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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE	ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Tom Cruise Ralph Fiennes Woody Harrelson Geoffrey Rush Billy Bob Thornton	Cuba Gooding, Jr. William H. Macy Armin Mueller-Stahl Edward Norton James Woods
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE	ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Brenda Blethyn Diane Keaton Frances McDormand Kristin Scott Thomas Emily Watson	Joan Allen Lauren Bacall Juliette Binoche Barbara Hershey Marianne Jean-Baptiste
ART DIRECTION	CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE BIRDCAGE THE ENGLISH PATIENT EVITA HAMLET WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET	THE ENGLISH PATIENT EVITA FARGO FLY AWAY HOME MICHAEL COLLINS
COSTUME DESIGN	DIRECTING
ANGELS AND INSECTS EMMA THE ENGLISH PATIENT HAMLET THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY	THE ENGLISH PATIENT FARGO THE PEOPLE vs. LARRY FLYNT SECRETS & LIES SHINE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE	DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
THE LINE KING: THE AL HIRSCHFELD STORY MANDELA SUZANNE FARRELL: ELUSIVE MUSE TELL THE TRUTH AND RUN: GEORGE SELDES AND THE AMERICAN PRESS WHEN WE WERE KINGS	BREATHING LESSONS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARK O'BRIEN COSMIC VOYAGE AN ESSAY ON MATISSE SPECIAL EFFECTS THE WILD BUNCH: AN ALBUM IN MONTAGE
FILM EDITING	FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE ENGLISH PATIEN EVITA FARGO JERRY MAGUIRE SHINE	A CHEF IN LOVE KOLYA THE OTHER SIDE OF SUNDAY PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS RIDICULE
MAKEUP	ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE
GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI THE NUTTY PROFESSOR STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT	THE ENGLISH PATIENT HAMLET MICHAEL COLLINS SHINE SLEEPERS
ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE	ORIGINAL SONG
EMMA THE FIRST WIVES CLUB THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH THE PREACHER'S WIFE	UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL ONE FINE DAY THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES THAT THING YOU DO! EVITA
BEST PICTURE	SHORT FILM ANIMATED
THE ENGLISH PATIENT FARGO JERRY MAGUIRE SECRETS AND LIES SHINE	CANHEAD LA SALLA QUEST WAT'S PIG
SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION	SOUND
DE TRIPAS, CORAZON DEAR DIARY ERNST & LYSET ESPOSADOS WORDLESS	THE ENGLISH PATIENT EVITA INDEPENDENCE DAY THE ROCK TWISTER
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING	VISUAL EFFECTS
DAYLIGHT ERASER THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS	DRAGONHEART INDEPENDENCE DAY TWISTER
SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED	SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
THE CRUCIBLE THE ENGLISH PATIENT HAMLET SLING BLADE TRAINSPOTTING	FARGO JERRY MAGUIRE LONE STAR SECRETS & LIES SHINE
1996 Nominees Facts Sheet 1996 Nominees Organized by Film Click here to see a list of feature films released in 1996 which were eligible to be nominated for Academy Awards.