1997
The 69th Academy Awards | 1997
Shrine Auditorium & Expo Center
Monday, March 24, 1997
Honoring movies released in 1996
Highlights
- Supporting Actor
Jerry MaguireCuba Gooding, Jr. - Visual Effects
Independence DayVolker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph Viskoc, presented by Jim Carrey - Supporting Actress
The English PatientJuliette Binoche
Memorable Moments
When We Were KingsDocumentary Feature winners Leon Gast and David Sonenberg with Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
Anthony Minghella and Saul ZaentzBest Directing and Best Picture winners for The English Patient
Joel Coen and Ethan CoenOriginal Screenplay winners for Fargo
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
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