69th Annual Academy Awards
March 24, 1997

The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

Your Host: Billy Crystal
Televised over ABC
Supporting Actor:Mira Sorvino
View Cuba Gooding Jr.'s acceptance speech at (1:58)
Art Direction:Sandra Bullock
Costume Design:Juliette Binoche
Sound Effects Editing:Beavis and Butthead
Makeup:Courtney Love
Supporting Actress:Kevin Spacey
Short Films:David Spade & Chris Farley
Honorary Award to Michael Kidd:Julie Andrews
Scientific and Technical Awards:Helen Hunt
Documentary Films:Tommy Lee Jones & Will Smith
Visual Effects:Jim Carrey
Sound:Chris O'Donnell
Film Editing:Nicole Kidman (w. Chuck Workman film montage and Michael Flatley & Lord of the Dance)
Original Musical or Comedy Score:Debbie Reynolds
Original Dramatic Score:Gregory Hines
Cinematography:Tim Robbins
Thalberg Award:Michael Douglas
Foreign Language Film:Kristin Scott Thomas & Jack Valenti
Original Song:Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton
& Bette Midler
Tribute to William Shakespeare on film:Kenneth Branagh
Writing Awards:Jodie Foster
Actress:Nicolas Cage
Actor:Susan Sarandon
Director:Mel Gibson
Best Picture:Al Pacino
"You Must Love Me"-- Madonna (intro by Billy Crystal)
"That Thing You Do!"-- Lip Sync Dance Number (choreographed by Otis Lee) (intro by Claire Danes)
"I Finally Found Someone"-- Céline Dion (for the ill Natalie Cole) (intro by Billy Crystal)
"For the First Time"-- Kenny Loggins (intro by Salma Hayek)
"Because You Love Me"-- Céline Dion (intro by Jennifer Lopez)
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Saul Zaentz with his Oscar® for Best Picture (The English Patient) and his Thalberg Award
Best Actor winner Geoffrey Rush (Shine)
Frances McDormand, Best Actress for Fargo
Cuba Gooding, Jr., (w. presenter Mira Sorvino) and his Award for Best Supporting Actor (Jerry Maguire)
Juliette Binoche with her Oscar® for Best Supporting Actress (The English Patient)

Billy Bob Thornton shows off his Award for Adapted Screenplay (Sling Blade)
Stuart Craig and Stephenie McMillan [w. presenter Sandra Bullock (c.)] and their Awards for Best Art Direction (The English Patient)
Michael Kidd (w. presenter Julie Andrews) and his Honorary Award
Show Producer:Gilbert Cates
Telecast Directors for ABC:Louis J. Horvitz
Shanda Sawyer (Michael Kidd Tribute)
Writing credits (in alphabetical order):Joe Bolster (special material)
Billy Crystal (special material)
Ed Driscoll (special material)
Carrie Fisher
Hal Kanter
Buz Kohan
Jon Macks
Marc Shaiman (special material)
David Steinberg (special material)
Bruce Vilanch
Musical Director:Bill Conti