Academy Awards 1997

Best Picture:
As Good As It Gets - James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, Kristi Zea
Good Will Hunting - Lawrence Bender
L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson, Arnon Milchan, Michael Nathanson
The Full Monty - Uberto Pasolini
***Titanic - James Cameron, Jon Landau


Actor In A Leading Role:
***Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets
Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting
Robert Duvall, The Apostle
Peter Fonda, Ulee's Gold
Dustin Hoffman, Wag The Dog

Actress In A Leading Role:
Julie Christie, Afterglow
***Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets
Judi Dench, Mrs. Brown
Helena Bonham Carter, The Wings Of The Dove
Kate Winslet, Titanic


Directing:
Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant
L.A. Confidential, Curtis Hanson
The Full Monty, Peter Cattaneo
The Wings Of The Dove, Atom Egoyan
***Titanic, James Cameron


Actor In A Supporting Role:
Anthony Hopkins, Amistad
Greg Kinnear, As Good As It Gets
Burt Reynolds, Boogie Nights
***Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting
Robert Forster, Jackie Brown


Actress In A Supporting Role:
Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights
Minnie Driver, Good Will Hunting
Joan Cusack, In & Out
***Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential
Gloria Stewart, Titanic


Cinematography:
Amistad, Janusz Kaminski
Kundun, Roger Deakins
L.A. Confidential, Dante Spinotti
The Wings Of The Dove, Eduardo Serra
***Titanic, Russell Carpenter


Writing (Screenplay Original):
As Good As It Gets - Mark Andrus, James L. Brooks
Boogie Nights - Paul Thomas Anderson
Deconstructing Harry - Woody Allen
***Good Will Hunting - Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
The Full Monty - Simon Beaufoy

Writing (Screenplay Adaptation):
Donnie Brasco - Paul Attanasio
***L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland
The Sweet Hereafter - Atom Egoyan
The Wings Of The Dove - Hossein Amini
Wag The Dog - Hilary Henkin, David Mamet


Documentary (Feature):
4 Little Girls - Spike Lee, Sam Pollard
Ayn Rand: A Sense Of Life - Michael Paxton
Colors Straight Up - Michele Ohayon, Julia Schachter
***The Long Way Home - Rabbi Marvin Hier, Richard Trank
Waco: The Rules Of Engagement - William Gazecki, Dan Gifford


Documentary (Short Subject):
***A Story Of Healing - Donna Dewey, Carol Pasternak
Alaska: Spirit Of The Wild - George Casey, Paul Novros
Amazon - Keith Merrill, Jonathan Stern
Daughter Of The Bride - Terri Randall
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies - Andrea Biaugrund, Mel Damski


Film Editing:
Air Force One - Richard Francis-Bruce
As Good As It Gets - Richard Marks
Good Will Hunting - Pietro Scalia
L.A. Confidential - Peter Honess
***Titanic - Bonrad Buff, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris


Set Decoration:
Gattaca - Nancy Nye
Kundun - Francesca Lo Schiavo
L.A. Confidential - Jay R. Hart
Men In Black - Cheryl Carasik
***Titanic - Michael Ford


Art Direction:
Gattaca - Jan Roelfs
Kundun - Dante Ferretti
L.A. Confidential - Jeannine Oppewall
Men In Black - Bo Welch
***Titanic - Peter Lamont

Short Film (Animated):
Famous Fred - Joanna Quinn
***Geri's Game - Jan Pinkava
La Vielle Dame Et Les Pigeons (The Old Lady And The Pigeons) - Sylvain Chomet
Redux Riding Hood - Steve Moore, Dan O'Shannon
The Mermaid - Alexander Petrov


Short Film (Live Action):
Dance Lexie Dance - Tim Loane, Pearse Moore
It's Good To Talk - Roger Goldby, Barney Reisz
Sweethearts? - Birger Larsen, Thomas Lydholm
***Visas And Virtue - Chris Donahue, Chris Tashima
Wolfgang - Anders Thomas Jensen, Kim Magnusson


Foreign Language Film:
Beyond Silence - Germany
***Character - The Netherlands
Four Days In September - Brazil
Secrets Of The Heart - Spain
The Thief - Russia


Costume Design:
Amistad - Ruth E. Carter
Kundun - Dante Ferretti
Oscar And Lucinda - Janet Patterson
The Wings Of The Dove - Sandy Powell
***Titanic - Deborah L. Scott


Makeup:
***Men In Black - David LeRoy Anderson, Rick Baker
Mrs. Brown - Beverly Binda, Veronica Brebner, Lisa Westcott
Titanic - Greg Cannom, Tina Earnshaw, Simon Thompson


Sound Effects Editing:
Face/Off - Per Hallberg, Mark P. Stoeckinger
The Fifth Element - Mark Mangini
***Titanic - Tom Belifort, Christopher Boyes

Visual Effects:
Starship Troopers - Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis, John Richardson, Phil Tippett
The Lost World: Jurassic Park - Randal M. Dutra, Michael Lantieri, Dennis Muren, Stan Winston
***Titanic - Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer, Mark Lasoff, Robert Legato


Sound:
Air Force One - D.M. Hemphill, Rick Kline, Paul Massey, Keith A. Wester
Con Air - Kevin O'Connell, Arthur Rochester, Greg P. Russell
Contact - Tom Johnson, William B. Kaplan, Dennis Sands, Randy Thom
L.A. Confidential - Anna Behmer, Kirk Francis, Andy Nelson
***Titanic - Tom Johnson, Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Mark Illano


Music (Original Dramatic Score):
Armistad - John Williams
Good Will Hunting - Danny Elfman
Kundun - Philip Glass
L.A. Confidentail - Jerry Goldsmith
***Titanic - James Horner


Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score):
Anastasia - Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, David Newman
As Good As It Gets - Hans Zimmer
Men In Black - Danny Elfman
My Best Friend's Wedding - James Newton Howard
***The Full Monty - Anne Dudley


Music (Original Song):
"Journey To The Past" ~Anastasia - Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty
"How Do I Live" ~Con Air - Diane Warren
"Miss Misery" ~Good Will Hunting - Elliott Smith
"Go The Distance" ~Hercules - Alan Menken, David Zippel
***"My Heart Will Go On" ~Titanic - James Horner, Will Jennings


Special Awards:
Gordon E. Sawyer Award: Don Iwerks
Honorary Award: Peter Clark, Stanley Donen



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