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1996 Academy Awards The 1996 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 1997 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. | Best Picture | The English Patient, Saul Zaentz, producer (Miramax) | | Fargo, Ethan Coen, producer (Gramercy) | | Jerry Maguire, James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, producers (TriStar) | | Secrets and Lies, Simon Channing-Williams, producer (October Films) | | Shine, Jane Scott, producer (Fine Line) | | Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire | | Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient | | Woody Harrelson, The People vs. Larry Flynt | | Geoffrey Rush, Shine | | Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade | | Actress in a Leading Role | Brenda Blethyn, Secrets and Lies | | Diane Keaton, Marvin's Room | | Frances McDormand, Fargo | | Kristen 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 | Joan Allen, The Crucible | | Lauren Bacall, The Mirror Has Two Faces | | Juliette Binoche, The English Patient | | Barbara Hershey, The Portrait of a Lady | | Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Secrets and Lies | | Directing | Anthony Minghella, The English Patient | | Joel Coen, Fargo | | Milos Forman, The People vs. Larry Flynt | | Mike Leigh, Secrets and Lies | | Scott Hicks, Shine | | Writing | | Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Fargo | | Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire | | John Sayles, Lone Star | | Mike Leigh, Secrets and Lies | | Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks, Shine | | Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Arthur Miller, The Crucible | | Anthony Minghella, The English Patient | | Kenneth Branagh, Hamlet | | Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade | | John Hodge, Trainspotting |
| | Cinematography | John Seale, The English Patient | | Darius Khondji, Evita | | Roger Deakins, Fargo | | Caleb Deschanel, Fly Away Home | | Chris Menges, Michael Collins | | Art Direction | Bo Welch, art direction; Cheryl Carasik, set decoration, The Birdcage | | Stuart Craig, art direction; Stephenie McMillan, set decoration, The English Patient | | Brian Morris, art direction; Phillippe Turiure, set decoration, Evita | | Tim Harvey, art direction, Hamlet | | Catherine Martin, art direction; Brigitte Broche, set decoration, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet | | Sound | Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Chris Newman, The English Patient | | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ken Weston, Evita | | Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer and Jeff Wexler, Independence Day | | Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester, The Rock | | Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell and Geoffrey Patterson, Twister | | Music | | Song | “Because You Loved Me,” Up Close and Personal, Diane Warren, music and lyrics | | “For the First Time,” One Fine Day, James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich, music and lyrics | | “I Finally Found Someone,” The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert Lange, music and lyrics | | “That Thing You Do!,” That Thing You Do!, Adam Schlesinger, music and lyrics | | “You Must Love Me,” Evita, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, music and lyrics | | Original Score | Gabriel Yared, The English Patient | | Patrick Doyle, Hamlet | | Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Collins | | David Hirschfelder, Shine | | John Williams, Sleepers | | Original Musical or Comedy Score | Rachel Portman, Emma | | Marc Shaiman, The First Wives Club | | Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame | | Randy Newman, James and the Giant Peach | | Hans Zimmer, The Preacher's Wife |
| | Film Editing | Walter Murch, The English Patient | | Gerry Hambling, Evita | | Roderick Jaynes, Fargo | | Joe Hutshing, Jerry Maguire | | Pip Karmel, Shine | | Costume Design | Paul Brown, Angels and Insects | | Ruth Myers, Emma | | Ann Roth, The English Patient | | Alex Byrne, Hamlet | | Janet Patterson, The Portrait of a Lady | | Makeup | Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver, Ghosts of Mississippi | | Rick Baker and David Leroy Anderson, The Nutty Professor | | Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler and Jake Garber, Star Trek: First Contact | | Visual Effects | Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West, Dragonheart | | Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph Viskocil,Independence Day | | Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta,Twister | | Sound Effects Editing | Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker, Daylight | | Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, Eraser | | Bruce Stambler, The Ghost and the Darkness | | Short Films | | Animation | Canhead (Timothy Hittle and Chris Peterson, producers; Timothy Hittle Production) | | La Salla (Richard Condie, producer; National Film Board of Canada Production) | | Quest (Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach, producers; Thomas Stellmach Animation Production) | | Wat's Pig (Peter Lord, producer; Aardman Animations Limited Production) | | Live Action | De Tripas, Corazón (Antonio Urrutia, producer; IMCINE/DPC/Universidad de Guadalajara Production) | | Dear Diary (David Frankel and Barry Jossen, producers; DreamWorks SKG Production) | | Ernst & Lyset (Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen, producers; M&M Production) | | Esposados (Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, producer; Zodiac Films/Juan Carlos Fresnadillo P.C. Production) | | Wordless (Bernadette Carranza and Antonello De Leo, producer; Film Trust Italia Production) |
| | Documentary | | Short Subject | Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work Mark O'Brien (Jessica Yu, producer; Inscrutable Films/Pacific News Service Production) | | Cosmic Voyage (Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley Silleck, producers; Cosmic Voyage Inc. Production) | | An Essay on Matisse (Perry Wolff, producer; Great Projects Film Company Inc. Production) | | Special Effects (Susanne Simpson and Ben Burtt, producers; NOVA/WGBH Boston Production) | | The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (Paul Seydor and Nick Redman, producers; Tyrus Entertainment Production) | | Feature | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (Susan W. Dryfoos, producer; Times History Production) | | Mandela (Jo Menell and Angus Gibson, producers; Clinica Estetico, Ltd, Production) | | Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson, producers; Seahorse Films, Inc. Production) | | Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (Rick Goldsmith, producer; Never Tire Production) | | When We Were Kings (Leon Gast and David Sonenberg, producers; DASFilms Ltd. Production) |
| | Foreign Language Film | A Chef in Love, Georgia | | Kolya, Czech Republic | | The Other Side of Sunday, Norway | | The Prisoner of the Mountains, Russia | | Ridicule, France | | Irving G. Thalberg Award | Saul Zaentz, producer | | Scientific and Technical Award | Imax Corp. for its large screen format | | Honorary Award | Michael Kidd, choreographer |
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