Oscar Nominations and Winners (1996)
Best Picture
- The English Patient
- Fargo
- Jerry Maguire
- Secrets and Lies
- Shine
Best Director
- Joel Coen (Fargo)
- Milos Forman (The People vs. Larry Flynt)
- Scott Hicks (Shine)
- Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies)
- Anthony Minghella (The English Patient)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Tom Cruise (Jerry Maguire)
- Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient)
- Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt)
- Geoffrey Rush (Shine)
- Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Jerry Maguire)
- William H. Macy (Fargo)
- Armin Mueller-Stahl (Shine)
- Edward Norton (Primal Fear)
- James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies)
- Diane Keaton (Marvin's Room)
- Frances McDormand (Fargo)
- Kristen Scott Thomas (The English Patient)
- Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Joan Allen (The Crucible)
- Lauren Bacall (The Mirror Has Two Faces)
- Juliette Binoche (The English Patient)
- Barbara Hershey (The Portrait of a Lady)
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets and Lies)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
- The English Patient (Anthony Minghella)
- Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh)
- Sling Blade (Billy Bob Thornton)
- Trainspotting (John Hodge)
Best Original Screenplay
- Fargo (Ethan Coen and Joel Coen)
- Jerry Maguire (Cameron Crowe)
- Lone Star (John Sayles)
- Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh)
- Shine (Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks)
Best Foreign Language Film
- A Chef in Love (Georgia)
- Kolya (Czech Republic)
- The Other Side of Sunday (Norway)
- The Prisoner of the Mountains (Russia)
- Ridicule (France)
Art Direction
- The Birdcage
- The English Patient
- Evita
- Hamlet
- William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Cinematography
- The English Patient
- Evita
- Fargo
- Fly Away Home
- Michael Collins
Costume Design
- Angels and Insects
- Emma
- The English Patient>/B>
- Hamlet
- The Portrait of a Lady
Documentary Feature
- 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
Documentary Short Subject
- Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work Mark O'Brien
- Cosmic Voyage
- An Essay on Matisse
- Special Effects
- The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Film Editing
- The English Patient
- Evita
- Fargo
- Jerry Maguire
- Shine
Makeup
- Ghosts of Mississippi
- The Nutty Professor
- Star Trek: First Contact
Original Score For Musical or Comedy
- Emma (Rachel Portman)
- The First Wives Club (Marc Shaiman)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz)
- James and the Giant Peach (Randy Newman)
- The Preacher's Wife (Hans Zimmer)
Original Score For Drama
- The English Patient (Gabriel Yared)
- Hamlet (Patrick Doyle)
- Michael Collins (Elliot Goldenthal)
- Shine (David Hirschfelder)
- Sleepers (John Williams)
Original Song
- "Because You Loved Me" (Up Close and Personal) Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren.
- "For the First Time" (One Fine Day) Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich.
- "I Finally Found Someone" (The Mirror Has Two Faces) Music and Lyrics by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert Lange.
- "That Thing You Do!" (That Thing You Do!) Music and Lyrics by Adam Schlesinger.
- "You Must Love Me" (Evita) Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
Animated Short Film
- Canhead
- La Salla
- Quest
- Wat's Pig
Live Action Short Film
- De Tripas, Coraz�n
- Dear Diary
- Ernst & Lyset
- Esposados
- Wordless
Sound
- The English Patient
- Evita
- Independence Day
- The Rock
- Twister
Sound Editing
- Daylight
- Eraser
- The Ghost and the Darkness
Visual Effects
- Dragonheart
- Independence Day
- Twister