The 69th Academy Awards | 1997

Best Picture

	The English Patient Saul Zaentz, Producer
	Fargo Ethan Coen, Producer
	Jerry Maguire James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, Producers
	Secrets & Lies Simon Channing-Williams, Producer
	Shine Jane Scott, Producer

Directing

	The English Patient Anthony Minghella
	Fargo Joel Coen
	The People vs. Larry Flynt Milos Forman
	Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh
	Shine Scott Hicks

Actor in a Leading Role

	Geoffrey Rush Shine
	Tom Cruise Jerry Maguire
	Ralph Fiennes The English Patient
	Woody Harrelson The People vs. Larry Flynt
	Billy Bob Thornton Sling Blade

Actress in a Leading Role

	Frances McDormand Fargo
	Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies
	Diane Keaton Marvin's Room
	Kristin Scott Thomas The English Patient
	Emily Watson Breaking the Waves

Actor in a Supporting Role

	Cuba Gooding, Jr. Jerry Maguire
	William H. Macy Fargo
	Armin Mueller-Stahl Shine
	Edward Norton Primal Fear
	James Woods Ghosts of Mississippi

Actress in a Supporting Role

	Juliette Binoche The English Patient
	Joan Allen The Crucible
	Lauren Bacall The Mirror Has Two Faces
	Barbara Hershey The Portrait of a Lady
	Marianne Jean-Baptiste Secrets & Lies

Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

	Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton
	The Crucible Arthur Miller
	The English Patient Anthony Minghella
	Hamlet Kenneth Branagh
	Trainspotting John Hodge

Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

	Fargo Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
	Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe
	Lone Star John Sayles
	Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh
	Shine Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks

Film Editing

	The English Patient Walter Murch
	Evita Gerry Hambling
	Fargo Roderick Jaynes
	Jerry Maguire Joe Hutshing
	Shine Pip Karmel

Cinematography

	The English Patient John Seale
	Evita Darius Khondji
	Fargo Roger Deakins
	Fly Away Home Caleb Deschanel
	Michael Collins Chris Menges

Art Direction

	The English Patient Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
	The Birdcage Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
	Evita Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
	Hamlet Tim Harvey
	William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch

Costume Design

	The English Patient Ann Roth
	Angels and Insects Paul Brown
	Emma Ruth Myers
	Hamlet Alex Byrne
	The Portrait of a Lady Janet Patterson

Makeup

	The Nutty Professor Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
	Ghosts of Mississippi Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver
	Star Trek: First Contact Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber

Visual Effects

	Independence Day Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
	Dragonheart Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West
	Twister Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta

Music (Original Dramatic Score)

	The English Patient Gabriel Yared
	Hamlet Patrick Doyle
	Michael Collins Elliot Goldenthal
	Shine David Hirschfelder
	Sleepers John Williams

Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

	Emma Rachel Portman
	The First Wives Club Marc Shaiman
	The Hunchback of Notre Dame Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
	James and the Giant Peach Randy Newman
	The Preacher's Wife Hans Zimmer

Music (Original Song)

	Evita You Must Love Me in "Evita" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Tim Rice
	Up Close and Personal Because You Loved Me in "Up Close and Personal" Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
	One Fine Day For The First Time in "One Fine Day" Music and Lyric by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
	The Mirror Has Two Faces I Finally Found Someone in "The Mirror Has Two Faces" Music and Lyric by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert "Mutt" Lange
	That Thing You Do! That Thing You Do! in "That Thing You Do!" Music and Lyric by Adam Schlesinger

Sound

	The English Patient Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
	Evita Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston
	Independence Day Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler
	The Rock Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester
	Twister Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Geoffrey Patterson

Sound Effects Editing

	The Ghost and the Darkness Bruce Stambler
	Daylight Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
	Eraser Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

Foreign Language Film

	Kolya Czech Republic
	A Chef in Love Georgia
	The Other Side of Sunday Norway
	Prisoner of the Mountains Russia
	Ridicule France

Documentary (Feature)

	When We Were Kings Leon Gast, David Sonenberg
	The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story Susan W. Dryfoos
	Mandela Jo Menell, Angus Gibson
	Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse Anne Belle, Deborah Dickson
	Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press Rick Goldsmith

Short Film (Live Action)

	Dear Diary David Frankel, Barry Jossen
	De Tripas, Corazon Antonio Urrutia
	Ernst & Lyset Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
	Esposados Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
	Wordless Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo

Documentary (Short Subject)

	Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien Jessica Yu
	Cosmic Voyage Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck
	An Essay on Matisse Perry Wolff
	Special Effects Susanne Simpson, Ben Burtt
	The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage Paul Seydor, Nick Redman

Short Film (Animated)

	Quest Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
	Canhead Timothy Hittle, Chris Peterson
	La Salla Richard Condie
	Wat's Pig Peter Lord

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Saul Zaentz