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The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is among the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremonies in the world.
 
 
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Pick of the Litter 1996
The English Patient
(1996)  R
Filled with flashbacks and moral ambiguities, this adult romance is a complicated WWII saga that finds fragile French-Canadian nurse Hana (Binoche) caring for Almasy (Fiennes), an enigmatic, dying burn patient, in an abandoned monastery in Tuscany. Hana's joined by thief-turned-spy Caravaggio (Dafoe), who has a private score to settle with ... more
Hamlet
(1996)  PG-13
Branagh tackles Shakespeare once again with the uncut, four-hour long story of the melancholy Dane (played by you-know-who). Branagh's decision to use the complete text, and move the action ahead 600 years to the 19th century adds an interesting external political dimension to the palace intrigue and gives this sixth ... more

Academy Awards: The Oscars 1996
 
 
Independence Day
Achievement in Visual Effects
 
(Winner) Independence Day
(1996) PG-13 

Nominees:
Dragonheart
(1996) PG-13 
Twister
(1996) PG-13 
 
 

 
Emma
Best Original Score
 
 
 

 
The Ghost and the Darkness
Achievement in Sound Effects Editing
 
 
 

 
When We Were Kings
Best Documentary Feature
 
(Winner) When We Were Kings
(1996) PG \"\"

Nominees:
No Nominees Under this category
 
 

 
The Nutty Professor
Achievement in Makeup
 
 
 

 
Kolya
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
 
 
 

 
Sling Blade
Best Adapted screenplay
 
(Winner) Sling Blade
(1996) R \"\"
 
 

 
Ridicule
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
 
 
 

 
Evita
Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
 
 
 

 
Cuba Gooding
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
 
 
 

 
The English Patient
Best Picture of the year
 
(Winner) The English Patient
(1996) R 

Nominees:
Secrets and Lies
(1995) R 
Fargo
(1996) R 
Jerry Maguire
(1996) R 
Shine
(1995) PG-13 
 
 

 
Anthony Minghella
Achievement in directing
 
 
 

 
Juliette Binoche
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
 
 
 

 
The English Patient
Achievement in Art Direction
 
 
 

 
The English Patient
Achievement in Costume Design
 
(Winner) The English Patient
(1996) R 

Nominees:
Angels and Insects
(1995) R 
Emma
(1996) PG 
Portrait of a Lady
(1996) PG-13 
Hamlet
(1996) PG-13 
 
 

 
The English Patient
Achievement in Sound
 
(Winner) The English Patient
(1996) R 

Nominees:
Twister
(1996) PG-13 
The Rock
(1996) R 
Independence Day
(1996) PG-13 
Evita
(1996) PG 
 
 

 
The English Patient
Achievement in film editing
 
(Winner) The English Patient
(1996) R 

Nominees:
Evita
(1996) PG 
Jerry Maguire
(1996) R 
Fargo
(1996) R 
Shine
(1995) PG-13 
 
 

 
Geoffrey Rush
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
 
 
 

 
Frances McDormand
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
 
 
 

 
The English Patient
Original Dramatic Score
 
(Winner) The English Patient
(1996) R 

Nominees:
Sleepers
(1996) R 
Hamlet
(1996) PG-13 
Michael Collins
(1996) R 
Shine
(1995) PG-13 
 
 

 
The English Patient
Achievement in cinematography
 
(Winner) The English Patient
(1996) R 

Nominees:
Evita
(1996) PG 
Fly Away Home
(1996) PG 
Michael Collins
(1996) R 
Fargo
(1996) R 
 
 

 
Fargo
Best Original screenplay
 
(Winner) Fargo
(1996) R 
 
 


 
 
 
 
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