Oscar
69th Academy Awards

Oscars 1997

March 24, 1997  ·  Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles  ·  Host: Billy Crystal
9
The English Patient wins
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12
The English Patient nominations
Best Picture: The English Patient
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
The English Patient
IMDb
Anthony Minghella, dir.
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Fargo IMDb
Jerry Maguire IMDb
Secrets & Lies IMDb
Shine IMDb
Best Director
Winner
Anthony Minghella
IMDb
The English Patient
IMDb
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
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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
IMDb
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
IMDb
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
IMDb