1996 (69th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1996. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.

Best Picture

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Saul Zaentz, Producer.

Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK) Ethan Coen, Producer.

Jerry Maguire, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers.

Secrets & Lies, CIBY 2000 and Thin Man Films Production; October Films. (UK, France) Simon Channing-Williams, Producer.

Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia) Jane Scott, Producer.

Actor in a Leading Role

Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar.

Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK)

Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt, Ixtlan Production; Columbia.

Geoffrey Rush in Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia)

Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade, Shooting Gallery Production; Miramax Films.

Actress in a Leading Role

Brenda Blethyn in Secrets & Lies, CIBY 2000 and Thin Man Films Production; October Films. (UK, France)

Diane Keaton in Marvin’s Room, Marvin’s Room Production; Miramax Films.

Frances McDormand in Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK)

Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK)

Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves, Zentropa Entertainment Production in collaboration with Trust Film Svenska, Liberator Productions, Argus Film and Northern Lights; October Films. (Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Spain, UK)

Actor in a Supporting Role

Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar.

William H. Macy in Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK)

Armin Mueller-Stahl in Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia)

Edward Norton in Primal Fear, Gary Lucchesi Production; Paramount in association with Rysher Entertainment.

James Woods in Ghosts of Mississippi, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Joan Allen in The Crucible, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.

Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar.

Juliette Binoche in The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK)

Barbara Hershey in The Portrait of a Lady, Polygram Pictures Production; Gramercy Pictures. (UK, USA)

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets & Lies, CIBY 2000 and Thin Man Films Production; October Films. (UK, France)

Directing

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Anthony Minghella.

Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK) Joel Coen.

The People vs. Larry Flynt, Ixtlan Production; Columbia. Milos Forman.

Secrets & Lies, CIBY 2000 and Thin Man Films Production; October Films. (UK, France) Mike Leigh.

Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia) Scott Hicks.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

The Birdcage, United Artists Picture Production; MGM/UA. Art direction by Bo Welch; set decoration by Cheryl Carasik.

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Art direction by Stuart Craig; set decoration by Stephenie McMillan.

Evita, Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Production; Buena Vista. Art direction by Brian Morris; set decoration by Philippe Turlure.

Hamlet, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Tim Harvey.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. (USA, Mexico) Art direction by Catherine Martin; set decoration by Brigitte Broch.

Cinematography

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) John Seale.

Evita, Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Production; Buena Vista. Darius Khondji.

Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK) Roger Deakins.

Fly Away Home, Sandollar Production; Columbia. Caleb Deschanel.

Michael Collins, Geffen Pictures Production; Geffen Pictures through Warner Bros. (UK, Ireland, USA) Chris Menges.

Costume Design

Angels and Insects, Playhouse International Production; Samuel Goldwyn Company. (UK, USA) Paul Brown.

Emma, Matchmaker Films/Haft Entertainment Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA) Ruth Myers.

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Ann Roth.

Hamlet, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Alex Byrne.

The Portrait of a Lady, Polygram Pictures Production; Gramercy Pictures. (UK, USA) Janet Patterson.

Documentary

(Feature)

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story, New York Times History Production; Castle Hill. Susan W. Dryfoos.

Mandela, Clinica Estetico, Ltd. Production; Island Pictures. (South Africa, USA) Jo Menell and Angus Gibson.

Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse, Seahorse Films, Inc. Production. Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson.

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press, Never Tire Production. Rick Goldsmith.

When We Were Kings, DASFilms Ltd. Production; Gramercy Pictures. Leon Gast and David Sonenberg.

(Short Subject)

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien, Inscrutable Films/Pacific News Service Production. Jessica Yu.

Cosmic Voyage, Cosmic Voyage Inc. Production. Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley Silleck.

An Essay on Matisse, Great Projects Film Company, Inc. Production. Perry Wolff.

Special Effects, NOVA/WGBH Boston Production. Susanne Simpson and Ben Burtt.

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage, Tyrus Entertainment Production. Paul Seydor and Nick Redman.

Film Editing

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Walter Murch.

Evita, Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Production; Buena Vista. Gerry Hambling.

Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK) Ethan Coen.

Jerry Maguire, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. Joe Hutshing.

Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia) Pip Karmel.

Foreign Language Film

A Chef in Love, Adam and Eve Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (France, Georgia, Ukraine, Belgium, Russia, Germany)

Kolya, Biograf Jan Sverak/Portobello Pictures/Ceska Televize/Pandora Cinema Production; Miramax Films. (Czech Republic, UK, France)

The Other Side of Sunday, NRK Drama Production. (Norway)

Prisoner of the Mountains, Caravan JSC/B.G. Production; Orion Classics. (Russia, Kazakhstan)

Ridicule, Epithete/Cinea Production; Miramax Films. (France)

Makeup

Ghosts of Mississippi, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver.

The Nutty Professor, Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal. Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson.

Star Trek: First Contact, Rick Berman Production; Paramount. Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler and Jake Garber.

Music

(Original Dramatic Score)

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Gabriel Yared.

Hamlet, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Patrick Doyle.

Michael Collins, Geffen Pictures Production; Geffen Pictures through Warner Bros. (UK, Ireland, USA) Elliot Goldenthal.

Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia) David Hirschfelder.

Sleepers, Propaganda Films Production; Warner Bros. John Williams.

(Original Musical or Comedy Score)

Emma, Matchmaker Films/Haft Entertainment Production; Miramax Films. (UK, USA) Rachel Portman.

The First Wives Club, Scott Rudin Production; Paramount. Marc Shaiman.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Music by Alan Menken; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; orchestral score by Alan Menken.

James and the Giant Peach, Walt Disney Pictures Production; Buena Vista. (UK, USA) Randy Newman.

The Preacher’s Wife, Touchstone Pictures/Samuel Goldwyn Company Production; Buena Vista. Hans Zimmer.

(Original Song)

Because You Loved Me from Up Close and Personal, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Music and lyric by Diane Warren.

For the First Time from One Fine Day, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Music and lyric by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich.

I Finally Found Someone from The Mirror Has Two Faces, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. Music and lyric by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert “Mutt” Lange.

That Thing You Do! from That Thing You Do!, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Music and lyric by Adam Schlesinger.

You Must Love Me from Evita, Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Production; Buena Vista. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyric by Tim Rice.

Short Films

(Animated)

Canhead, Timothy Hittle Production. Timothy Hittle and Chris Peterson.

La Salla, National Film Board of Canada. (Canada) Richard Condie.

Quest, Thomas Stellmach Animation Production. (Germany) Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach.

Wat’s Pig, Aardman Animations Limited Production. (UK) Peter Lord.

(Live Action)

De Tripas, Corazón, IMCINE/DPC/Universidad de Guadalajara Production. (Mexico) Antonio Urrutia.

Dear Diary, DreamWorks SKG Production. David Frankel and Barry Jossen.

Ernst & Lyset, M & M Production. (Denmark) Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen.

Esposados, Zodiac Films/Juan Carlos Fresnadillo P.C. Production. (Spain) Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.

Wordless, Film Trust Italia Production. (Italy) Bernadette Carranza and Antonello De Leo.

Sound

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Chris Newman.

Evita, Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment Production; Buena Vista. Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ken Weston.

Independence Day, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer and Jeff Wexler.

The Rock, Hollywood Pictures Production; Buena Vista. Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester.

Twister, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros./Universal. Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O’Connell and Geoffrey Patterson.

Sound Effects Editing

Daylight, Davis Entertainment/Joseph M. Singer Production; Universal. Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker.

Eraser, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros. Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman.

The Ghost and the Darkness, Douglas/Reuther Production; Paramount. (Germany, USA) Bruce Stambler.

Visual Effects

DragonHeart, Raffaella De Laurentiis Production; Universal. Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West.

Independence Day, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Volker Engle, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph Viskocil.

Twister, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros./Universal. Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta.

Writing

(Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

The Crucible, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox. Arthur Miller.

The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films. (USA, UK) Anthony Minghella.

Hamlet, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Columbia. (UK, USA) Kenneth Branagh.

Sling Blade, Shooting Gallery Production; Miramax Films. Billy Bob Thornton.

Trainspotting, Channel Four Films Production; Miramax Films. (UK) John Hodge.

(Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures. (USA, UK) Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.

Jerry Maguire, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar. Cameron Crowe.

Lone Star, Castle Rock Entertainment Production; Sony Pictures Classics. John Sayles.

Secrets & Lies, CIBY 2000 and Thin Man Films Production; October Films. (UK, France) Mike Leigh.

Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia) Screenplay by Jan Sardi; story by Scott Hicks.

Honorary Award

To Michael Kidd in recognition of his services to the art of the dance in the art of the screen. [ [Statuette]]

To Volker W. Bahnemann and Burton “Bud” Stone in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [ [John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation]]

To Joe Lombardi in celebration of fifty years in the motion picture industry. His knowledge and leadership in the field of pyrotechnics and special effects along with his uncompromising promotion of safety on the set have established the standard for today’s special effects technicians. [ [Award of Commendaton Plaque]]

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Saul Zaentz

Scientific and Technical Award

(Academy Award of Merit)

To IMAX Corporation for the method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide-angle motion pictures.

(Scientific and Engineering Award)

To John Schlag, Brian Knep, Zoran Kačić-Alesić and Thomas Williams for the development of the Viewpaint 3D Paint System for film production work.

To William Reeves for the original concept and the development of particle systems used to create computer generated visual effects in motion pictures.

To Jim Hourihan for the primary design and development of the interactive language-based control of particle systems as embodied in the Dynamation software package.

To Jonathan Erland and Kay Beving Erland for the development of the Digital Series Traveling Matte Backing System used for composite photography in motion pictures.

(Technical Achievement Award)

To Perry Kivolowitz, for the primary design, and Dr. Garth A. Dickie for the development of the algorithms, for the shape-driven warping and morphing subsystem of the Elastic Reality Special Effects System.

To Ken Perlin for the development of Perlin Noise, a technique used to produce natural appearing textures on computer generated surfaces for motion picture visual effects.

To Nestor Burtnyk and Marceli Wein of the National Research Council of Canada for their pioneering work in the development of software techniques for Computer Assisted Key Framing for Character Animation.

To Grant Loucks for the concept and specifications of the Mark V Director’s Viewfinder.

To Brian Knep, Craig Hayes, Rick Sayre and Thomas Williams for the creation and development of the Direct Input Device.

To James Kajiya and Timothy Kay for their pioneering work in producing computer generated fur and hair in motion pictures.

To Jeffrey Yost, Christian Rouet, David Benson and Florian Kainz for the development of a system to create and control computer generated fur and hair in motion pictures.

To Richard A. Prey and William N. Masten for the design and development of the Nite Sun II lighting crane and camera platform.