1996 (69th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1996 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1996 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1996 Ceremony
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Monday, March 24, 1997 6:00 PM Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1996 Winners
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Best Picture: The English Patient Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films Saul Zaentz, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott (as an adult) in the film Shine |
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Best Actress: Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson in the film Fargo |
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Best Supporting Actor: Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Rod Tidwell in the film Jerry Maguire |
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Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Binoche as Hana in the film The English Patient |
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Best Song: You Must Love Me from the film Evita Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyric by Tim Rice Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1996 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees |
The 1996 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles Governors Ball Program/Menu Governors Ball Attendee Gift Dinner Menu |