Academy Awards 1996
Overview of all award-winning films
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The 1996 Academy Awards took place on March 25, 1996 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . It was the 68th Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, films from the previous year are always awarded, in this case the films from 1995.
Statistics (films with more than one nomination are listed) N = nomination; S = victory |
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Movie | N | S. |
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Braveheart | 10 | 5 |
Apollo 13 | 9 | 2 |
A pig named Babe | 7th | 1 |
Sense and sensuality | 7th | 1 |
The postman | 5 | 1 |
Dead Man Walking - His last walk | 4th | 1 |
Leaving Las Vegas | 4th | 1 |
Nixon | 4th | 0 |
Batman Forever | 3 | 0 |
Crimson Tide - In deepest danger | 3 | 0 |
Toy story | 3 | 0 |
The usual suspects | 2 | 2 |
Beloved Aphrodite | 2 | 1 |
Little Princess | 2 | 0 |
Pocahontas | 2 | 2 |
Restoration - time of sensuality | 2 | 2 |
Richard III | 2 | 0 |
Sabrina | 2 | 0 |
12 monkeys | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Whoopi Goldberg hosted the Academy Awards for the second time. The presenters of the candidates are listed below for the respective categories.
Winners and nominations
Best movie
presented by Sidney Poitier
Braveheart - Bruce Davey , Mel Gibson , Alan Ladd Jr.
- Apollo 13 - Brian Grazer
- The Postman (Il Postino) - Gaetano Daniele , Mario Cecchi Gori , Vittorio Cecchi Gori
- A piggy named Babe (Babe) - Bill Miller , George Miller , Doug Mitchell
- Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility) - Lindsay Doran
Best director
presented by Robert Zemeckis
- Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas
- Chris Noonan - A Piggy Called Babe (Babe)
- Michael Radford - The Postman (Il Postino)
- Tim Robbins - Dead Man Walking - His Last Walk (Dead Man Walking)
Best Actor
presented by Jessica Lange
Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
- Richard Dreyfuss - Mr. Holland's Opus
- Anthony Hopkins - Nixon
- Sean Penn - Dead Man Walking - His Last Walk (Dead Man Walking)
- Massimo Troisi - The Postman (Il Postino)
Best main actress
presented by Tom Hanks
Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking - His Last Walk (Dead Man Walking)
- Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas
- Sharon Stone - Casino
- Meryl Streep - The Bridges of Madison County (The Bridges of Madison County)
- Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
Best supporting actor
presented by Dianne Wiest
Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects (The Usual Suspects)
- James Cromwell - A Piggy Called Babe (Babe)
- Ed Harris - Apollo 13
- Brad Pitt - 12 Monkeys (Twelve Monkeys)
- Tim Roth - Rob Roy
The best supporting actress
presented by Martin Landau
Mira Sorvino - Beloved Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)
- Joan Allen - Nixon
- Kathleen Quinlan - Apollo 13
- Mare Winningham - Georgia
- Kate Winslet - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
Best adapted script
presented by Anthony Hopkins
Emma Thompson - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
- William Broyles Jr. , Al Reinert - Apollo 13
- Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas
- George Miller , Chris Noonan - A Piggy Called Babe (Babe)
- Anna Pavignano , Michael Radford , Furio Scarpelli , Giacomo Scarpelli , Massimo Troisi - The Postman (Il Postino)
Best original script
presented by Susan Sarandon
Christopher McQuarrie - The Usual Suspects (The Usual Suspects)
- Woody Allen - Beloved Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)
- Joel Cohen , Peter Docter , John Lasseter , Joe Ranft , Alec Sokolow , Andrew Stanton , Joss Whedon - Toy Story
- Stephen J. Rivele , Oliver Stone , Christopher Wilkinson - Nixon
- Randall Wallace - Braveheart
Best camera
presented by Jim Carrey
- Michael Coulter - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
- Stephen Goldblatt - Batman Forever
- Emmanuel Lubezki - Little Princess (A Little Princess)
- Lü Yue - Shanghai Serenade (Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao)
Best production design
presented by Emma Thompson
Eugenio Zanetti - Restoration - Time of Sensuality (Restoration)
- Merideth Boswell , Michael Corenblith - Apollo 13
- Kerrie Brown , Roger Ford - A Piggy Called Babe (Babe)
- Tony Burrough - Richard III
- Cheryl Carasik , Bo Welch - Little Princess (A Little Princess)
Best costume design
presented by Pierce Brosnan , Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer
James Acheson - Restoration - Time of Sensuality (Restoration)
- Jenny Beavan , John Bright - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
- Shuna Harwood - Richard III.
- Charles Knode - Braveheart
- Julie Weiss - 12 Monkeys (Twelve Monkeys)
Best makeup
presented by Alicia Silverstone
Lois Burwell , Peter Frampton , Paul Pattison - Braveheart
- Ken Diaz , Mark Sanchez - My family (My Family)
- Colleen Callaghan , Greg Cannom , Robert Laden - Family Gang (Roommates)
Best Score (Original Dramatic Score)
presented by Quincy Jones and Sharon Stone
Luis Bacalov - The Postman (Il Postino)
- Patrick Doyle - Sense and Sensibility (Sense and Sensibility)
- James Horner - Apollo 13
- James Horner - Braveheart
- John Williams - Nixon
Best Score (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Alan Menken , Stephen Schwartz - Pocahontas
- Randy Newman - Toy Story
- Thomas Newman - Unstrung Heroes (Unstrung Heroes)
- Marc Shaiman - Hello, Mr. President (The American President)
- John Williams - Sabrina
Best movie song
presented by Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne
" Colors of the Wind " from Pocahontas - Alan Menken , Stephen Schwartz
- "Dead Man Walking" from Dead Man Walking - His Last Walk (Dead Man Walking) - Bruce Springsteen
- " Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? “From Don Juan DeMarco - Bryan Adams , Michael Kamen , Robert John Lange
- "Moonlight" from Sabrina - Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , John Williams
- " You've Got a Friend in Me " from Toy Story - Randy Newman
Best cut
presented by Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Daniel P. Hanley , Mike Hill - Apollo 13
- Marcus D'Arcy , Jay Friedkin - A Piggy Called Babe (Babe)
- Richard Francis-Bruce - Seven (Se7en)
- Chris Lebenzon - Crimson Tide (Crimson Tide)
- Steven Rosenblum - Braveheart
Best sound mix
presented by Steven Seagal
Rick Dior , David MacMillan , Scott Millan , Steve Pederson - Apollo 13
- Anna Behlmer , Scott Millan , Andy Nelson , Brian Simmons - Braveheart
- Michael Herbick , Petur Hliddal , Donald O. Mitchell , Frank A. Montaño - Batman Forever
- William B. Kaplan , Rick Kline , Kevin O'Connell , Gregory H. Watkins - Crimson Tide (Crimson Tide)
- Gregg Landaker , Steve Maslow , Keith A. Wester - Waterworld
Best sound editing
Lon Bender , Per Hallberg - Braveheart
- John Leveque , Bruce Stambler - Batman Forever
- George Watters II - Crimson Tide - In Deepest Danger (Crimson Tide)
Best visual effects
presented by Will Smith
Scott E. Anderson , John Cox , Charles Gibson , Neal Scanlan - A Pig Called Babe (Babe)
Best Documentary (Short Film)
presented by Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue
One Survivor Remembers - Kary Antholis
- Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls - Nancy Dine , Richard Stilwell
- Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper - Freida Lee Mock , Terry Sanders
- The Shadow of Hate - Charles Guggenheim
- The Living Sea (The Living Sea) - Alec Lorimore , Greg MacGillivray
Best Documentary (Long Form)
presented by Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue
Anne Frank - Contemporary Witnesses (Anne Frank Remembered) - Jon Blair
- The Battle Over Citizen Kane (The Battle Over Citizen Kane) - Michael Epstein , Thomas Lennon
- Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream - Michael Tollin
- Small Wonders - Allan Miller , Walter Scheuer
- Troublesome Creek - A Different Kind of Western (Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern) - Steven Ascher , Jeanne Jordan
Best Short Film (Animated)
presented by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jackie Chan
Wallace & Gromit in A Close Shave - Nick Park
- Gagarin - Alexei Charitidi
- Mickey Monster Mouse (Runaway Brain) - Chris Bailey
- The Chicken from Outer Space - John Dilworth
- The End - Robin Bargar , Chris Landreth
Best Short Film (Live Action)
presented by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jackie Chan
Lieberman in Love - Christine Lahti , Jana Sue Memel
- Duke of Groove - Thom Colwell , Griffin Dunne
- Sweeping men (Brooms) - Luke Cresswell , Steve McNicholas
- Little Surprises - Tikki Goldberg , Jeff Goldblum
- Tuesday Morning Ride - Dianne Houston , Joy Ryan
Best foreign language film
presented by Mel Gibson
Antonia's World (Antonia) , Netherlands - Marleen Gorris
- The man who makes the stars (L'Uomo delle stelle) , Italy - Giuseppe Tornatore
- The children of Saigon (Poussières de vie) , Algeria - Rachid Bouchareb
- O Quatrilho , Brazil - Fábio Barreto
- The youth is beautiful (Lust och fägring stor) , Sweden - Bo Widerberg
Honorary Oscars
Honorary Award
presented by Steven Spielberg
presented by Robin Williams
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
presented by Richard Dreyfuss
Web links
- Academy Awards 1996 in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The 68th Academy Awards | 1996. In: Oscars.org. (English).