69th Annual Academy Awards Nominations (1997)
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- Date of Ceremony: Monday, March 24, 1997
- For films released in: 1996
Here is a complete list of nominations for the 69th Annual Academy Awards.
And the nominees are:
Best Picture
- The English Patient
Saul Zaentz [Producer] - Fargo
Ethan Coen [Producer] - Jerry Maguire
James L. Brooks [Producer], Laurence Mark [Producer], Richard Sakai [Producer] and Cameron Crowe [Producer] - Secrets & Lies
Simon Channing-Williams [Producer] - Shine
Jane Scott [Producer]
Best Directing
- The English Patient
Anthony Minghella - Fargo
Joel Coen - The People vs. Larry Flynt
Milos Forman - Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh - Shine
Scott Hicks
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The English Patient
Ralph Fiennes - Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise - The People vs. Larry Flynt
Woody Harrelson - Shine
Geoffrey Rush - Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Breaking the Waves
Emily Watson - The English Patient
Kristin Scott Thomas - Fargo
Frances McDormand - Marvin's Room
Diane Keaton - Secrets & Lies
Brenda Blethyn
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Fargo
William H. Macy - Ghosts of Mississippi
James Woods - Jerry Maguire
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Primal Fear
Edward Norton - Shine
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- The Crucible
Joan Allen - The English Patient
Juliette Binoche - The Mirror Has Two Faces
Lauren Bacall - The Portrait of a Lady
Barbara Hershey - Secrets & Lies
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Best Foreign Language Film
- A Chef in Love
- Kolya
- The Other Side of Sunday
- Prisoner of the Mountains
- Ridicule
Best Art Direction
- The Birdcage
Bo Welch [Art Direction] and Cheryl Carasik [Set Decoration] - The English Patient
Stuart Craig [Art Direction] and Stephenie McMillan [Set Decoration] - Evita
Brian Morris [Art Direction] and Phillippe Turlure [Set Decoration] - Hamlet
Tim Harvey - William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Catherine Martin [Art Direction] and Brigitte Broch [Set Decoration]
Best Cinematography
- The English Patient
John Seale - Evita
Darius Khondji - Fargo
Roger Deakins - Fly Away Home
Caleb Deschanel - Michael Collins
Chris Menges
Best Costume Design
- Angels and Insects
Paul Brown - Emma
Ruth Myers - The English Patient
Ann Roth - Hamlet
Alex Byrne - The Portrait of a Lady
Janet Patterson
Best Documentary (Feature)
- The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Susan W. Dryfoos - Mandela
Jo Menell and Angus Gibson - Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse
Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson - Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
Rick Goldsmith - When We Were Kings
Leon Gast and David Sonenberg
Best Documentary (Short Subject)
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Jessica Yu - Cosmic Voyage
Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley Silleck - An Essay on Matisse
Perry Wolff - Special Effects
Susanne Simpson and Ben Burtt - The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Paul Seydor and Nick Redman
Best Film Editing
- The English Patient
Walter Murch - Evita
Gerry Hambling - Fargo
Roderick Jaynes - Jerry Maguire
Joe Hutshing - Shine
Pip Karmel
Best Makeup
- Ghosts of Mississippi
Matthew W. Mungle 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
Best Music (Original Dramatic Score)
- The English Patient
Gabriel Yared - Hamlet
Patrick Doyle - Michael Collins
Elliot Goldenthal - Shine
David Hirschfelder - Sleepers
John Williams
Best Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
- Emma
Rachel Portman - The First Wives Club
Marc Shaiman - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Alan Menken [Music and Orchestral Score by] and Stephen Schwartz [Lyrics by] - James and the Giant Peach
Randy Newman - The Preacher's Wife
Hans Zimmer
Best Music (Original Song)
- Evita "You Must Love Me"
Andrew Loyd Webber [Music by] and Tim Rice [Lyric by] - The Mirror Has Two Faces "I Finally Found Someone"
Barbra Streisand [Music and Lyric by], Marvin Hamlisch [Music and Lyric by], Bryan Adams [Music and Lyric by] and Robert John "Mutt" Lange [Music and Lyric by] - One Fine Day "For the First Time"
James Newton Howard [Music and Lyric by], Jud J. Friedman [Music and Lyric by] and Allan Dennis Rich [Music and Lyric by] - That Thing You Do! "That Thing You Do!"
Adam Schlesinger [Music and Lyric by] - Up Close and Personal "Because You Loved Me"
Diane Warren [Music and Lyric by]
Best Short Film (Animated)
- Canhead
Timothy Hittle and Chris Peterson - La Salla
Richard Condie - Quest
Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach - Wat's Pig
Peter Lord
Best Short Film (Live Action)
- De Tripas, Corazon
Antonio Urrutia - Dear Diary
David Frankel and Barry Jossen - Ernst & Lyset
Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen - Esposados
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo - Wordless
Antonello De Leo and Bernadette Carranza
Best Sound
- The English Patient
Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Chris Newman - Evita
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ken Weston - Independence Day
Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer and Jeff Wexler - The Rock
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester - Twister
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell and Geoffrey Patterson
Best Sound Effects Editing
- Daylight
Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker - Eraser
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman - The Ghost and the Darkness
Bruce Stambler
Best Visual Effects
- Dragonheart
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West - Independence Day
Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph Viskocil - Twister
Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta
Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
- The Crucible
Arthur Miller - The English Patient
Anthony Minghella - Hamlet
Kenneth Branagh - Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton - Trainspotting
John Hodge
Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
- Fargo
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - Jerry Maguire
Cameron Crowe - Lone Star
John Sayles - Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh - Shine
Jan Sardi [Screenplay by] and Scott Hicks [Story by]