1996 Oscars 68th Academy Awards |
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1996 Oscar Nominees and Winners |
| Best Picture: Braveheart – Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey and Alan Ladd Jr., producers (WINNER) Apollo 13 – Brian Grazer, producer Babe – George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller, producers Il Postino: The Postman – Mario Cecchi Gori (posthumous nomination), Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, producers Sense and Sensibility – Lindsay Doran, producer |
| Best Director: Mel Gibson – Braveheart (WINNER) Chris Noonan – Babe Tim Robbins – Dead Man Walking Mike Figgis – Leaving Las Vegas Michael Radford – Il Postino: The Postman |
| Best Actor: Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson (WINNER) Richard Dreyfuss – Mr. Holland’s Opus as Glenn Holland Anthony Hopkins – Nixon as Richard Nixon Sean Penn – Dead Man Walking as Matthew Poncelet Massimo Troisi – Il Postino: The Postman as Mario Ruoppolo (posthumous nomination) |
| Best Actress: Susan Sarandon – Dead Man Walking as Helen Prejean (WINNER) Elisabeth Shue – Leaving Las Vegas as Sera Sharon Stone – Casino as Ginger McKenna Meryl Streep – The Bridges of Madison County as Francesca Johnson Emma Thompson – Sense and Sensibility as Elinor Dashwood |
| Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey – The Usual Suspects as Roger “Verbal” Kint (WINNER) James Cromwell – Babe as Farmer Arthur Hoggett Ed Harris – Apollo 13 as Gene Kranz Brad Pitt – 12 Monkeys as Jeffrey Goines Tim Roth – Rob Roy as Archibald Cunningham |
| Best Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino – Mighty Aphrodite as Linda Ash (WINNER) Joan Allen – Nixon as Pat Nixon Kathleen Quinlan – Apollo 13 as Marilyn Gerlach Lovell Mare Winningham – Georgia as Georgia Flood Kate Winslet – Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood |
| Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: The Usual Suspects – Christopher McQuarrie (WINNER) Braveheart – Randall Wallace Mighty Aphrodite – Woody Allen Nixon – Oliver Stone, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele Toy Story – Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Pete Docter and Joe Ranft |
| Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: Sense and Sensibility – Emma Thompson adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (WINNER) Apollo 13 – Al Reinert and William Broyles Jr. based on the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger Babe – George Miller and Chris Noonan based on the book The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith Leaving Las Vegas – Mike Figgis based on the novel by John O’Brien Il Postino: The Postman – Michael Radford, Anna Pavignano, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi (posthumous nomination) based on the novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta |
| Best Foreign Language Film: Antonia’s Line (The Netherlands) in Dutch – Marleen Gorris, director (WINNER) All Things Fair (Sweden) in Swedish – Bo Widerberg, director Dust of Life (Algeria) in French – Rachid Bouchareb, director O Quatrilho (Brazil) in Portuguese and Italian – Fábio Barreto, director The Star Maker (Italy) in Italian – Giuseppe Tornatore, director |
| Best Documentary Feature: Anne Frank Remembered – Jon Blair (WINNER) The Battle Over Citizen Kane – Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein Fiddlefest—Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program – Allan Miller and Walter Scheuer Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream – Mike Tollin and Fredric Golding Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern – Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher |
| Best Documentary Short Subject: One Survivor Remembers – Kary Antholis (WINNER) Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls – Nancy Dine and Richard Stilwell The Living Sea – Greg MacGillivray and Alec Lorimore Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper – Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock The Shadow of Hate – Charles Guggenheim |
| Best Live Action Short Film: Lieberman in Love – Christine Lahti and Jana Sue Memel (WINNER) Brooms – Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas Duke of Groove – Griffin Dunne and Thom Colwell Little Surprises – Jeff Goldblum and Tikki Goldberg Tuesday Morning Ride – Dianne Houston and Joy Ryan |
| Best Animated Short Film: A Close Shave – Nick Park (WINNER) The Chicken from Outer Space – John R. Dilworth The End – Chris Landreth and Robin Barger Gagarin – Alexiy Kharitidi Runaway Brain – Chris Bailey |
| Best Original Dramatic Score: Il Postino: The Postman – Luis Bacalov (WINNER) Apollo 13 – James Horner Braveheart – James Horner Nixon – John Williams Sense and Sensibility – Patrick Doyle |
| Best Original Musical or Comedy Score: Pocahontas – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral score by Alan Menken (WINNER) The American President – Marc Shaiman Sabrina – John Williams Toy Story – Randy Newman Unstrung Heroes – Thomas Newman |
| Best Original Song: “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (WINNER) “Dead Man Walkin'” from Dead Man Walking – Music and Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” from Don Juan DeMarco – Music and Lyrics by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange “Moonlight” from Sabrina – Music by John Williams; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman |
| Best Sound Effects Editing: Braveheart – Lon Bender and Per Hallberg (WINNER) Batman Forever – John Leveque and Bruce Stambler Crimson Tide – George Watters II |
| Best Sound: Apollo 13 – Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David MacMillan (WINNER) Batman Forever – Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Michael Herbick and Petur Hliddal Braveheart – Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons Crimson Tide – Kevin O’Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins and William B. Kaplan Waterworld – Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Keith A. Wester |
| Best Art Direction: Restoration – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Eugenio Zanetti (WINNER) Apollo 13 – Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell Babe – Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown A Little Princess – Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik Richard III – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Tony Burrough |
| Best Cinematography: Braveheart – John Toll (WINNER) Batman Forever – Stephen Goldblatt A Little Princess – Emmanuel Lubezki Sense and Sensibility – Michael Coulter Shanghai Triad – Lü Yue |
| Best Makeup: Braveheart – Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell (WINNER) My Family, Mi Familia – Ken Diaz and Mark Sanchez Roommates – Greg Cannom, Bob Laden and Colleen Callaghan |
| Best Costume Design: Restoration – James Acheson (WINNER) 12 Monkeys – Julie Weiss Braveheart – Charles Knode Richard III – Shuna Harwood Sense and Sensibility – Jenny Beavan and John Bright |
| Best Film Editing: Apollo 13 – Mike Hill and Daniel P. Hanley (WINNER) Babe – Marcus D’Arcy and Jay Friedkin Braveheart – Steven Rosenblum Crimson Tide – Chris Lebenzon Seven – Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Best Visual Effects: Babe – Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan and John Cox (WINNER) Apollo 13 – Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney |
| Academy Honorary Awards: Chuck Jones Kirk Douglas |
| Special Achievement Award: John Lasseter for Toy Story |
