1996 Oscar Nominees
Nominations for the 69th Annual Academy Awards, which will be presented March 24 at 9 p.m.
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
Best Director
Joel Coen, Fargo
Milos Forman, The People vs. Larry Flynt
Scott Hicks, Shine
Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies
Anthony Minghella, The English Patient
Best Actor
Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire
Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient
Woody Harrelson, The People vs. Larry Flynt
Geoffrey Rush, Shine
Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade
Best Supporting Actor
Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire
William H. Macy, Fargo
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Shine
Edward Norton, Primal Fear
James Woods, Ghosts of Mississippi
Best Actress
Brenda Blethyn, Secrets & Lies
Diane Keaton, Marvin's Room
Frances McDormand, Fargo
Kristin Scott Thomas, The English Patient
Emily Watson, Breaking the Waves
Best Supporting Actress
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 & Lies
Best Original Screenplay
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Fargo
Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire
Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies
Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks, Shine
John Sayles, Lone Star
Best Screenplay based on previous material
Kenneth Branagh, Hamlet
John Hodge, Trainspotting
Arthur Miller, The Crucible
Anthony Minghella, The English Patient
Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade
Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins, Fargo
Caleb Deshcanel, Fly Away Home
Darius Khondji, Evita
Chris Menges, Michael Collins
John Seale, The English Patient
Best Film Editing
Gerry Hambling, Evita
Joe Hutshing, Jerry Maguire
Roderick Jaynes, Fargo
Pip Karmel, Shine
Walter Murch, The English Patient
Best Musical or Comedy Score
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Randy Newman, James And The Giant Peach
Rachel Portman, Emma
Marc Shaiman, The First Wives Club
Hans Zimmer, The Preacher's Wife
Best Dramatic Score
Gabriel Yared, The English Patient
Patrick Doyle, Hamlet
Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Collins
David Hirschfelder, Shine
John Williams, Sleepers
Best Original Song
"Because You Loved Me" from Up Close And Personal, Diane Warren
"For the First Time" from One Fine Day, James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich
"I Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams, and Robert Mutt Lange
"That Thing You Do!" from That Thing You Do!, Adam Schlesinger
"You Must Love Me" from Evita, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Best Sound
The English Patient, Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, and Chris Newman
Evita, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, and Ken Weston
Independence Day, Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, and Jef Wexler
The Rock, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, and Keith A. Wester
Twister, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, and Geoffrey Patterson
Best Sound Effects Editing
Daylight, Richard L. Anderson and David Whittaker
Eraser, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
The Ghost and the Darkness, Bruce Stambler
Best Visual Effects
Dragonheart, Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, and Kit West
Independence Day, Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, and Joseph Viskocil
Twister, Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, and Henry La Bounta
Best Art Direction
The Birdcage, Bo Welch and Cheryl Carasik
The English Patient, Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan
Evita, Brian Morris and Phillippe Turiure
Hamlet, Tim Harvey
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Chatherine Martin and Brigitte Broch
Best Costume Design
Angels and Insects, Paul Brown
Hamlet, Alex Byrne
Emma, Ruth Myers
The Portrait of a Lady, Janet Patterson
The English Patient, Ann Roth
Best Makeup
Ghosts of Mississippi, Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver
The Nutty Professor, Rick Baker and David Leroy Anderson
Star Trek: First Contact, Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, and Jake Garber
Best Foreign Film
A Chef in Love, Georgia
Kolya, Czech Republic
The Other Side of Sunday, Norway
Prisoner of the Mountains, Russia
Ridicule, France
Best Documentary Feature
The Line King: The Al Hirscfeld Story, Susan W. Dryfoos
Mandela, Jo Menell and Angus Gibson
Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse, Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson
Tell The Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press, Rick Goldsmith
When We Were Kings, Leon Gast and David Sonenberg
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