Academy Awards 1996

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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
Movie N S.
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

Mel Gibson - Braveheart

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

John Toll - Braveheart

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)

Leslie Ekker , Michael Kanfer , Robert Legato , Matt Sweeney - Apollo 13

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

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