Best Picture

WINNER

The English Patient: Saul Zaentz

NOMINEES

Fargo: Ethan Coen

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Jerry Maguire: James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai, Cameron Crowe

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Secrets & Lies: Simon Channing Williams

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Shine: Jane Scott

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Shine: Geoffrey Rush

NOMINEES

Jerry Maguire: Tom Cruise

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The English Patient: Ralph Fiennes

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The People vs. Larry Flynt: Woody Harrelson

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Sling Blade: Billy Bob Thornton

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Fargo: Frances McDormand

NOMINEES

Secrets & Lies: Brenda Blethyn

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Marvin's Room: Diane Keaton

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The English Patient: Kristin Scott Thomas

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Breaking the Waves: Emily Watson

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Jerry Maguire: Cuba Gooding Jr.

NOMINEES

Fargo: William H. Macy

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Shine: Armin Mueller-Stahl

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Primal Fear: Edward Norton

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Ghosts of Mississippi: James Woods

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

The English Patient: Juliette Binoche

NOMINEES

The Crucible: Joan Allen

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The Mirror Has Two Faces: Lauren Bacall

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The Portrait of a Lady: Barbara Hershey

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Secrets & Lies: Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Best Director

WINNER

The English Patient: Anthony Minghella

NOMINEES

Fargo: Joel Coen

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The People vs. Larry Flynt: Milos Forman

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Shine: Scott Hicks

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Secrets & Lies: Mike Leigh

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

WINNER

Fargo: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

NOMINEES

Jerry Maguire: Cameron Crowe

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Lone Star: John Sayles

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Secrets & Lies: Mike Leigh

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Shine: Jan Sardi (screenplay), Scott Hicks (story)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published

WINNER

Sling Blade: Billy Bob Thornton

NOMINEES

Trainspotting: John Hodge

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Hamlet: Kenneth Branagh

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The English Patient: Anthony Minghella

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The Crucible: Arthur Miller

Best Cinematography

WINNER

The English Patient: John Seale

NOMINEES

Evita: Darius Khondji

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Fargo: Roger Deakins

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Fly Away Home: Caleb Deschanel

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Michael Collins: Chris Menges

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration

WINNER

The English Patient: Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan

NOMINEES

The Birdcage: Bo Welch, Cheryl Carasik

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Evita: Brian Morris, Philippe Turlure

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Hamlet: Tim Harvey

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Romeo + Juliet: Catherine Martin, Brigitte Broch

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The English Patient: Ann Roth

NOMINEES

Angels and Insects: Paul Brown

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Emma: Ruth Myers

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Hamlet: Alexandra Byrne

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The Portrait of a Lady: Janet Patterson

Best Sound

WINNER

The English Patient: Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker, Christopher Newman

NOMINEES

Evita: Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Ken Weston

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Independence Day: Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler

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The Rock: Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Keith A. Wester

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Twister: Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O'Connell, Geoffrey Patterson

Best Film Editing

WINNER

The English Patient: Walter Murch

NOMINEES

Evita: Gerry Hambling

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Fargo: Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes), Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)

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Jerry Maguire: Joe Hutshing

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Shine: Pip Karmel

Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing

WINNER

The Ghost and the Darkness: Bruce Stambler

NOMINEES

Daylight: Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker

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Eraser: Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

Best Effects, Visual Effects

WINNER

Independence Day: Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joe Viskocil

NOMINEES

DragonHeart: Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus, Kit West

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Twister: Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour, Henry LaBounta

Best Makeup

WINNER

The Nutty Professor: Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson

NOMINEES

Ghosts of Mississippi: Matthew W. Mungle, Deborah La Mia Denaver

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Star Trek: First Contact: Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler, Jake Garber

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

Evita: Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Tim Rice (lyrics)
For the song "You Must Love Me".

NOMINEES

Up Close & Personal: Diane Warren
For the song "Because You Loved Me".

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One Fine Day: James Newton Howard, Jud Friedman, Allan Dennis Rich
For the song "For the First Time".

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The Mirror Has Two Faces: Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert John Lange, Bryan Adams
For the song "I've Finally Found Someone".

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That Thing You Do!: Adam Schlesinger
For the song "That Thing You Do!".

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

WINNER

The English Patient: Gabriel Yared

NOMINEES

Hamlet: Patrick Doyle

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Michael Collins: Elliot Goldenthal

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Shine: David Hirschfelder

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Sleepers: John Williams

Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score

WINNER

Emma: Rachel Portman

NOMINEES

The First Wives Club: Marc Shaiman

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz

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James and the Giant Peach: Randy Newman

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The Preacher's Wife: Hans Zimmer

Best Short Film, Animated

WINNER

Quest: Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach

NOMINEES

Canhead: Timothy Hittle

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La Salla: Richard Condie

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Wat's Pig: Peter Lord

Best Short Film, Live Action

WINNER

Dear Diary: David Frankel, Barry Jossen

NOMINEES

De tripas, corazón: Antonio Urrutia

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Ernst & lyset: Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen

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Linked: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

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Senza parole: Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

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

NOMINEES

Cosmic Voyage: Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck

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An Essay on Matisse: Perry Wolff

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Special Effects: Anything Can Happen: Susanne Simpson, Ben Burtt

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The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage: Paul Seydor, Nick Redman

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

When We Were Kings: Leon Gast, David Sonenberg

NOMINEES

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story: Susan Warms Dryfoos

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Mandela: Jo Menell, Angus Gibson

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Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse: Anne Belle, Deborah Dickson

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

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

Kolya
Czech Republic.

NOMINEES

Prisoner of the Mountains
Russia.

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The Other Side of Sunday
Norway.

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A Chef in Love
Georgia.

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Ridicule
France.

WINNER

Michael Kidd
In recognition of his services to the art of the dance in the art of the screen.

NOMINEE

Menteur: Damien de Pierpont (director)

WINNERS

Bud Stone
For outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy.

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Volker Bahnemann
For outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy.

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).

WINNER

Saul Zaentz

WINNER

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

WINNERS

John Schlag, Brian Knep, Zoran Kacic-Alesic, Tom Williams
For the development of the Viewpaint 3D Paint System for film production work.

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William Reeves
For the original concept and the development of particle systems used to create computer generated visual effects in motion pictures.

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Jim Hourihan
For the concept and design of the Dynamation software system for motion picture visual effects.

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Jonathan Erland, Kay Beving Erland
For the development of the Digital Series Traveling Matte Backing System used for composite photography in motion pictures.

WINNERS

Perry Kivolowitz, Garth Dickie
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.

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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.

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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.

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Grant Loucks
For the concept and specifications of the Mark V Director's Viewfinder.

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Brian Knep, Craig Hayes, Rick Sayre, Tom Williams
For the creation and development of the Direct Input Device.

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James Kajiya, Timothy Kay
For their pioneering work in producing computer generated fur and hair in motion pictures.

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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.

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Richard A. Prey, William N. Masten
For the design and development of the Nite Sun II lighting crane and camera platform.