Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app

OSCARS

    • OSCARS HOMEWINNERSAWARDS CENTRAL
    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 2000s
    • 1990s
    • 1980s
    • 1970s
    • 1960s
    • 1950s
    • 1940s
    • 1930s
    • 1920s
  • 1999199819971996199519941993199219911990

    Oscar

    Edit

    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • Geoffrey Rush
      Winner
      • Geoffrey Rush
      • Shine
    • Tom Cruise at an event for Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
      • Tom Cruise
      • Jerry Maguire
    • Ralph Fiennes at an event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      • Ralph Fiennes
      • The English Patient
    • Woody Harrelson at an event for Seven Pounds (2008)
      • Woody Harrelson
      • The People vs. Larry Flynt
    • Billy Bob Thornton at an event for IMDb First Credit (2016)
      • Billy Bob Thornton
      • Sling Blade

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Cuba Gooding Jr. at an event for American Gangster (2007)
      Winner
      • Cuba Gooding Jr.
      • Jerry Maguire
    • William H. Macy at an event for Shameless (2011)
      • William H. Macy
      • Fargo
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl in The Peacemaker (1997)
      • Armin Mueller-Stahl
      • Shine
    • Edward Norton at an event for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
      • Edward Norton
      • Primal Fear
    • James Woods
      • James Woods
      • Ghosts of Mississippi

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Frances McDormand
      Winner
      • Frances McDormand
      • Fargo
    • Brenda Blethyn at an event for Pride & Prejudice (2005)
      • Brenda Blethyn
      • Secrets & Lies
    • Diane Keaton
      • Diane Keaton
      • Marvin's Room
    • Kristin Scott Thomas at an event for Only God Forgives (2013)
      • Kristin Scott Thomas
      • The English Patient
    • Emily Watson
      • Emily Watson
      • Breaking the Waves

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Juliette Binoche at an event for Breaking and Entering (2006)
      Winner
      • Juliette Binoche
      • The English Patient
    • Joan Allen
      • Joan Allen
      • The Crucible
    • Lauren Bacall
      • Lauren Bacall
      • The Mirror Has Two Faces
    • Barbara Hershey at an event for Black Swan (2010)
      • Barbara Hershey
      • The Portrait of a Lady
    • Marianne Jean-Baptiste
      • Marianne Jean-Baptiste
      • Secrets & Lies

    Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      Stuart Craig
      Stephenie McMillan
    • [object Object]

        The Birdcage

      7.3 (119K)
      Bo Welch
      Cheryl Carasik
    • [object Object]

        Evita

      6.3 (40K)
      Brian Morris
      Philippe Turlure
    • [object Object]

        Hamlet

      7.7 (42K)
      Tim Harvey
    • [object Object]

        Romeo + Juliet

      6.7 (263K)
      Catherine Martin
      Brigitte Broch

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      John Seale
    • [object Object]

        Evita

      6.3 (40K)
      Darius Khondji
    • [object Object]

        Fargo

      8.1 (796K)
      Roger Deakins
    • [object Object]

        Fly Away Home

      6.9 (29K)
      Caleb Deschanel
    • [object Object]

        Michael Collins

      7.1 (36K)
      Chris Menges

    Best Costume Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      Ann Roth
    • [object Object]

        Angels and Insects

      6.8 (5.1K)
      Paul Brown
    • [object Object]

        Emma

      6.6 (44K)
      Ruth Myers
    • [object Object]

        Hamlet

      7.7 (42K)
      Alexandra Byrne
    • [object Object]

        The Portrait of a Lady

      6.2 (14K)
      Janet Patterson

    Best Director

    • Anthony Minghella at an event for Breaking and Entering (2006)
      Winner
      • Anthony Minghella
      • The English Patient
    • Joel Coen at an event for Burn After Reading (2008)
      • Joel Coen
      • Fargo
    • Director Milos Forman attends the The Film Society of Lincoln Center's 37th Annual Chaplin Award gala at Alice Tully Hall on May 24, 2010 in New York City.
      • Miloš Forman
      • The People vs. Larry Flynt
    • Scott Hicks at an event for The Boys Are Back (2009)
      • Scott Hicks
      • Shine
    • Mike Leigh
      • Mike Leigh
      • Secrets & Lies

    Best Documentary, Features

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        When We Were Kings

      7.9 (19K)
      Leon Gast
      David Sonenberg
    • [object Object]

        The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

      7.3 (467)
      Susan Warms Dryfoos
    • [object Object]

        Mandela

      7.0 (443)
      Jo Menell
      Angus Gibson
    • [object Object]

        Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse

      7.6 (91)
      Anne Belle
      Deborah Dickson
    • [object Object]

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

      7.7 (153)
      Rick Goldsmith

    Best Documentary, Short Subjects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien

      7.5 (173)
      Jessica Yu
    • [object Object]

        Cosmic Voyage

      7.5 (827)
      Jeffrey Marvin
      Bayley Silleck
    • [object Object]

        An Essay on Matisse

      6.7 (40)
      Perry Wolff
    • [object Object]

        Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

      7.3 (225)
      Susanne Simpson
      Ben Burtt
    • [object Object]

        The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

      7.2 (292)
      Paul Seydor
      Nick Redman

    Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Ghost and the Darkness

      6.8 (71K)
      Bruce Stambler
    • [object Object]

        Daylight

      6.0 (81K)
      Richard L. Anderson
      David A. Whittaker
    • [object Object]

        Eraser

      6.2 (125K)
      Alan Robert Murray
      Bub Asman

    Best Effects, Visual Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Independence Day

      7.0 (655K)
      Volker Engel
      Douglas Smith
      Clay Pinney
      Joe Viskocil
    • [object Object]

        DragonHeart

      6.4 (105K)
      Scott Squires
      Phil Tippett
      James Straus
      Kit West
    • [object Object]

        Twister

      6.6 (254K)
      Stefen Fangmeier
      John Frazier
      Habib Zargarpour
      Henry LaBounta

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      Walter Murch
    • [object Object]

        Evita

      6.3 (40K)
      Gerry Hambling
    • [object Object]

        Fargo

      8.1 (796K)
      Ethan Coen(as Roderick Jaynes)
      Joel Coen(as Roderick Jaynes)
    • [object Object]

        Jerry Maguire

      7.3 (316K)
      Joe Hutshing
    • [object Object]

        Shine

      7.6 (59K)
      Pip Karmel

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Kolya

      7.7 (17K)
      Czech Republic.
    • [object Object]

        The Other Side of Sunday

      6.9 (1.4K)
      Norway.
    • [object Object]

        A Chef in Love

      6.6 (896)
      Georgia.
    • [object Object]

        Ridicule

      7.3 (8.6K)
      France.
    • [object Object]

        Prisoner of the Mountains

      7.4 (5K)
      Russia.

    Best Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The Nutty Professor

      5.7 (132K)
      Rick Baker
      David LeRoy Anderson
    • [object Object]

        Ghosts of Mississippi

      6.7 (14K)
      Matthew W. Mungle
      Deborah La Mia Denaver
    • [object Object]

        Star Trek: First Contact

      7.6 (139K)
      Michael Westmore
      Scott Wheeler
      Jake Garber

    Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      Gabriel Yared
    • [object Object]

        Hamlet

      7.7 (42K)
      Patrick Doyle
    • [object Object]

        Michael Collins

      7.1 (36K)
      Elliot Goldenthal
    • [object Object]

        Shine

      7.6 (59K)
      David Hirschfelder
    • [object Object]

        Sleepers

      7.5 (258K)
      John Williams

    Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Emma

      6.6 (44K)
      Rachel Portman
    • [object Object]

        The First Wives Club

      6.5 (61K)
      Marc Shaiman
    • [object Object]

        The Hunchback of Notre Dame

      7.0 (187K)
      Alan Menken
      Stephen Schwartz
    • [object Object]

        James and the Giant Peach

      6.7 (79K)
      Randy Newman
    • [object Object]

        The Preacher's Wife

      5.8 (15K)
      Hans Zimmer

    Best Music, Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Evita

      6.3 (40K)
      Andrew Lloyd Webber(music)
      Tim Rice(lyrics)
      For the song "You Must Love Me".
    • [object Object]

        Up Close & Personal

      6.1 (17K)
      Diane Warren
      For the song "Because You Loved Me".
    • [object Object]

        One Fine Day

      6.5 (51K)
      James Newton Howard
      Jud Friedman
      Allan Rich
      For the song "For the First Time".
    • [object Object]

        The Mirror Has Two Faces

      6.7 (26K)
      Barbra Streisand
      Marvin Hamlisch
      Mutt Lange
      Bryan Adams
      For the song "I've Finally Found Someone".
    • [object Object]

        That Thing You Do!

      7.0 (79K)
      Adam Schlesinger
      For the song "That Thing You Do!".

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      Saul Zaentz
    • [object Object]

        Fargo

      8.1 (796K)
      Ethan Coen
    • [object Object]

        Jerry Maguire

      7.3 (316K)
      James L. Brooks
      Laurence Mark
      Richard Sakai
      Cameron Crowe
    • [object Object]

        Secrets & Lies

      8.0 (51K)
      Simon Channing Williams
    • [object Object]

        Shine

      7.6 (59K)
      Jane Scott

    Best Short Film, Animated

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Quest

      7.0 (858)
      Tyron Montgomery
      Thomas Stellmach
    • [object Object]

        Canhead

      6.5 (260)
      Timothy Hittle
    • [object Object]

        La Salla

      5.1 (315)
      Richard Condie
    • [object Object]

        Wat's Pig

      6.8 (657)
      Peter Lord

    Best Short Film, Live Action

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Dear Diary

      6.2 (158)
      David Frankel
      Barry Jossen
    • [object Object]

        De tripas, corazón

      7.1 (195)
      Antonio Urrutia
    • [object Object]

        Ernst & Lyset

      7.3 (720)
      Kim Magnusson
      Anders Thomas Jensen
    • [object Object]

        Linked

      7.1 (268)
      Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
    • [object Object]

        Senza parole

      6.5 (66)
      Bernadette Carranza
      Antonello De Leo

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      Walter Murch
      Mark Berger
      David Parker
      Christopher Newman
    • [object Object]

        Evita

      6.3 (40K)
      Andy Nelson
      Anna Behlmer
      Ken Weston
    • [object Object]

        Independence Day

      7.0 (655K)
      Chris Carpenter
      Bill W. Benton
      Bob Beemer
      Jeff Wexler
    • [object Object]

        The Rock

      7.4 (384K)
      Kevin O'Connell
      Greg P. Russell
      Keith A. Wester
    • [object Object]

        Twister

      6.6 (254K)
      Steve Maslow
      Gregg Landaker
      Kevin O'Connell
      Geoffrey Patterson

    Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Sling Blade

      8.0 (105K)
      Billy Bob Thornton
    • [object Object]

        The Crucible

      6.8 (43K)
      Arthur Miller
    • [object Object]

        The English Patient

      7.4 (215K)
      Anthony Minghella
    • [object Object]

        Hamlet

      7.7 (42K)
      Kenneth Branagh
    • [object Object]

        Trainspotting

      8.1 (774K)
      John Hodge

    Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

    • [object Object]
      Winner

        Fargo

      8.1 (796K)
      Ethan Coen
      Joel Coen
    • [object Object]

        Jerry Maguire

      7.3 (316K)
      Cameron Crowe
    • [object Object]

        Lone Star

      7.4 (36K)
      John Sayles
    • [object Object]

        Secrets & Lies

      8.0 (51K)
      Mike Leigh
    • [object Object]

        Shine

      7.6 (59K)
      Jan Sardi(screenplay)
      Scott Hicks(story)

    Honorary Award

    Edit
    • Michael Kidd and Doc Scortt in Smile (1975)
      Winner
      • Michael Kidd
      In recognition of his services to the art of the dance in the art of the screen.
    • [object Object]

        Menteur

      6.4 (55)
      Damien de Pierpont(director)

    Medal of Commendation

    Edit
    • Winner
      • Bud Stone
      For outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy.
    • Winner
      • Volker Bahnemann
      For outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy.

    Award of Commendation

    Edit
    • Winner
      • 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 (plaque).

    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

    Edit
    • Saul Zaentz
      Winner
      • Saul Zaentz

    Academy Award of Merit

    Edit
    • Winner
        For the method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide-angle motion pictures. (Upgrade from Scientific and Engineering Award in 1986.)

      Scientific and Engineering Award

      Edit
      • John Schlag
        Winners
        • John Schlag
        • Brian Knep
        • Zoran Kacic-Alesic
        • Tom Williams
        For the development of the Viewpaint 3D Paint System for film production work.
      • William Reeves at an event for Toy Story (1995)
        Winner
        • William Reeves
        For the original concept and the development of particle systems used to create computer generated visual effects in motion pictures.
      • Winner
        • Jim Hourihan
        For the concept and design of the Dynamation software system for motion picture visual effects.
      • Jonathan Erland at an event for The Oscars (2018)
        Winner
        • Jonathan Erland
        For the development of the Digital Series Traveling Matte Backing System used for composite photography in motion pictures.

      Technical Achievement Award

      Edit
      • Winner
          For the primary design (Perry Kivolowitz) and for the development (Garth Dickie) of the algorithms, for the shape-driven warping and morphing subsystem of the Elastic Reality Special Effects System.
        • Winner
          • Kenneth Perlin
          For the development of Perlin Noise, a technique used to produce natural appearing textures on computer generated surfaces for motion picture visual effects.
        • Winners
          • Nestor Burtnyk(National Research Council of Canada)
          • Marceli Wein(National Research Council of Canada)
          For their pioneering work in the development of software techniques for Computer Assisted Key Framing for Character Animation.
        • Winner
            For the concept and specifications of the Mark V Director's Viewfinder.
          • Craig Hayes
            Winners
            • Brian Knep
            • Craig Hayes
            • Rick Sayre
            • Tom Williams
            For the creation and development of the Direct Input Device.
          • Winner
              For their pioneering work in producing computer generated fur and hair in motion pictures.
            • Winners
              • Jeffery Yost
              • Christian Rouet
              • David Benson
              • Florian Kainz
              For the development of a system to create and control computer generated fur and hair in motion pictures.
            • Winner
                For the design and development of the Nite Sun II lighting crane and camera platform.

              Also known as

              • The Oscars

              Contribute to this page

              Suggest an edit or add missing content
              • Learn more about contributing
              Edit page

              More to explore

              Awards and events

              Academy Awards, USAActor AwardsBAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalBFI London Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

              Event date

              March 1, 1997

              Event location

              Los Angeles, California, USA

              Event links

              • http://www.oscar.com/
              • http://www.oscars.org/

              Feedback

              Tell us what you think about this feature.

              Recently viewed

              You have no recently viewed pages
              Get the IMDb app
              Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
              Follow IMDb on social
              Get the IMDb app
              For Android and iOS
              Get the IMDb app
              • Help
              • Site Index
              • IMDbPro
              • Box Office Mojo
              • License IMDb Data
              • Press Room
              • Advertising
              • Jobs
              • Conditions of Use
              • Privacy Policy
              • Your Ads Privacy Choices
              IMDb, an Amazon company

              © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.