Academy Awards (Oscars) 1997

1998

1996

Year: 1997

Winners at the Academy Awards (Oscars) 1997

The English Patient

The English Patient

Won 9 out of 12 nominations

Fargo

Fargo

Won 2 out of 7 nominations

Shine

Shine

Won 1 out of 7 nominations

Anthony Minghella

Anthony Minghella

Best Achievement in Directing

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Full list of categories from the Academy Awards (Oscars) 1997:

Best Motion Picture of the Year

The English Patient

Best Achievement in Directing

Anthony Minghella

For The English Patient

For The People vs. Larry Flynt

For Secrets & Lies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

For Jerry Maguire

For The English Patient

Woody Harrelson

For The People vs. Larry Flynt

Billy Bob Thornton

For Sling Blade

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

For Secrets & Lies

For Marvin's Room

Frances McDormand

Kristin Scott Thomas

For The English Patient

For Breaking the Waves

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Cuba Gooding Jr.

For Jerry Maguire

William H. Macy

Armin Mueller-Stahl

For Primal Fear

For Ghosts of Mississippi

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

For The Crucible

For The Mirror Has Two Faces

Juliette Binoche

For The English Patient

Barbara Hershey

For The Portrait of a Lady

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

For Secrets & Lies

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

The English Patient

Best Achievement in Cinematography

The English Patient

Michael Collins

Best Achievement in Production Design

The English Patient

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Angels and Insects

The English Patient

The Portrait of a Lady

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

Independence Day

The English Patient

Best Achievement in Editing

The English Patient

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

The Ghost and the Darkness

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Independence Day

Best Achievement in Makeup

Ghosts of Mississippi

The Nutty Professor

Star Trek: First Contact

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

That Thing You Do!

Up Close and Personal

The Mirror Has Two Faces

Best Documentary, Features

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

When We Were Kings

Best International Feature Film

Prisoner of the Mountains

The Other Side of Sunday

Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score

The Preacher's Wife

James and the Giant Peach

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The First Wives Club

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

The English Patient

Michael Collins

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