69th Academy Awards nominees and winners

This is a complete list of nominees and winners of the 69th Academy Awards. They were presented on March 24 1997 for films released in 1996.

"Winners are highlighted in boldface".

=Best Motion Picture Of The Year=

*" The English Patient"
*"Fargo"
*"Jerry Maguire"
*"Secrets and Lies"
*"Shine"

Achievement in Directing

*Joel Coen - "Fargo"
*Miloš Forman - "The People vs. Larry Flynt"
*Scott Hicks - "Shine
*Mike Leigh - "Secrets & Lies"
*Anthony Minghella - "The English Patient"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role=

*Tom Cruise - "Jerry Maguire"
*Ralph Fiennes - "The English Patient"
*Woody Harrelson - "The People vs. Larry Flynt"
* Geoffrey Rush - "Shine"
*Billy Bob Thornton - "Sling Blade"

=Best Performance by An Actress In A Leading Role=

*Brenda Blethyn - "Secrets & Lies"
*Diane Keaton - "Marvin's Room"
*Frances McDormand - "Fargo"
*Kristin Scott Thomas - "The English Patient"
*Emily Watson - "Breaking the Waves"

=Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role=

*Cuba Gooding, Jr. - "Jerry Maguire"
*William H. Macy - "Fargo"
*Armin Mueller-Stahl - "Shine"
*Edward Norton - "Primal Fear"
*James Woods - "Ghosts of Mississippi"

=Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role=

* 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"

=Adapted Screenplay=

* "The Crucible" - Arthur Miller from the play by Arthur Miller
* "The English Patient" - Anthony Minghella from the novel by Michael Ondaatje
* "Hamlet" - Kenneth Branagh from the play by William Shakespeare
* "Sling Blade" - Billy Bob Thornton from the play by Billy Bob Thornton
* "Trainspotting" - John Hodge from the novel by Irvine Welsh

=Original Screenplay=

*"Fargo" - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
*"Jerry Maguire" - Cameron Crowe
*"Lone Star" - John Sayles
*"Secrets & Lies" - Mike Leigh
*"Shine" - Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks

=Achievement In Art Direction=

*"The Birdcage" - Bo Welch (Art Direction) and Cheryl Carasik (Set Decoration)
*"The English Patient" - Stuart Craig (Art Direction) and Stephanie McMillan (Set Decoration)
*"Evita" - Brian Morris (Art Direction) and Philippe Turlure (Set Decoration)
*"Hamlet" - Tim Harvey (Art Direction)
*"William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet" - Catherine Martin (Art Direction) and Brigitte Broch (Set Decoration)

=Achievement In Cinematography=

*John Seale - "The English Patient"
*Darius Khondji - "Evita"
*Roger Deakins - "Fargo"
*Caleb Deschanel - "Fly Away Home"
*Chris Menges - "Michael Collins"

=Achievement In Costume Design=

*Paul Brown - "Angels and Insects"
*Alexandra Byrne - "Hamlet"
*Ruth Myers - "Emma"
*Janet Patterson - "The Portrait of a Lady"
*Ann Roth - "The English Patient"

=Best Foreign Language Film Of The Year=

*"Kolya" (Czech Republic)
*"Kavkazkij plennik" ("Кавказский пленник") (Russia)
*"A Chef in Love" (also known as "A Cook in Love") (Georgia)
*"Ridicule" (France)
*"Søndagsengler" (Norway)

=Best Documentary Feature=

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*"Mandela"
*""
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*"When We Were Kings"

=Best Documentary Short Subject=

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*"Cosmic Voyage"
*"An Essay on Matisse"
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=Achievement In Film Editing=

*"The English Patient" - Walter Murch
*"Evita" - Gerry Hambling
*"Fargo" - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
*"Jerry Maguire" - Joe Hutshing
*"Shine" - Pip Karmel

Achievement In Makeup

*"Ghosts of Mississippi" - Matthew W.Mangle and Deborah La Mia Denaver
*"The Nutty Professor" - Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson
*"" - Michael Westmore and Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber

=Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score)=

*"The English Patient" - Gabriel Yared
*"Hamlet" - Patrick Doyle
*"Michael Collins" - Elliot Goldenthal
*"Shine" - David Hirschfelder
*"Sleepers" - John Williams

=Achievement In Music Written For Musical or Comedy (Original Score)=

*"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

Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)

*"You Must Love Me" - "Evita"
*"I've Finally Found Someone" - "The Mirror Has Two Faces"
*"For the First Time" - "One Fine Day"
*"That Thing You Do!" - "That Thing You Do!"
*"Because You Loved Me" - "Up Close & Personal"

=Best Animated Short Film=

*"Quest (short)" - Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach
*"Canhead" - Timothy Hittle
*"La Salla" - National Film Board of Canada - Richard Condie
*"Wat's Pig" - Peter Lord

=Best Live Action Short Film=

*"Dear Diary"
*"De tripas, corazón"
*"Ernst & lyset"
*"Esposados"
*"Senza parole"

=Achievement In Sound Editing=

* "Daylight" - Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker
* "Eraser" - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
* "The Ghost and the Darkness" - Bruce Stambler

=Achievement In Sound=

* "The English Patient"
* "Evita
* "Independence Day"
* "The Rock"
* "Twister"

=Achievement In Visual Effects=

* "Dragonheart
* "Independence Day"
* "Twister"

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