1996 OSCAR NOMINEES
"The English Patient," Tiger Moth production, Miramax; Saul Zaentz, producer.
"Fargo," Working Title production, Gramercy; Ethan Coen, producer.
"Jerry Maguire," TriStar Pictures production, Sony Pictures Entertainment; James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe, producers.
"Secret & Lies," Ciby 2000/Thin Man Films production, October Films; Simon Channing-Williams, producer.
"Shine," Momentum Films production, Fine Line Features; Jane Scott, producer.
ACTOR
Tom Cruise, "Jerry Maguire."
Ralph Fiennes, "The English Patient."
Woody Harrelson, "The People vs. Larry Flynt," Ixtlan production, Sony.
Geoffrey Rush, "Shine."
Billy Bob Thornton, "Sling Blade," Shooting Gallery production, Miramax.
ACTRESS
Brenda Blethyn, "Secrets & Lies."
Diane Keaton, "Marvin's Room," Scott Rudin/Tribeca production, Miramax.
Frances McDormand, "Fargo."
Kristin Scott Thomas, "The English Patient."
Emily Watson, "Breaking the Waves," Zentropa Entertainments/La Sept Cinema production, October Films.
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Cuba Gooding Jr., "Jerry Maguire."
William H. Macy, "Fargo."
Armin Mueller-Stahl, "Shine."
Edward Norton, "Primal Fear," Gary Lucchesi production, Paramount/Rysher Entertainment.
James Woods, "Ghosts of Mississippi," Castle Rock Entertainment, Sony.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Joan Allen, "The Crucible," 20th Century Fox production, 20th Century Fox.
Lauren Bacall, "The Mirror Has Two Faces," Arnon Milchan/Barwood Films production, Sony.
Juliette Binoche, "The English Patient."
Barbara Hershey, "The Portrait of a Lady," Propaganda Films production, Gramercy.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, "Secrets & Lies."
DIRECTOR
Anthony Minghella, "The English Patient."
Joel Coen, "Fargo."
Milos Forman, "The People vs. Larry Flynt."
Mike Leigh, "Secrets & Lies."
Scott Hicks, "Shine."
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, "Fargo."
Cameron Crowe, "Jerry Maguire."
John Sayles, "Lone Star," Castle Rock Entertainment production, Sony Pictures Classics.
Mike Leigh, "Secrets & Lies."
Jan Sardi, screenplay; Scott Hicks, story, "Shine."
SCREENPLAY ADAPTATION
Arthur Miller, "The Crucible."
Anthony Minghella, "The English Patient."
Kenneth Branagh, "Hamlet," Castle Rock Entertainment production, Sony.
Billy Bob Thornton, "Sling Blade."
John Hodge, "Trainspotting," Channel 4 Films/Figment Film production, Miramax.
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
"A Chef in Love," Adam and Eve production (Georgia).
"Kolya," Biograf Jan Sverak/Portobello Pictures/Ceska Televize/Pandora Cinema production in association with Pandora Cinema, Czech Television, Lucerna Film, CCV, Cinemart, Miramax (Czech Republic).
"The Other Side of Sunday," NRK Drama production in association with the Norwegian Film Institute and Norsk FilmDistribusjon (Norway).
"Prisoner of the Mountains," Caravan JSC/B.G. production (Russia).
"Ridicule," Epithete/Cinea/France 3 Cinema production, Polygram Film Distribution (France).
CINEMATOGRAPHY
John Seale, "The English Patient."
Darius Khondji, "Evita," Andrew G. Vajna presentation of a Cinergi/Robert Stigwood/Dirty Hands production, Buena Vista.
Roger Deakins, "Fargo."
Caleb Deschanel, "Fly Away Home," Sandollar production, Sony.
Chris Menges, "Michael Collins," Geffen Pictures presentation of a Stephen Woolley production, Warner Bros.
FILM EDITING
Walter Murch, "The English Patient."
Gerry Hambling, "Evita."
Roderick Jaynes, "Fargo."
Joe Hutshing, "Jerry Maguire."
Pip Karmel, "Shine."
ORIGINAL MUSICAL
OR COMEDY SCORE
Rachel Portman, "Emma," Matchmaker Films production in association with Haft Entertainment, Miramax.
Marc Shaiman, "The First Wives Club," Scott Rudin production, Paramount.
Alan Menken, music and orchestral score; Stephen Schwartz, lyric, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Walt Disney Pictures presentation, Buena Vista.
Randy Newman, "James and the Giant Peach," Walt Disney Pictures in association with Allied Filmmakers, Buena Vista.
Hans Zimmer, "The Preacher's Wife," Touchstone Pictures/Samuel Goldwyn Co. presentation of a Samuel Goldwyn Jr. production in association with Parkway Prods. and Mundy Lane Entertainment, Buena Vista.
ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE
Gabriel Yared, "The English Patient."
Patrick Doyle, "Hamlet."
Elliot Goldenthal, "Michael Collins."
David Hirschfelder, "Shine."
John Williams, "Sleepers," Polygram Filmed Entertainment presentation of a Propaganda Films-Baltimore Pictures production, Warner Bros.
ORIGINAL SONG
"Because You Loved Me" from "Up Close and Personal," Touchstone Pictures in association with Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Avnet/Kerner production, Buena Vista. Music and lyric by Diane Warren.
"For the First Time" from "One Fine Day," Fox 2000 Pictures in association with Via Rosa Prods., 20th Century Fox. 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!," Clinica Estetico production in association with Clavius Base, 20th Century Fox. Music and lyric by Adam Schlesinger.
"You Must Love Me" from "Evita." Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyric by Tim Rice.
ART DIRECTION
Bo Welch, art direction; Cheryl Carasik, set decoration; "The Birdcage," a United Artists production, MGM/UA.
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 Broch, set decoration; "William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet," Bazmark production, 20th Century Fox.
COSTUME DESIGN
Paul Brown, "Angels and Insects," Playhouse Intl. Prods., Samuel Goldwyn Co.
Ruth Myers, "Emma."
Ann Roth, "The English Patient."
Alex Byrne, "Hamlet."
Janet Patterson, "The Portrait of a Lady."
MAKEUP
Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver, "Ghosts of Mississippi."
Rick Baker, David Leroy Anderson, "The Nutty Professor," Imagine Entertainment, Universal.
Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber, "Star Trek: First Contact," Rick Berman production, Paramount.
SOUND
Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman, "The English Patient."
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston, "Evita."
Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler, "Independence Day," Centropolis Entertainment production, 20th Century Fox.
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester, "The Rock," Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer production, Buena Vista.
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Geoffrey Patterson, "Twister," Amblin Entertainment production, Warner Bros./Universal.
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker, "Daylight," Davis Entertainment/Joseph M. Singer production, Universal.
Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman, "Eraser," Arnold Kopelson production, Warner Bros.
Bruce Stambler, "The Ghost and the Darkness," Douglas/Reuther production, Paramount.
VISUAL EFFECTS
Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West, "Dragonheart," Raffaella De Laurentiis production, Universal.
Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil, "Independence Day."
Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry La Bounta, "Twister."
ANIMATED SHORT
"Canhead," Timothy Hittle production, Timothy Hittle and Chris Peterson, producers.
"La Salla," National Film Board of Canada production, Richard Condie, producers.
"Quest," Thomas Stellmach Animation production, Tyron Montgomery Thomas Stellmach, producers.
"Wat's Pig," Aardman Animations Limited production, Peter Lord, producer.
LIVE-ACTION SHORT
"De Tripas, Corazon," IMCINE/DPC/Universidad de Guadalajara; Antonio Urrutia, producer.
"Dear Diary," DreamWorks SKG; David Frankel and Barry Jossen, producers.
"Ernst & Lyset," M & M; Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen, producers.
"Esposados," Zodiac Films/Juan Carlos Fresnadillo P.C.; Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, producer.
"Wordless," Film Trust Italia; Bernadette Carranza and Antonello De Leo, producer.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story," Times History, Castle Hill; Susan W. Dryfoos, producer.
"Mandela," Island Pictures, Clinica Estetico Ltd.; Jo Menell and Angus Gibson, producers.
"Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse," Seahorse Films; Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson, producers.
"Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press," Never Tire, a Goldsmith production; Rick Goldsmith, producer.
"When We Were Kings," UFA Non-Fiction/USA, Gramercy, DASFilms Ltd.; Leon Gast and David Sonenberg, producers.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
"Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien," Inscrutable Films/Pacific News Service; Jessica Yu, producer.
"Cosmic Voyage," Cosmic Voyage Inc., Imax; Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley Silleck, producers.
"An Essay on Matisse," Great Projects Film Co.; Perry Wolff, producer.
"Special Effects," Nova/WGBH Boston, Imax; Susanne Simpson and Ben Burtt, producers.
"The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage," Tyrus Entertainment; Paul Seydor and Nick Redman, producers.
