Who Won 69th Annual Academy Awards?

Mar 24, 1997

The 69th Annual Academy Awards were presented on March 24, 1997 in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Billy Crystal hosted while "The English Patient" dominated the Oscars, winning nine awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Supporting Actress. The acting awards were won by Geoffrey Rush ("Shine"), Frances McDormand ("Fargo"), Cuba Gooding Jr ("Jerry Maguire"), and Juliette Binoche ("The English Patient").

Best Picture	The English Patient  Saul Zaentz, Producer
Best Actor	Geoffrey Rush (Shine)
Best Actress	Frances McDormand (Fargo)
Best Supporting Actor	Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Jerry Maguire)
Best Supporting Actress	Juliette Binoche (The English Patient)
Best Director	Anthony Minghella (The English Patient)
Adapted Screenplay	Sling Blade  Billy Bob Thornton
Original Screenplay	Fargo  Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Foreign Language Film	Kolya  Czech Republic
Documentary Feature	When We Were Kings  Leon Gast, David Sonenberg
Documentary Short	Breathing Lessons: The Life And Work Of Mark O'Brien  Jessica Yu
Short Film (Live Action)	Dear Diary  David Frankel, Barry Jossen
Short Film (Animated)	Quest  Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
Film Editing	The English Patient  Walter Murch
Cinematography	The English Patient  John Seale
Costume Design	The English Patient  Ann Roth
Makeup	The Nutty Professor  Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson
Art Direction	The English Patient  Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
Sound Effects Editing	The Ghost And The Darkness  Bruce Stambler
Sound	The English Patient  Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Chris Newman
Visual Effects	Independence Day  Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
Original Musical or Comedy Score	Emma  Rachel Portman, composer
Original Dramatic Score	The English Patient  Gabriel Yared, composer
Original Song	"You Must Love Me" (Evita) Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyric by Tim Rice