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- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.BEST PICTURE
Fargo
Trainspotting
The English Patient
Secrets & Lies
Shine
Evita
Scream
Romeo + Juliet
Jerry Maguire
The Crucible - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.BEST DIRECTOR
Joel & Ethan Coen - Fargo
Danny Boyle - Trainspotting
Mike Leigh - Secrets & Lies
Anthony Minghella - The English Patient
Scott Hicks - Shine
Alan Parker - Evita - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.BEST ACTOR
William H. Macy - Fargo
Geoffrey Rush - Shine
Ralph Fiennes - The English Patient
Ewan McGregor - Trainspotting
Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire
Timothy Spall - Secrets & Lies - DirectorMike LeighStarsTimothy SpallBrenda BlethynPhyllis LoganFollowing the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.BEST ACTRESS
Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies
Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves
Frances McDormand - Fargo
Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Secrets & Lies
Victoire Thivisol - Ponette
Madonna - Evita - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Peter Stormare - Fargo
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Shine
Paul Scofield - The Crucible
Robert Carlyle - Trainspotting
Gene Hackman - The Birdcage - DirectorJane CampionStarsNicole KidmanJohn MalkovichBarbara HersheyAn American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Barbara Hershey - The Portrait of a Lady
Juliette Binoche - The English Patient
Glenn Close - 101 Dalmatians
Joan Allen - The Crucible
Kristin Scott Thomas - The English Patient
Drew Barrymore - Scream - DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.BEST CASTING
The English Patient
Fargo
Secrets & Lies
The Portrait of a Lady
Shine
The Crucible - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Fargo
Secrets & Lies
Scream
Jerry Maguire
Shine
Ponette - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee MillerRenton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Trainspotting
The English Patient
The Crucible
The Birdcage
Emma
Romeo + Juliet - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn LeguizamoShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Romeo + Juliet
Trainspotting
Emma
Twister
The Portrait of a Lady
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.BEST EDITING
Fargo
Trainspotting
The English Patient
Independence Day
Evita
Shine - DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The English Patient
The Portrait of a Lady
Fargo
Romeo + Juliet
Evita
Shine - DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The English Patient
The Portrait of a Lady
Evita
Romeo + Juliet
The Birdcage
The Crucible - DirectorStephen HerekStarsGlenn CloseJeff DanielsJoely RichardsonAn evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
101 Dalmatians
The Portrait of a Lady
Evita
The English Patient
Emma
Romeo + Juliet - DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
The English Patient
Evita
The Portrait of a Lady
The Birdcage
Romeo + Juliet
DragonHeart - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Independence Day
Twister
DragonHeart
Eraser
Mission: Impossible - DirectorRob CohenStarsDennis QuaidSean ConneryDina MeyerThe last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying Knight must cooperate to stop an evil King, who was given partial immortality.BEST SCORE
DragonHeart
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The English Patient
Emma
Shine
The Portrait of a Lady - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee MillerRenton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Trainspotting
Romeo + Juliet
Evita
Breaking the Waves
Space Jam - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn LeguizamoShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.BEST SONG
Romeo + Juliet - "Kissing You"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - "God Help the Outcasts"
Evita - "You Must Love Me"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - "The Bells of Notre Dame"
Space Jam - "I Believe I Can Fly"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - "Someday" - DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMadonnaJonathan PryceAntonio BanderasThe hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Evita - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.BEST SOUND
Independence Day
Twister
Eraser
The English Patient
Evita
Mission: Impossible - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.BEST SOUND EDITING
Independence Day
Eraser
Twister
DragonHeart
Mission: Impossible
The English Patient - DirectorChuck RussellStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerVanessa WilliamsJames CaanA Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.BEST STUNTS
Eraser
Mission: Impossible
Twister
Independence Day
DragonHeart
The English Patient - DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay BergmanA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - DirectorJacques DoillonStarsVictoire ThivisolDelphine SchiltzMatiaz Bureau CatonA four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.BEST FOREIGN FILM
Ponette