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, Coraz�n (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

Facts: Winners Announced: March 24, 1997 Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Host: Billy Crustal Eligibility Year: 1996