69TH ACADEMY AWARDS
March 24, 1997
Shrine Auditorium
Hosted by Billy Crystal

BEST PICTURE

“The English Patient”

“Fargo”

“Jerry Maguire”

“Secrets & Lies”

“Shine”

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BEST DIRECTOR

Joel Coen – “Fargo”

Miloš Forman – “The People vs. Larry Flynt”

Scott Hicks – “Shine”

Mike Leigh – “Secrets & Lies”

Anthony Minghella – “The English Patient”

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BEST ACTOR

Tom Cruise – “Jerry Maguire”

Ralph Fiennes – “The English Patient”

Woody Harrelson – “The People vs. Larry Flynt”

Geoffrey Rush – “Shine”

Billy Bob Thornton – “Sling Blade”

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BEST ACTRESS

Brenda Blethyn – “Secrets & Lies”

Diane Keaton – “Marvin’s Room”

Frances McDormand – “Fargo”

Kristin Scott Thomas – “The English Patient”

Emily Watson – “Breaking the Waves”

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Cuba Gooding, Jr. – “Jerry Maguire”

William H. Macy – “Fargo”

Armin Mueller-Stahl – “Shine”

Edward Norton – “Primal Fear”

James Woods – “Ghosts of Mississippi”

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Joan Allen – “The Crucible”

Lauren Bacall – “The Mirror Has Two Faces”

Juliette Binoche – “The English Patient”

Barbara Hershey – “The Portrait of a Lady”

Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Secrets & Lies”

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Fargo” – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

“Jerry Maguire” – Cameron Crowe

“Lone Star” – John Sayles

“Secrets & Lies” – Mike Leigh

“Shine” – Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“The Crucible” – Arthur Miller

“The English Patient” – Anthony Minghella

“Hamlet” – Kenneth Branagh

“Sling Blade” – Billy Bob Thornton

“Trainspotting” – John Hodge

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BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE

“A Chef in Love” (Georgia)

“Kolya” (Czech Republic)

“The Other Side of Sunday” (Norway)

“Prisoner of the Mountains” (Russia)

“Ridicule” (France)

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BEST DOCUMENTARY – FEATURE

“The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story”

“Mandela”

“Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse”

“Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press”

“When We Were Kings”

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BEST DOCUMENTARY – SHORT SUBJECT

“Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien”

“Cosmic Voyage”

“An Essay on Matisse”

“Special Effects: Anything Can Happen”

“The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage”

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BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

“Dear Diary”

“De tripas, corazón”

“Ernst & lyset”

“Esposados”

“Senza parole”

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BEST ANIMATED SHORT

“Canhead”

“La Salla”

“Quest”

“Wat’s Pig”

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – DRAMA

“The English Patient” – Gabriel Yared

“Hamlet” – Patrick Doyle

“Michael Collins” – Elliot Goldenthal

“Shine” – David Hirschfelder

“Sleepers” – John Williams

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY

“Emma” – Rachel Portman

“The First Wives Club” – Marc Shaiman

“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” – Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz

“James and the Giant Peach” – Randy Newman

“The Preacher’s Wife” – Hans Zimmer

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Because You Loved Me” from “Up Close & Personal” – Diane Warren

“For the First Time” from “One Fine Day” – James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich

“I Finally Found Someone” from “The Mirror Has Two Faces” – Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert “Mutt” Lange

“That Thing You Do!” from “That Thing You Do!” – Adam Schlesinger

“You Must Love Me” from “Evita” – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

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BEST SOUND EDITING

“Daylight”

“Eraser”

“The Ghost and the Darkness”

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BEST SOUND MIXING

“The English Patient”

“Evita”

“Independence Day”

“The Rock”

“Twister”

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BEST ART DIRECTION

“The Birdcage” – Bo Welch and Cheryl Carasik

“The English Patient” – Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan

“Evita” – Brian Morris and Philippe Turlure

“Hamlet” – Tim Harvey

“William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet” – Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The English Patient” – John Seale

“Evita” – Darius Khondji

“Fargo” – Roger Deakins

“Fly Away Home” – Caleb Deschanel

“Michael Collins” – Chris Menges

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BEST MAKEUP

“Ghosts of Mississippi” – Matthew W.Mangle and Deborah La Mia Denaver

“The Nutty Professor” – Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson

“Star Trek: First Contact” – Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler and Jake Garber

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“Angels and Insects” – Paul Brown

“Emma” – Ruth Myers

“The English Patient” – Ann Roth

“Hamlet” – Alexandra Byrne

“The Portrait of a Lady” – Janet Patterson

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BEST FILM EDITING

“The English Patient” – Walter Murch

“Evita” – Gerry Hambling

“Fargo” – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen

“Jerry Maguire” – Joe Hutshing

“Shine” – Pip Karmel

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“Dragonheart”

“Independence Day”

“Twister”

1. “Angels and Insects”
2. “The Birdcage”
3. “Breaking the Waves”
4. “The Crucible”
5. “Daylight”
6. “Dragonheart”
7. “Emma”
8. “The English Patient”
9. “Eraser”
10. “Evita”
11. “Fargo”
12. “The First Wives Club”
13. “Fly Away Home”
14. “The Ghost and the Darkness”
15. “Ghosts of Mississippi”
16. “Hamlet”
17. “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
18. “Independence Day”
19. “James and the Giant Peach”
20. “Jerry Maguire”
21. “Lone Star”
22. “Marvin’s Room”
23. “Michael Collins”
24. “The Mirror Has Two Faces”
25. “The Nutty Professor”
26. “One Fine Day”
27. “The People vs. Larry Flynt”
28. “The Portrait of a Lady”
29. “The Preacher’s Wife”
30. “Primal Fear”
31. “The Rock”
32. “Secrets & Lies”
33. “Shine”
34. “Sleepers”
35. “Sling Blade”
36. “Star Trek: First Contact”
37. “That Thing You Do!”
38. “Trainspotting”
39. “Twister”
40. “Up Close & Personal”
41. “William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet”

FOREIGN

1. “A Chef in Love” (Georgia)
2. “Kolya” (Czech Republic)
3. “The Other Side of Sunday” (Norway)
4. “Prisoner of the Mountains” (Russia)
5. “Ridicule” (France)

DOCUMENTARY

1. “The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story”
2. “Mandela”
3. “Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse”
4. “Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press”
5. “When We Were Kings”

SHORT FILMS

1. “Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien”
2. “Canhead”
3. “Cosmic Voyage”
4. “Dear Diary”
5. “De tripas, corazón”
6. “Ernst & lyset”
7. “Esposados”
8. “An Essay on Matisse”
9. “La Salla”
10. “Quest”
11. “Senza parole”
12. “Special Effects: Anything Can Happen”
13. “Wat’s Pig”
14. “The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage”