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Oscars 1997 Winners & Nominees

The 69th Academy Awards (1997) took place on March 24, 1997. The English Patient won Best Picture and 8 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 21 categories is below.

All 21 categories Most wins
categories
21
nominations
77
films nominated
35
winners
20
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Best Picture
The English Patient
Headline winners

Oscars 1997: The Winners

The English Patient won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Anthony Minghella (Best Director), Geoffrey Rush (Best Actor) and Frances McDormand (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The English Patient (1996) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

The English Patient

1996 · Drama, Romance, War · $232M worldwide

9 wins from 12 nominations at the 69th Academy Awards (1997)

  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Music (Original Dramatic Score
  • Best Sound

During World War II, a badly burned man is found in the Sahara Desert and cared for by a nurse, Hana. He recounts his passionate and complex love affair with Katharine Clifton, a married Englishwoman, revealing a tragic past filled with betrayal, political intrigue, and loss. As Hana tends to his physical and emotional wounds, she uncovers the identity of the mysterious stranger, Laszlo de Almasy, and the devastating events that led him to this isolated place.

About The English Patient
Scoreboard

Oscars 1997: Which Films Won the Most

The English Patient won 9 awards from 12 nominations. 11 films won at least once, while Secrets & Lies went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The English Patient (1996) movie poster
    The English Patient 9 / 12
    1996 · Drama, Romance · 9 wins from 12 nominations
  2. Fargo (1996) movie poster
    Fargo 2 / 7
    1996 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Shine (1996) movie poster
    Shine 1 / 7
    1996 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  4. Jerry Maguire (1996) movie poster
    Jerry Maguire 1 / 5
    1996 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Evita (1996) movie poster
    Evita 1 / 5
    1996 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Emma (1996) movie poster
    Emma 1 / 2
    1996 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. Independence Day (1996) movie poster
    Independence Day 1 / 2
    1996 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 2 nominations
  8. Sling Blade (1996) movie poster
    Sling Blade 1 / 2
    1996 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  9. When We Were Kings (1996) movie poster
    When We Were Kings 1 / 1
    1996 · History, Sport · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. The Nutty Professor (1996) movie poster
    The Nutty Professor 1 / 1
    1996 · Sci-Fi, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 21 Oscars 1997 Categories: Winners & Nominees

21 categories and 77 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

21 categories · 77 nominations

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Oscars 1997 Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

Official name: Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published)

3 nominees

Oscars 1997 Best Foreign Language Film

Official name: Foreign Language Film

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1997 Best Documentary Feature

Official name: Documentary (Feature)

1 nominee
Movie marathon

The Oscars 1997 Best Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Picture nominees at the 69th Academy Awards (1997), back to back: 10 hours 40 minutes.

Total running time 10h 40m 10 hours 40 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The English Patient 2h 42m
Shortest
Fargo 1h 38m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1997 Winners

Drama led with 65 nominations across 25 films and won 16. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 16 wins · 65 nominations · 25%
  2. Romance 13 wins · 34 nominations · 38%
  3. Thriller 4 wins · 20 nominations · 20%
  4. Comedy 3 wins · 19 nominations · 16%
  5. Biography 2 wins · 16 nominations · 13%
  6. War 9 wins · 14 nominations · 64%
  7. Adventure 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  8. Crime 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  9. Action 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  10. Music 1 win · 8 nominations · 13%
1997 season

How the Rest of the 1997 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 1997, with the winner of each top prize. The English Patient also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 1997 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1997: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 69th Academy Awards (1997), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 69th Academy Awards (1997)?

The English Patient (1996) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Secrets & Lies and Shine.

About The English Patient

Which film won the most awards at the 69th Academy Awards (1997)?

The English Patient (1996) won the most: 9 awards from 12 nominations. Fargo was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 69th Academy Awards (1997)?

The English Patient (1996) led with 12 nominations and won 9 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 69th Academy Awards (1997)?

Best Director: Anthony Minghella for The English Patient. Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush for Shine. Best Actress: Frances McDormand for Fargo. Best Supporting Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr. for Jerry Maguire. Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Binoche for The English Patient.

When was the 69th Academy Awards (1997)?

The 69th Academy Awards (1997) took place on March 24, 1997. The database has 21 categories and 77 nominations for it.