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1996

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The 68th Academy Awards | 1996
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Monday, March 25, 1996
Honoring movies released in 1995
Highlights
Honorary Award

Chuck Jones

Cinematography
Braveheart

Jon Toll, presented by Jim Carrey

Costume Design
Restoration

James Acheson

Memorable Moments
Acting Winners
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Best Actor Nicolas Cage, Best Actress Susan Sarandon, Supporting Actress Mira Sorvino and Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey

Anne Frank Remembered
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Jon Blair, Documentary Feature winner, with Miep Gies

Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
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Original Song winners for "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Nicolas Cage
Leaving Las Vegas
Nominees
Richard Dreyfuss
Mr. Holland's Opus
Nominees
Anthony Hopkins
Nixon
Nominees
Sean Penn
Dead Man Walking
Nominees
Massimo Troisi
The Postman (Il Postino)
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Kevin Spacey
The Usual Suspects
Nominees
James Cromwell
Babe
Nominees
Ed Harris
Apollo 13
Nominees
Brad Pitt
12 Monkeys
Nominees
Tim Roth
Rob Roy
Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Susan Sarandon
Dead Man Walking
Nominees
Elisabeth Shue
Leaving Las Vegas
Nominees
Sharon Stone
Casino
Nominees
Meryl Streep
The Bridges of Madison County
Nominees
Emma Thompson
Sense and Sensibility
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Mira Sorvino
Mighty Aphrodite
Nominees
Joan Allen
Nixon
Nominees
Kathleen Quinlan
Apollo 13
Nominees
Mare Winningham
Georgia
Nominees
Kate Winslet
Sense and Sensibility
Art Direction
Winner
Restoration
Eugenio Zanetti
Nominees
Apollo 13
Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
Nominees
Babe
Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
Nominees
A Little Princess
Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Nominees
Richard III
Tony Burrough
Cinematography
Winner
Braveheart
John Toll
Nominees
Batman Forever
Stephen Goldblatt
Nominees
A Little Princess
Emmanuel Lubezki
Nominees
Sense and Sensibility
Michael Coulter
Nominees
Shanghai Triad
Lu Yue
Costume Design
Winner
Restoration
James Acheson
Nominees
Braveheart
Charles Knode
Nominees
Richard III
Shuna Harwood
Nominees
Sense and Sensibility
Jenny Beavan, John Bright
Nominees
12 Monkeys
Julie Weiss
Directing
Winner
Braveheart
Mel Gibson
Nominees
Babe
Chris Noonan
Nominees
Dead Man Walking
Tim Robbins
Nominees
Leaving Las Vegas
Mike Figgis
Nominees
The Postman (Il Postino)
Michael Radford
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Anne Frank Remembered
Jon Blair
Nominees
The Battle over Citizen Kane
Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein
Nominees
Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program
Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer
Nominees
Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream
Mike Tollin, Fredric Golding
Nominees
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
One Survivor Remembers
Kary Antholis
Nominees
Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls
Nancy Dine, Richard Stilwell
Nominees
The Living Sea
Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore
Nominees
Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper
Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock
Nominees
The Shadow of Hate
Charles Guggenheim
Film Editing
Winner
Apollo 13
Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
Nominees
Babe
Marcus D'Arcy, Jay Friedkin
Nominees
Braveheart
Steven Rosenblum
Nominees
Crimson Tide
Chris Lebenzon
Nominees
Seven
Richard Francis-Bruce
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Antonia's Line
The Netherlands
Nominees
All Things Fair
Sweden
Nominees
Dust of Life
Algeria
Nominees
O Quatrilho
Brazil
Nominees
The Star Maker
Italy
Makeup
Winner
Braveheart
Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell
Nominees
My Family, Mi Familia
Ken Diaz, Mark Sanchez
Nominees
Roommates
Greg Cannom, Bob Laden, Colleen Callaghan
Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Winner
The Postman (Il Postino)
Luis Enrique Bacalov
Nominees
Apollo 13
James Horner
Nominees
Braveheart
James Horner
Nominees
Nixon
John Williams
Nominees
Sense and Sensibility
Patrick Doyle
Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Winner
Pocahontas
Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
Nominees
The American President
Marc Shaiman
Nominees
Sabrina
John Williams
Nominees
Toy Story
Randy Newman
Nominees
Unstrung Heroes
Thomas Newman
Music (Original Song)
Winner
Pocahontas
Colors Of The Wind in "Pocahontas" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
Nominees
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walkin' in "Dead Man Walking" Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
Nominees
Don Juan DeMarco
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman in "Don Juan DeMarco" Music and Lyric by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
Nominees
Sabrina
Moonlight in "Sabrina" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Nominees
Toy Story
You've Got A Friend In Me in "Toy Story" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
Winner
Braveheart
Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, Producers
Nominees
Apollo 13
Brian Grazer, Producer
Nominees
Babe
George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller, Producers
Nominees
The Postman (Il Postino)
Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, Producers
Nominees
Sense and Sensibility
Lindsay Doran, Producer
Short Film (Animated)
Winner
A Close Shave
Nick Park
Nominees
The Chicken from Outer Space
John R. Dilworth
Nominees
the end
Chris Landreth, Robin Bargar
Nominees
Gagarin
Alexij Kharitidi
Nominees
Runaway Brain
Chris Bailey
Short Film (Live Action)
Winner
Lieberman in Love
Christine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel
Nominees
Brooms
Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas
Nominees
Duke of Groove
Griffin Dunne, Thom Colwell
Nominees
Little Surprises
Jeff Goldblum, Tikki Goldberg
Nominees
Tuesday Morning Ride
Dianne Houston, Joy Ryan
Sound
Winner
Apollo 13
Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, David MacMillan
Nominees
Batman Forever
Batman Forever
Nominees
Braveheart
Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, Brian Simmons
Nominees
Crimson Tide
Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins, William B. Kaplan
Nominees
Waterworld
Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Keith A. Wester
Sound Effects Editing
Winner
Braveheart
Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
Nominees
Batman Forever
John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
Nominees
Crimson Tide
George Watters II
Special Achievement Award
Winner
Toy Story
Special Award
Visual Effects
Winner
Babe
Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox
Nominees
Apollo 13
Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney
Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)
Winner
Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson
Nominees
Apollo 13
William Broyles, Jr., Al Reinert
Nominees
Babe
George Miller, Chris Noonan
Nominees
Leaving Las Vegas
Mike Figgis
Nominees
The Postman (Il Postino)
Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi
Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Winner
The Usual Suspects
Christopher McQuarrie
Nominees
Braveheart
Randall Wallace
Nominees
Mighty Aphrodite
Woody Allen
Nominees
Nixon
Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone
Nominees
Toy Story
Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft

0-9

12 Monkeys
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Brad Pitt
  • Costume Design - Julie Weiss

A

All Things Fair
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Sweden
The American President
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Marc Shaiman
Anne Frank Remembered
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Jon Blair
Antonia's Line
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Foreign Language Film - The Netherlands
Apollo 13
9 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Film Editing - Mike Hill, Dan Hanley
  • * Sound - Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan, David MacMillan
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Ed Harris
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Kathleen Quinlan
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - James Horner
  • Best Picture - Brian Grazer, Producer
  • Visual Effects - Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker, Matt Sweeney
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - William Broyles, Jr., Al Reinert

B

Babe
7 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Visual Effects - Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - James Cromwell
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
  • Directing - Chris Noonan
  • Film Editing - Marcus D'Arcy, Jay Friedkin
  • Best Picture - George Miller, Doug Mitchell and Bill Miller, Producers
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - George Miller, Chris Noonan
Batman Forever
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Cinematography - Stephen Goldblatt
  • Sound - Batman Forever
  • Sound Effects Editing - John Leveque, Bruce Stambler
The Battle over Citizen Kane
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein
Braveheart
10 NOMINATIONS, 5 WINS
  • * Cinematography - John Toll
  • * Directing - Mel Gibson
  • * Makeup - Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison, Lois Burwell
  • * Best Picture - Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd, Jr. and Bruce Davey, Producers
  • * Sound Effects Editing - Lon Bender, Per Hallberg
  • Costume Design - Charles Knode
  • Film Editing - Steven Rosenblum
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - James Horner
  • Sound - Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer, Brian Simmons
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Randall Wallace
The Bridges of Madison County
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep
Brooms
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas

C

Casino
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Sharon Stone
The Chicken from Outer Space
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - John R. Dilworth
A Close Shave
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Animated) - Nick Park
Crimson Tide
3 NOMINATIONS
  • Film Editing - Chris Lebenzon
  • Sound - Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins, William B. Kaplan
  • Sound Effects Editing - George Watters II

D

Dead Man Walking
4 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Leading Role - Susan Sarandon
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Sean Penn
  • Directing - Tim Robbins
  • Music (Original Song) - Dead Man Walkin' in "Dead Man Walking" Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
Don Juan DeMarco
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Song) - Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman in "Don Juan DeMarco" Music and Lyric by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
Duke of Groove
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Griffin Dunne, Thom Colwell
Dust of Life
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Algeria

E

the end
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Chris Landreth, Robin Bargar

F

Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer

G

Gagarin
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Alexij Kharitidi
Georgia
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Mare Winningham

H

Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Mike Tollin, Fredric Golding

J

Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Nancy Dine, Richard Stilwell

L

Leaving Las Vegas
4 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actor in a Leading Role - Nicolas Cage
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Elisabeth Shue
  • Directing - Mike Figgis
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Mike Figgis
Lieberman in Love
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Film (Live Action) - Christine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel
A Little Princess
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Art Direction - Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
  • Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki
Little Surprises
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Jeff Goldblum, Tikki Goldberg
The Living Sea
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Greg MacGillivray, Alec Lorimore

M

Mighty Aphrodite
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Mira Sorvino
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Woody Allen
Mr. Holland's Opus
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Richard Dreyfuss
My Family, Mi Familia
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - Ken Diaz, Mark Sanchez

N

Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock
Nixon
4 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Anthony Hopkins
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Joan Allen
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - John Williams
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone

O

O Quatrilho
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Brazil
One Survivor Remembers
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - Kary Antholis

P

Pocahontas
2 WINS, 2 NOMINATIONS
  • * Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Orchestral Score by Alan Menken
  • * Music (Original Song) - Colors Of The Wind in "Pocahontas" Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz
The Postman (Il Postino)
5 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Luis Enrique Bacalov
  • Actor in a Leading Role - Massimo Troisi
  • Directing - Michael Radford
  • Best Picture - Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori and Gaetano Daniele, Producers
  • Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli, Massimo Troisi

R

Restoration
2 WINS, 2 NOMINATIONS
  • * Art Direction - Eugenio Zanetti
  • * Costume Design - James Acheson
Richard III
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Art Direction - Tony Burrough
  • Costume Design - Shuna Harwood
Rob Roy
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Tim Roth
Roommates
1 NOMINATION
  • Makeup - Greg Cannom, Bob Laden, Colleen Callaghan
Runaway Brain
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Animated) - Chris Bailey

S

Sabrina
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - John Williams
  • Music (Original Song) - Moonlight in "Sabrina" Music by John Williams; Lyric by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Sense and Sensibility
7 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) - Emma Thompson
  • Actress in a Leading Role - Emma Thompson
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Kate Winslet
  • Cinematography - Michael Coulter
  • Costume Design - Jenny Beavan, John Bright
  • Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Patrick Doyle
  • Best Picture - Lindsay Doran, Producer
Seven
1 NOMINATION
  • Film Editing - Richard Francis-Bruce
The Shadow of Hate
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Charles Guggenheim
Shanghai Triad
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography - Lu Yue
The Star Maker
1 NOMINATION
  • Foreign Language Film - Italy

T

Toy Story
4 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Special Achievement Award - Special Award
  • Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Randy Newman
  • Music (Original Song) - You've Got A Friend In Me in "Toy Story" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
  • Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher
Tuesday Morning Ride
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Film (Live Action) - Dianne Houston, Joy Ryan

U

Unstrung Heroes
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Thomas Newman
The Usual Suspects
2 WINS, 2 NOMINATIONS
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - Kevin Spacey
  • * Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Christopher McQuarrie

W

Waterworld
1 NOMINATION
  • Sound - Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Keith A. Wester
No Films Found