69th Academy Awards

Oscars 1997

March 24, 1997 · Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles · Host: Billy Crystal

9

The English Patient wins

12

The English Patient nominations

Best Picture: The English Patient

Best Picture & Directing

Best Picture

Winner

The English Patient

IMDb

Anthony Minghella, dir.

Trailer Where to Watch Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Fargo IMDb

Jerry Maguire IMDb

Secrets & Lies IMDb

Shine IMDb

Best Director

Winner

Anthony Minghella

IMDb

The English Patient

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Joel Coen IMDb — Fargo

Milos Forman IMDb — The People vs. Larry Flynt

Scott Hicks IMDb — Shine

Mike Leigh IMDb — Secrets & Lies

Acting

Best Actor

Winner

Geoffrey Rush

IMDb

Shine

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Tom Cruise IMDb — Jerry Maguire

Ralph Fiennes IMDb — The English Patient

Woody Harrelson IMDb — The People vs. Larry Flynt

Billy Bob Thornton IMDb — Sling Blade

Best Actress

Winner

Frances McDormand

IMDb

Fargo

Trailer Where to Watch Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Brenda Blethyn IMDb — Secrets & Lies

Diane Keaton IMDb — Marvin's Room

Kristin Scott Thomas IMDb — The English Patient

Emily Watson IMDb — Breaking the Waves

Best Supporting Actor

Winner

Cuba Gooding Jr.

IMDb

Jerry Maguire

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William H. Macy IMDb — Fargo

Armin Mueller-Stahl IMDb — Shine

Edward Norton IMDb — Primal Fear

James Woods IMDb — Ghosts of Mississippi

Best Supporting Actress

Winner

Juliette Binoche

IMDb

The English Patient

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Joan Allen IMDb — The Crucible

Lauren Bacall IMDb — The Mirror Has Two Faces

Barbara Hershey IMDb — The Portrait of a Lady

Marianne Jean-Baptiste IMDb — Secrets & Lies

Writing

Best Original Screenplay

Winner

Fargo

IMDb

Ethan Coen & Joel Coen

IMDb

Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner

Sling Blade

IMDb

Billy Bob Thornton

IMDb

Technical Awards

Best Foreign Language Film

Winner

Kolya

IMDb

Czech Republic — Jan Svěrák, dir.

IMDb

Best Documentary Feature

Winner

When We Were Kings

IMDb

Leon Gast, dir. — The Ali-Foreman fight

IMDb

Best Original Score

Winner

The English Patient

IMDb

Gabriel Yared

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Best Original Song

Winner

"You Must Love Me"

IMDb

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice — Evita

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Best Cinematography

Winner

The English Patient

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John Seale

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Best Film Editing

Winner

The English Patient

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Walter Murch

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Best Costume Design

Winner

The English Patient

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Ann Roth

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Best Visual Effects

Winner

Independence Day

IMDb

Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil

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