69th Academy Awards
Held in 1997 · 19 categories
Best Picture
- Winner The English Patient
- Nominee Fargo
- Nominee Jerry Maguire
- Nominee Secrets & Lies
- Nominee Shine
Best Actor
- Winner Shine · Geoffrey Rush
- Nominee Jerry Maguire · Tom Cruise
- Nominee Sling Blade · Billy Bob Thornton
- Nominee The English Patient · Ralph Fiennes
- Nominee The People vs. Larry Flynt · Woody Harrelson
Best Actress
- Winner Fargo · Frances McDormand
- Nominee Breaking the Waves · Emily Watson
- Nominee Marvin's Room · Diane Keaton
- Nominee Secrets & Lies · Brenda Blethyn
- Nominee The English Patient · Kristin Scott Thomas
Best Supporting Actor
- Winner Jerry Maguire · Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Nominee Fargo · William H. Macy
- Nominee Ghosts of Mississippi · James Woods
- Nominee Primal Fear · Edward Norton
- Nominee Shine · Armin Mueller-Stahl
Best Supporting Actress
- Winner The English Patient · Juliette Binoche
- Nominee Secrets & Lies · Marianne Jean-Baptiste
- Nominee The Crucible · Joan Allen
- Nominee The Mirror Has Two Faces · Lauren Bacall
- Nominee The Portrait of a Lady · Barbara Hershey
Best Director
- Winner The English Patient · Anthony Minghella
- Nominee Fargo · Joel Coen
- Nominee Secrets & Lies · Mike Leigh
- Nominee Shine · Scott Hicks
- Nominee The People vs. Larry Flynt · Miloš Forman
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner Fargo · Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Nominee Jerry Maguire · Cameron Crowe
- Nominee Lone Star · John Sayles
- Nominee Secrets & Lies · Mike Leigh
- Nominee Shine · Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner Sling Blade · Billy Bob Thornton
- Nominee Hamlet · Kenneth Branagh
- Nominee The Crucible · Arthur Miller
- Nominee The English Patient · Anthony Minghella
- Nominee Trainspotting · John Hodge
Best International Feature Film
- Winner Kolya
- Nominee A Chef in Love
- Nominee Prisoner of the Mountains
- Nominee Ridicule
- Nominee The Other Side of Sunday
Best Documentary Feature
- Winner When We Were Kings · David Sonenberg, Leon Gast
- Nominee Mandela · Angus Gibson, Jo Menell
- Nominee Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse · Anne Belle
- Nominee Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press · Rick Goldsmith
- Nominee The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story · Susan Warms Dryfoos
Best Original Score
- Winner Emma · Rachel Portman
- Winner The English Patient · Gabriel Yared
- Nominee Hamlet · Patrick Doyle
- Nominee James and the Giant Peach · Randy Newman
- Nominee Michael Collins · Elliot Goldenthal
- Nominee Shine · David Hirschfelder
- Nominee Sleepers · John Williams
- Nominee The First Wives Club · Marc Shaiman
- Nominee The Hunchback of Notre Dame · Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz
- Nominee The Preacher's Wife · Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song
- Winner You Must Love Me from Evita · Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
- Nominee Because You Loved Me from Up Close and Personal · Diane Warren
- Nominee For the First Time from One Fine Day · Allan Dennis Rich, James Newton Howard, Jud Friedman
- Nominee I Finally Found Someone from The Mirror Has Two Faces · Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams, Marvin Hamlisch, Mutt Lange
- Nominee That Thing You Do from That Thing You Do! · Adam Schlesinger
Best Cinematography
- Winner The English Patient · John Seale
- Nominee Evita · Darius Khondji
- Nominee Fargo · Roger Deakins
- Nominee Fly Away Home · Caleb Deschanel
- Nominee Michael Collins · Chris Menges
Best Film Editing
- Winner The English Patient · Walter Murch
- Nominee Evita · Gerry Hambling
- Nominee Fargo · Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Nominee Jerry Maguire · Joe Hutshing
- Nominee Shine · Pip Karmel
Best Production Design
- Winner The English Patient · Stephenie McMillan, Stuart Craig
- Nominee Evita · Brian Morris, Philippe Turlure
- Nominee Hamlet · Tim Harvey
- Nominee Romeo + Juliet · Brigitte Broch, Catherine Martin
- Nominee The Birdcage · Bo Welch, Cheryl Carasik
Best Costume Design
- Winner The English Patient · Ann Roth
- Nominee Angels & Insects · Paul Brown
- Nominee Emma · Ruth Myers
- Nominee Hamlet · Alexandra Byrne
- Nominee The Portrait of a Lady · Janet Patterson
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Sound
- Winner The English Patient · Chris Newman, David Parker, Mark Berger, Walter Murch
- Nominee Evita · Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston
- Nominee Independence Day · Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Chris Carpenter, Jeff Wexler
- Nominee The Rock · Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester, Kevin O'Connell
- Nominee Twister · Geoffrey Patterson, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Steve Maslow
Best Visual Effects
- Winner Independence Day · Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith, Joe Viskocil, Volker Engel
- Nominee Dragonheart · James Straus, Kit West, Phil Tippett, Scott Squires
- Nominee Twister · Habib Zargarpour, Henry LaBounta, John Frazier, Stefen Fangmeier