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1996 Academy Awards — 113 nominations across 24 categories.

Best Picture

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

★ Shine IMDB — Geoffrey Rush
Jerry Maguire IMDB — Tom Cruise
The English Patient IMDB — Ralph Fiennes
The People vs. Larry Flynt IMDB — Woody Harrelson
Sling Blade IMDB — Billy Bob Thornton

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

★ Jerry Maguire IMDB — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Fargo IMDB — William H. Macy
Shine IMDB — Armin Mueller-Stahl
Primal Fear IMDB — Edward Norton
Ghosts of Mississippi IMDB — James Woods

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

★ Fargo IMDB — Frances McDormand
Secrets & Lies IMDB — Brenda Blethyn
Marvin's Room IMDB — Diane Keaton
The English Patient IMDB — Kristin Scott Thomas
Breaking the Waves IMDB — Emily Watson

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

★ The English Patient IMDB — Juliette Binoche
The Crucible IMDB — Joan Allen
The Mirror Has Two Faces IMDB — Lauren Bacall
The Portrait of a Lady IMDB — Barbara Hershey
Secrets & Lies IMDB — Marianne Jean-Baptiste

ART DIRECTION

CINEMATOGRAPHY

COSTUME DESIGN

★ The English Patient IMDB — Ann Roth
Angels and Insects IMDB — Paul Brown
Emma IMDB — Ruth Myers
Hamlet IMDB — Alex Byrne
The Portrait of a Lady IMDB — Janet Patterson

DIRECTING

★ The English Patient IMDB — Anthony Minghella
Fargo IMDB — Joel Coen
The People vs. Larry Flynt IMDB — Milos Forman
Secrets & Lies IMDB — Mike Leigh
Shine IMDB — Scott Hicks

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

FILM EDITING

★ The English Patient IMDB — Walter Murch
Evita IMDB — Gerry Hambling
Fargo IMDB — Roderick Jaynes
Jerry Maguire IMDB — Joe Hutshing
Shine IMDB — Pip Karmel

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

MUSIC (Original Score)

★ The English Patient IMDB — Gabriel Yared
Hamlet IMDB — Patrick Doyle
Michael Collins IMDB — Elliot Goldenthal
Shine IMDB — David Hirschfelder
Sleepers IMDB — John Williams

MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)

MUSIC (Original Song)

SHORT FILM (Animated)

★ Quest IMDB — Tyron Montgomery, Thomas Stellmach
Canhead IMDB — Timothy Hittle, Chris Peterson
La Salla IMDB — Richard Condie
Wat's Pig IMDB — Peter Lord

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

★ Dear Diary IMDB — David Frankel, Barry Jossen
De Tripas, Corazon IMDB — Antonio Urrutia
Ernst & Lyset IMDB — Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Esposados IMDB — Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Wordless IMDB — Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo

SOUND EDITING

★ The Ghost and the Darkness IMDB — Bruce Stambler
Daylight IMDB — Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
Eraser IMDB — Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman

SOUND MIXING

VISUAL EFFECTS

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

★ Sling Blade IMDB — Billy Bob Thornton
The Crucible IMDB — Arthur Miller
The English Patient IMDB — Anthony Minghella
Hamlet IMDB — Kenneth Branagh
Trainspotting IMDB — John Hodge

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

★ Fargo IMDB — Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Jerry Maguire IMDB — Cameron Crowe
Lone Star IMDB — John Sayles
Secrets & Lies IMDB — Mike Leigh
Shine IMDB — Screenplay by Jan Sardi; Story by Scott Hicks