Republic
Nominees
A Chef in Love
Georgia
The Other Side of Sunday
Norway
Prisoner of the Mountains
Russia
Ridicule
France
Visual Effects
Winner
Independence Day
Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
Nominees
Dragonheart
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West
Twister
Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta
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
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
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Saul Zaentz
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Jessica Yu
Nominees
Special Effects
Susanne Simpson, Ben Burtt
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Paul Seydor, Nick Redman
Cosmic Voyage
Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck
An Essay on Matisse
Perry Wolff
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
When We Were Kings
Leon Gast, David Sonenberg
Nominees
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
Sound
Winner
The English Patient
Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
Nominees
Twister
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Geoffrey Patterson
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
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Winner
The English Patient
Gabriel Yared
Nominees
Hamlet
Patrick Doyle
Michael Collins
Elliot Goldenthal
Shine
David Hirschfelder
Sleepers
John Williams
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
Quest
Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
Nominees
Canhead
Timothy Hittle, Chris Peterson
La Salla
Richard Condie
Wat's Pig
Peter Lord
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Dear Diary
David Frankel, Barry Jossen
Nominees
De Tripas, Corazon
Antonio Urrutia
Ernst & Lyset
Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Esposados
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Wordless
Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo
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
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
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
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! in "That Thing You Do!" Music and Lyric by Adam Schlesinger
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
Fargo
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Nominees
Shine
Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks
Jerry Maguire
Cameron Crowe
Lone Star
John Sayles
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
Makeup
Winner
The Nutty Professor
Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
Nominees
Ghosts of Mississippi
Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver
Star Trek: First Contact
Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
The Ghost and the Darkness
Bruce Stambler
Nominees
Daylight
Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
Eraser
Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton
Nominees
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
The English Patient
Anthony Minghella
Hamlet
Kenneth Branagh
Trainspotting
John Hodge
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Winner
Emma
Rachel Portman
Nominees
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
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 in "Breaking the Waves"
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
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Arthur Miller
Actress in a Supporting Role - Joan Allen in "The Crucible"
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
* Costume Design - Ann Roth
* Directing - Anthony Minghella
* Art Direction - Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
* Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Gabriel Yared
* Cinematography - John Seale
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Juliette Binoche in "The English Patient"
* Best Picture - Saul Zaentz, Producer
* Film Editing - Walter Murch
* Sound - Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Anthony Minghella
Actress in a Leading Role - Kristin Scott Thomas in "The English Patient"
Actor in a Leading Role - Ralph Fiennes in "The English Patient"
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
Sound - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston
Art Direction - Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
Cinematography - Darius Khondji
Film Editing - Gerry Hambling
* Music (Original Song) - You Must Love Me in "Evita" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Tim Rice
F
Fargo
7 Nominations, 2 Wins
* Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
* Actress in a Leading Role - Frances McDormand in "Fargo"
Best Picture - Ethan Coen, Producer
Directing - Joel Coen
Film Editing - Roderick Jaynes
Cinematography - Roger Deakins
Actor in a Supporting Role - William H. Macy in "Fargo"
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 in "Ghosts of Mississippi"
Makeup - Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver
H
Hamlet
4 Nominations
Costume Design - Alex Byrne
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Kenneth Branagh
Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Patrick Doyle
Art Direction - Tim Harvey
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
Sound - Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler
* Visual Effects - Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
J
James and the Giant Peach
1 Nomination
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Randy Newman
Jerry Maguire
5 Nominations, 1 Win
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Cameron Crowe
Best Picture - James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers
Film Editing - Joe Hutshing
Actor in a Leading Role - Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire"
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Cuba Gooding, Jr. in "Jerry Maguire"
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 in "Marvin's Room"
Michael Collins
2 Nominations
Cinematography - Chris Menges
Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Elliot Goldenthal
The Mirror Has Two Faces
2 Nominations
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
Actress in a Supporting Role - Lauren Bacall in "The Mirror Has Two Faces"
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
Directing - Milos Forman
Actor in a Leading Role - Woody Harrelson in "The People vs. Larry Flynt"
The Portrait of a Lady
2 Nominations
Actress in a Supporting Role - Barbara Hershey in "The Portrait of a Lady"
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 in "Primal Fear"
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
2 Nominations
Actress in a Leading Role - Brenda Blethyn in "Secrets & Lies"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Marianne Jean-Baptiste in "Secrets & Lies"
Secrets & Lies
3 Nominations
Directing - Mike Leigh
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Mike Leigh
Best Picture - Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
Shine
7 Nominations, 1 Win
Actor in a Supporting Role - Armin Mueller-Stahl in "Shine"
Music (Original Dramatic Score) - David Hirschfelder
Best Picture - Jane Scott, Producer
Film Editing - Pip Karmel
Directing - Scott Hicks
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks
* Actor in a Leading Role - Geoffrey Rush in "Shine"
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 in "Sling Blade"
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
Visual Effects - Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta
Sound - Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Geoffrey Patterson
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