54th Golden Globe Awards (1997)
· 13 categories · 51 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: The English Patient
Awards season
1997 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
10 award ceremonies and festivals from January to November 1997, with 314 nominations and 92 winners. The English Patient won the most, 20 awards at 5 ceremonies. At the Oscars, The English Patient won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1997 Ceremony
The English Patient took the top prize at 4 ceremonies (Golden Globes, DGA Awards, Oscars and BAFTA). The other 5 went to 4 films. 1 ceremony has no top prize winner in the database.
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Best Picture – Drama: Golden Globes The English Patient Best Picture – Drama -
Best Picture: Critics' Choice Fargo Best Picture -
Outstanding Cast: Actor Awards (SAG) The Birdcage Outstanding Cast - Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: DGA Awards The English Patient Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
- Best Feature: Spirit Awards Fargo Best Feature
- Best Picture: Oscars The English Patient Best Picture
- Best Film: BAFTA The English Patient Best Film
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Best Canadian Feature Film: TIFF The Sweet Hereafter Best Canadian Feature Film -
Best Animated Feature: Annie Awards Cats Don't Dance Best Animated Feature
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1997
The English Patient won 20 awards from 39 nominations at the 1997 ceremonies. Fargo was next with 12 wins. The logos show where each film won.
- The English Patient 20 / 391996 · Drama, Romance · 20 wins from 39 nominations
- Fargo 12 / 291996 · Drama, Thriller · 12 wins from 29 nominations
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Shine 6 / 261996 · Biography, Drama · 6 wins from 26 nominations -
Jerry Maguire 6 / 151996 · Drama, Sport · 6 wins from 15 nominations -
Secrets & Lies 5 / 171996 · Drama, Comedy · 5 wins from 17 nominations -
Evita 4 / 181996 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 18 nominations -
Hercules 4 / 51997 · Adventure, Fantasy · 4 wins from 5 nominations -
Independence Day 2 / 91996 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 9 nominations -
1996 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 8 nominations - Cats Don't Dance 2 / 61997 · Fantasy, Comedy · 2 wins from 6 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1997
Anthony Minghella and Geoffrey Rush each won 5 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
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Geoffrey Rush 5 wins from 5 nominationsWon at BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globes, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG)
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Frances McDormand 4 wins from 6 nominationsWon at Critics' Choice, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG), Spirit Awards 
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Month by month
Every 1997 Award Ceremony
10 ceremonies in date order from January to November 1997. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1997 Award Ceremonies
February 1997 Award Ceremony
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3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)· 5 categories · 22 nominations
Outstanding Cast: The Birdcage
March 1997 Award Ceremonies
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49th Directors Guild of America Awards (1997)· 2 categories · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: The English Patient
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April 1997 Award Ceremony
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50th British Academy Film Awards (1997)· 18 categories · 64 nominations
Best Film: The English Patient
July 1997 Award Ceremony
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23rd Saturn Awards (1997)· 8 categories · 24 nominations
September 1997 Film Festival
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22nd Toronto International Film Festival Awards (1997)· 3 categories · 4 nominations
Best Canadian Feature Film: The Sweet Hereafter
November 1997 Award Ceremony
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FAQ
1997 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1997, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1997?
The English Patient (1996) won the most awards at the 1997 ceremonies: 20 wins from 39 nominations, at the BAFTAs, the Critics' Choice Awards, the DGA Awards, the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Fargo was next with 12 wins.
About The English Patient Who won the most awards in 1997?
Anthony Minghella and Geoffrey Rush each won 5 awards in 1997, the most of anyone named in a category.
Anthony Minghella's awards What won Best Picture at the 1997 Oscars?
The English Patient (1996) won Best Picture at the 69th Academy Awards (1997) on March 24, 1997.
1997 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1997?
The database has 10 ceremonies for 1997: 54th Golden Globe Awards, 2nd Critics' Choice Movie Awards, 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, 49th Directors Guild of America Awards, 12th Independent Spirit Awards, 69th Academy Awards, 50th British Academy Film Awards, 23rd Saturn Awards, 22nd Toronto International Film Festival Awards and 25th Annie Awards.