Best Picture Winner
The English Patient
Best Picture
Director: Anthony Minghella
Studio: Miramax
At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash survivor while his memories reveal a passionate love affair.
All Categories (29)
Best Picture
The English Patient— Saul Zaentz, Producer
Winner
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
Actor In A Leading Role
Billy Bob Thornton— Sling Blade {"Karl Childers"}
Ralph Fiennes— The English Patient {"Almasy"}
Tom Cruise— Jerry Maguire {"Jerry Maguire"}
Woody Harrelson— The People vs. Larry Flynt {"Larry Flynt"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Armin Mueller-Stahl— Shine {"Peter Helfgott"}
Edward Norton— Primal Fear {"Aaron Stampler"}
James Woods— Ghosts of Mississippi {"Byron De La Beckwith"}
William H. Macy— Fargo {"Jerry Lundegaard"}
Actress In A Leading Role
Brenda Blethyn— Secrets & Lies {"Cynthia"}
Diane Keaton— Marvin's Room {"Bessie"}
Emily Watson— Breaking the Waves {"Bess"}
Kristin Scott Thomas— The English Patient {"Katharine Clifton"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Barbara Hershey— The Portrait of a Lady {"Madame Serena Merle"}
Joan Allen— The Crucible {"Elizabeth Proctor"}
Lauren Bacall— The Mirror Has Two Faces {"Hannah Morgan"}
Marianne Jean-Baptiste— Secrets & Lies {"Hortense"}
Directing
Fargo— Joel Coen
Secrets & Lies— Mike Leigh
Shine— Scott Hicks
The People vs. Larry Flynt— Milos Forman
Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published)
Sling Blade— Billy Bob Thornton
Winner
Hamlet— Kenneth Branagh
The Crucible— Arthur Miller
The English Patient— Anthony Minghella
Trainspotting— John Hodge
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen)
Fargo— Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Winner
Jerry Maguire— Cameron Crowe
Lone Star— John Sayles
Secrets & Lies— Mike Leigh
Shine— Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks
Cinematography
The English Patient— John Seale
Winner
Evita— Darius Khondji
Fargo— Roger Deakins
Fly Away Home— Caleb Deschanel
Michael Collins— Chris Menges
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
The English Patient— Gabriel Yared
Winner
Hamlet— Patrick Doyle
Michael Collins— Elliot Goldenthal
Shine— David Hirschfelder
Sleepers— John Williams
Music (Original Musical Or Comedy Score)
Emma— Rachel Portman
Winner
James and the Giant Peach— Randy Newman
The First Wives Club— Marc Shaiman
The Hunchback of Notre Dame— Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
The Preacher's Wife— Hans Zimmer
Music (Original Song)
"You Must Love Me" from Evita— Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Tim Rice
Winner
"Because You Loved Me" from Up Close and Personal— Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
"For The First Time" from One Fine Day— Music and Lyric by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
"I Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces— Music and Lyric by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert 'Mutt' Lange
"That Thing You Do!" from That Thing You Do!— Music and Lyric by Adam Schlesinger
Art Direction
The English Patient— Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Winner
Evita— Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
Hamlet— Tim Harvey
The Birdcage— Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet— Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch
Visual Effects
Independence Day— Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
Winner
Dragonheart— Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West
Twister— Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta
Film Editing
The English Patient— Walter Murch
Winner
Evita— Gerry Hambling
Fargo— Roderick Jaynes
Jerry Maguire— Joe Hutshing
Shine— Pip Karmel
Sound
The English Patient— Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
Winner
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
Winner
Daylight— Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
Eraser— Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Costume Design
The English Patient— Ann Roth
Winner
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
Winner
Ghosts of Mississippi— Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver
Star Trek: First Contact— Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber
Documentary (Feature)
When We Were Kings— Leon Gast, David Sonenberg
Winner
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
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story— Susan W. Dryfoos
Documentary (Short Subject)
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien— Jessica Yu
Winner
An Essay on Matisse— Perry Wolff
Cosmic Voyage— Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck
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
Winner
Canhead— Timothy Hittle, Chris Peterson
La Salla— Richard Condie
Wat's Pig— Peter Lord
Short Film (Live Action)
Dear Diary— David Frankel, Barry Jossen
Winner
De Tripas, Corazon— Antonio Urrutia
Ernst & Lyset— Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Esposados— Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Wordless— Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo
Foreign Language Film
Kolya— Czech Republic
Winner
A Chef in Love— Georgia
Prisoner of the Mountains— Russia
Ridicule— France
The Other Side of Sunday— Norway
Award Of Commendation
To Joe Lombardi in celebration of 50 years in the motion picture industry. His knowledge and leadership in the field of pyrotechnics and special effects along with his uncompromising promotion of safety on the set have established the standard for today's special effects technicians.
Winner
JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
To Burton "Bud" Stone in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
To Volker W. Bahnemann in appreciation for outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Honorary Award
To Michael Kidd in recognition of his services to the art of the dance in the art of the screen.
Winner
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
Saul Zaentz
Scientific And Technical Award (Academy Award Of Merit)
To IMAX CORPORATION for the method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide-angle motion pictures. [Systems]
Winner
Scientific And Technical Award (Scientific And Engineering Award)
To JOHN SCHLAG, BRIAN KNEP, ZORAN KACIC-ALESIC and THOMAS WILLIAMS for the development of the Viewpaint 3D Paint System for film production work. [Special Photographic]
Winner
To JIM HOURIHAN for the primary design and development of the interactive language-based control of partical systems as embodied in the Dynamation software package. [Special Photographic]
To JONATHAN ERLAND and KAY BEVING ERLAND for the development of the Digital Series Traveling Matte Backing System used for composite photography in motion pictures. [Special Photographic]
To WILLIAM REEVES for the original concept and the development of particle systems used to create computer generated visual effects in motion pictures. [Special Photographic]
Scientific And Technical Award (Technical Achievement Award)
To PERRY KIVOLOWITZ, for the primary design, and DR. GARTH A. DICKIE for the development of the algorithms, for the shape-driven warping and morphing subsystem of the Elastic Reality Special Effects System. [Special Photographic]
Winner
To BRIAN KNEP, CRAIG HAYES, RICK SAYRE and THOMAS WILLIAMS for the creation and development of the Direct Input Device. [Special Photographic]
To GRANT LOUCKS for the concept and specifications of the Mark V Director's Viewfinder. [Photography]
To JAMES KAJIYA and TIMOTHY KAY for their pioneering work in producing computer generated fur and hair in motion pictures. [Special Photographic]
To JEFFERY YOST, CHRISTIAN ROUET, DAVID BENSON and FLORIAN KAINZ for the development of a system to create and control computer generated fur and hair in motion pictures. [Special Photographic]
To KEN PERLIN for the development of Perlin Noise, a technique used to produce natural appearing textures on computer generated surfaces for motion picture visual effects. [Special Photographic]
To NESTOR BURTNYK and MARCELI WEIN of the National Research Council of Canada for their pioneering work in the development of software techniques for Computer Assisted Key Framing for Character Animation. [Cartoon Process]
To RICHARD A. PREY and WILLIAM N. MASTEN for the design and development of the Nite Sun II lighting crane and camera platform. [Camera Cranes]