1997 Oscars 69th Academy Awards |
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1997 Oscar Nominees and Winners |
| Best Picture: The English Patient – Saul Zaentz, producer (WINNER) Fargo – Ethan Coen, producer Jerry Maguire – James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe, Laurence Mark and Richard Sakai, producers Secrets & Lies – Simon Channing Williams, producer Shine – Jane Scott, producer |
| Best Director: Anthony Minghella – The English Patient (WINNER) Joel Coen – Fargo Miloš Forman – The People vs. Larry Flynt Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies Scott Hicks – Shine |
| Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush – Shine as David Helfgott (WINNER) Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire Ralph Fiennes – The English Patient as László Almásy Woody Harrelson – The People vs. Larry Flynt as Larry Flynt Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade as Karl Childers |
| Best Actress: Frances McDormand – Fargo as Marge Gunderson (WINNER) Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies as Cynthia Rose Purley Diane Keaton – Marvin’s Room as Bessie Kristin Scott Thomas – The English Patient as Katharine Clifton Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves as Bess McNeill |
| Best Supporting Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr. – Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell (WINNER) William H. Macy – Fargo as Jerry Lundegaard Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shine as Peter Helfgott Edward Norton – Primal Fear as Aaron Stampler James Woods – Ghosts of Mississippi as Byron De La Beckwith |
| Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Binoche – The English Patient as Hana (WINNER) Joan Allen – The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor Lauren Bacall – The Mirror Has Two Faces as Hannah Morgan Barbara Hershey – The Portrait of a Lady as Madame Serena Merle Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Secrets & Lies as Hortense Cumberbatch |
| Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: Fargo – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (WINNER) Jerry Maguire – Cameron Crowe Lone Star – John Sayles Secrets & Lies – Mike Leigh Shine – Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks |
| Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: Sling Blade – Billy Bob Thornton based on his short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (WINNER) The Crucible – Arthur Miller based on his play The English Patient – Anthony Minghella based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje Hamlet – Kenneth Branagh based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Trainspotting – John Hodge based on the novel by Irvine Welsh |
| Best Foreign Language Film: Kolya (Czech Republic) in Czech – Jan Sverák, director (WINNER) A Chef in Love (Georgia) in French, Georgian, Russian – Nana Jorjadze, director The Other Side of Sunday (Norway) in Norwegian – Berit Nesheim, director Prisoner of the Mountains (Russia) in Russian – Sergei Bodrov, director Ridicule (France) in French – Patrice Leconte, director |
| Best Documentary Feature: When We Were Kings – Leon Gast and David Sonenberg (WINNER) 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 |
| Best Documentary Short Subject: Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien – Jessica Yu (WINNER) Cosmic Voyage – Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley Silleck An Essay on Matisse – Perry Wolff Special Effects: Anything Can Happen – Susanne Simpson and Ben Burtt The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage – Paul Seydor and Nick Redman |
| Best Live Action Short Film: Dear Diary – David Frankel and Barry Jossen (WINNER) De tripas, corazón – Antonio Urrutia Ernst & lyset – Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen Esposados – Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Senza parole – Bernadette Carranza and Antonello De Leo |
| Best Animated Short Film: Quest – Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach (WINNER) Canhead – Timothy Hittle La Salla – National Film Board of Canada – Richard Condie Wat’s Pig – Peter Lord |
| Best Original Dramatic Score: The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (WINNER) Hamlet – Patrick Doyle Michael Collins – Elliot Goldenthal Shine – David Hirschfelder Sleepers – John Williams |
| Best Original Musical or Comedy Score: Emma – Rachel Portman (WINNER) 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 |
| Best Original Song: “You Must Love Me” from Evita – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (WINNER) “I Finally Found Someone” from The Mirror Has Two Faces – Music and Lyrics by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange “For the First Time” from One Fine Day – Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich “That Thing You Do!” from That Thing You Do! – Music and Lyrics by Adam Schlesinger “Because You Loved Me” from Up Close and Personal – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren |
| Best Sound Effects Editing: The Ghost and the Darkness – Bruce Stambler (WINNER) Daylight – Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker Eraser – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman |
| Best Sound: The English Patient – Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Chris Newman (WINNER) 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 Art Direction: The English Patient – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan (WINNER) The Birdcage – Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik Evita – Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure Hamlet – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Tim Harvey Romeo + Juliet – Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch |
| Best Cinematography: The English Patient – John Seale (WINNER) Evita – Darius Khondji Fargo – Roger Deakins Fly Away Home – Caleb Deschanel Michael Collins – Chris Menges |
| Best Makeup: The Nutty Professor – Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (WINNER) Ghosts of Mississippi – Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver Star Trek: First Contact – Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler and Jake Garber |
| Best Costume Design: The English Patient – Ann Roth (WINNER) Angels & Insects – Paul Brown Emma – Ruth Myers Hamlet – Alexandra Byrne The Portrait of a Lady – Janet Patterson |
| Best Film Editing: The English Patient – Walter Murch (WINNER) Evita – Gerry Hambling Fargo – Roderick Jaynes Jerry Maguire – Joe Hutshing Shine – Pip Karmel |
| Best Visual Effects: Independence Day – Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil (WINNER) Dragonheart – Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West Twister – Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta |
| Academy Honorary Award: Michael Kidd |
| Irving G. Thalberg Award: Saul Zaentz |
