The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV)

Directors:

Louis J. Horvitz
Shanda Sawyer

Writers:

Joe Bolster (special material)
Billy Crystal (special material)

Release Date:

24 March 1997 (USA)

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Awards Show | Voice Impressionist | Number In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 7 nominations

Cast

Billy Crystal	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Muhammad Ali	...	Himself
Joan Allen	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Julie Andrews	...	Herself
Lauren Bacall	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
David Bacon	...	Himself - Performer (as The Wonders)
Angela Bassett	...	Herself
Mark Berger	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Juliette Binoche	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Costume Design
Brenda Blethyn	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Kenneth Branagh	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay & Presenter
Sandra Bullock	...	Herself - Presenter
Nicolas Cage	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jim Carrey	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Visual Effects
Glenn Close	...	Herself - Presenter: David Helfgott
Ethan Coen	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Picture & Best Film Editing
Joel Coen	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Director & Best Film Editing (also archive footage)
Claudette Colbert	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Tom Cruise	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Claire Danes	...	Herself - Presenter: 'That Thing You Do!' Song
Céline Dion	...	Herself - Performer
Michael Douglas	...	Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
Patrick Doyle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Vince Edwards	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Chris Farley	...	Himself
Ralph Fiennes	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Discussing Saul Zaentz (pre-recorded) (voice)
Carrie Fisher	...	Herself
Milos Forman	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director
Jodie Foster	...	Herself - Presenter: Writing Awards
Greer Garson	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Mel Gibson	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Director
Elliot Goldenthal	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Woody Harrelson	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Goldie Hawn	...	Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
Salma Hayek	...	Herself - Presenter: 'For the First Time' Song
David Helfgott	...	Himself - Performer
Brigitte Helm	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Barbara Hershey	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Scott Hicks	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay
Gregory Hines	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Original Dramatic Score
David Hirschfelder	...	Himself (archive footage)
Shawn Hoffman	...	Himself - Lead Singer / Guitar Player, Academy Award Nominated Song 'That Thing You Do'
Holly Hunter	...	Herself - Presenter: 'Fargo' Film Clip
Helen Hunt	...	Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Achievement Awards
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ben Johnson	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Mike Judge	...	Beavis / Butt-head / Presenters: Best Achievement in Sound Effects Editing (as Beavis and Butt-head)
Diane Keaton	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
Michael Kidd	...	Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Editing
Dorothy Lamour	...	Herself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Mike Leigh	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay
Andrew Lloyd Webber	...	Himself - Winner: Best Original Song
Kenny Loggins	...	Himself - Performer
Jennifer Lopez	...	Herself - Presenter: 'I've Finally Found Someone' Song
Courtney Love	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Makeup
William H. Macy	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Madonna	...	Herself - Performer
Steve Martin	...	Himself
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage)
Frances McDormand	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Bette Midler	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Song
Anthony Minghella	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director & Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay (also archive footage)
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Walter Murch	...	Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing & Best Sound
Christopher Newman	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Haing S. Ngor	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Edward Norton	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Chris O'Donnell	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Sound
Michael Ondaatje	...	Himself - discussing Saul Zaentz (pre-recorded) (voice)
Al Pacino	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
David Parker	...	Himself - Winner: Best Sound
Rachel Portman	...	Herself - Winner: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Debbie Reynolds	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Tim Robbins	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
Howard E. Rollins Jr.	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Ann Roth	...	Herself - Winner: Best Costume Design
Geoffrey Rush	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winona Ryder	...	Herself
Arturo Sandoval	...	Himself - Performer
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
John Seale	...	Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
Tupac Shakur	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Will Smith	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
Mira Sorvino	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
David Spade	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Short Subjects Awards
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Original Song
Lyle Talbot	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay & Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Jack Valenti	...	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
Jo Van Fleet	...	Herself - Memorial Tribute
Emily Watson	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jack Weston	...	Himself (Memorial Tribute) (archive footage)
John Williams	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Woods	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Gabriel Yared	...	Himself - Winner: Best Dramatic Score (also archive footage)
Jessica Yu	...	Herself - Winner: Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Saul Zaentz	...	Himself - Winner: Thalberg Award and Best Picture

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

Host Billy Crystal asked Kevin Spacey to present the Best Supporting Actress Award using the voice of Christopher Walken; Spacey proceeded to speak for a minute or two in his well-noted perfect imitation of Walken before giving the award (in his own voice).

Quotes:

Frances McDormand: What am I doing here? Especially considering the extraordinary group of women with whom I was nominated.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers/Aerosmith (#22.16)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Because You Loved Me

How could they snub "Shine"?

OK, so Billy Crystal is little more than a joke machine when hosting the Oscars, but he does tell some good ones. But I can't understand why the Oscars gave Best Picture to "The English Patient" (which I found uninspired when I saw it) when there were "Shine" and "Secrets and Lies".

But otherwise, I enjoyed "The 69th Annual Academy Awards", especially when David Helfgott played the piano, and when Muhammad Ali came up on the stage (it would have been neat to have Larry Flynt on the stage).

So, it was an OK ceremony. But it seems like this one paved the way for them to over-award "Titanic".