- 1996 Oscars were held at the on March27, 1997 at the Shrine
Auditorium
- Host: Billy Crystal
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| 1996
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Picture |
The English Patient, Saul Zaentz, producer
(Miramax) |
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Fargo, Ethan Coen, producer (Gramercy) |
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Jerry Maguire, James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark,
Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, producers (TriStar) |
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Secrets and Lies, Simon Channing-Williams, producer
(October Films) |
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Shine, Jane Scott, producer (Fine Line) |
| Actor in a Leading Role |
Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire |
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Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient |
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Woody Harrelson, The People vs. Larry Flynt |
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Geoffrey Rush, Shine |
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Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade |
| Actress in a Leading Role |
Brenda Blethyn, Secrets and Lies |
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Diane Keaton, Marvin's Room |
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Frances McDormand, Fargo |
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Kristen Scott Thomas, The English Patient |
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Emily Watson, Breaking the Waves |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jerry Maguire |
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William H. Macy, Fargo |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl, Shine |
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Edward Norton, Primal Fear |
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James Woods,Ghosts of Mississippi |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Joan Allen, The Crucible |
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Lauren Bacall, The Mirror Has Two Faces |
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Juliette Binoche, The English Patient |
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Barbara Hershey, The Portrait of a Lady |
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Secrets and Lies |
| Directing |
Anthony Minghella, The English Patient |
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Joel Coen, Fargo |
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Milos Forman, The People vs. Larry Flynt |
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Mike Leigh, Secrets and Lies |
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Scott Hicks, Shine |
| Writing |
| Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Fargo |
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Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire |
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John Sayles, Lone Star |
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Mike Leigh, Secrets and Lies |
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Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks, Shine |
| Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced
or Published |
Arthur Miller, The Crucible |
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Anthony Minghella, The English Patient |
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Kenneth Branagh, Hamlet |
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Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade |
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John Hodge, Trainspotting |
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| Cinematography |
John Seale, The English Patient |
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Darius Khondji, Evita |
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Roger Deakins, Fargo |
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Caleb Deschanel, Fly Away Home |
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Chris Menges, Michael Collins |
| Art Direction |
Bo Welch, art direction; Cheryl Carasik, set decoration,
The Birdcage |
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Stuart Craig, art direction; Stephenie McMillan,
set decoration, The English Patient |
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Brian Morris, art direction; Phillippe Turiure, set
decoration, Evita |
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Tim Harvey, art direction, Hamlet |
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Catherine Martin, art direction; Brigitte Broche, set
decoration, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet |
| Sound |
Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Chris
Newman, The English Patient |
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Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ken Weston, Evita |
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Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer and Jeff
Wexler, Independence Day |
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Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester,
The Rock |
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Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell and Geoffrey
Patterson, Twister |
| Music |
| Song |
“Because You Loved Me,” Up Close and Personal,
Diane Warren, music and lyrics |
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“For the First Time,” One Fine Day, James
Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis
Rich, music and lyrics |
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“I Finally Found Someone,” The Mirror Has Two
Faces, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan
Adams and Robert Lange, music and lyrics |
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“That Thing You Do!,” That Thing You Do!,
Adam Schlesinger, music and lyrics |
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“You Must Love Me,” Evita,
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, music and lyrics |
| Original Score |
Gabriel Yared, The English Patient |
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Patrick Doyle, Hamlet |
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Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Collins |
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David Hirschfelder, Shine |
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John Williams, Sleepers |
| Original Musical or Comedy Score |
Rachel Portman, Emma |
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Marc Shaiman, The First Wives Club |
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Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback
of Notre Dame |
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Randy Newman, James and the Giant Peach |
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Hans Zimmer, The Preacher's Wife |
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| Film Editing |
Walter Murch, The English Patient |
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Gerry Hambling, Evita |
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Roderick Jaynes, Fargo |
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Joe Hutshing, Jerry Maguire |
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Pip Karmel, Shine |
| Costume Design |
Paul Brown, Angels and Insects |
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Ruth Myers, Emma |
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Ann Roth, The English Patient |
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Alex Byrne, Hamlet |
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Janet Patterson, The Portrait of a Lady |
| Makeup |
Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver, Ghosts
of Mississippi |
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Rick Baker and David Leroy Anderson, The
Nutty Professor |
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Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler and Jake Garber, Star
Trek: First Contact |
| Visual Effects |
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West,
Dragonheart |
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Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph
Viskocil,Independence Day |
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Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and
Henry La Bounta,Twister |
| Sound Effects Editing |
Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker, Daylight |
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Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, Eraser |
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Bruce Stambler, The Ghost and the Darkness |
| Short Films |
| Animation |
Canhead (Timothy Hittle and Chris Peterson,
producers; Timothy Hittle Production) |
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La Salla (Richard Condie, producer; National
Film Board of Canada Production) |
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Quest (Tyron Montgomery and Thomas
Stellmach, producers; Thomas Stellmach Animation
Production) |
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Wat's Pig (Peter Lord, producer; Aardman
Animations Limited Production) |
| Live Action |
De Tripas, Corazón (Antonio Urrutia, producer;
IMCINE/DPC/Universidad de Guadalajara Production) |
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Dear Diary (David Frankel and
Barry Jossen, producers; DreamWorks SKG Production) |
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Ernst & Lyset (Kim Magnusson and Anders
Thomas Jensen, producers; M&M Production) |
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Esposados (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, producer;
Zodiac Films/Juan Carlos Fresnadillo P.C. Production) |
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Wordless (Bernadette Carranza and Antonello
De Leo, producer; Film Trust Italia Production) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work Mark
O'Brien (Jessica Yu, producer; Inscrutable
Films/Pacific News Service Production) |
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Cosmic Voyage (Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley
Silleck, producers; Cosmic Voyage Inc. Production) |
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An Essay on Matisse (Perry Wolff, producer;
Great Projects Film Company Inc. Production) |
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Special Effects (Susanne Simpson and Ben
Burtt, producers; NOVA/WGBH Boston Production) |
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The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (Paul
Seydor and Nick Redman, producers; Tyrus Entertainment
Production) |
| Feature |
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
(Susan W. Dryfoos, producer; Times History Production) |
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Mandela (Jo Menell and Angus Gibson, producers;
Clinica Estetico, Ltd, Production) |
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Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (Anne Belle
and Deborah Dickson, producers; Seahorse Films,
Inc. Production) |
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Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the
American Press (Rick Goldsmith, producer; Never
Tire Production) |
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When We Were Kings (Leon Gast
and David Sonenberg, producers; DASFilms Ltd. Production) |
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| Foreign Language Film |
A Chef in Love, Georgia |
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Kolya, Czech Republic |
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The Other Side of Sunday, Norway |
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The Prisoner of the Mountains, Russia |
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Ridicule, France |
| Irving G. Thalberg Award |
Saul Zaentz, producer |
| Scientific and Technical Award |
Imax Corp. for its large screen format |
| Honorary Award |
Michael Kidd, choreographer |
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