1996 ceremony · films of 1995
The 68th Oscars
113 nominations in 24 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
5 of 10
2 of 9
1 of 7
1 of 7
1 of 5
1 of 4
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
- Brian Grazer, Producer
- Lindsay Doran, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
- Nicolas Cage · Ben Sanderson
- Sean Penn · Matthew Poncelet
- Richard Dreyfuss · Glenn Holland
- Anthony Hopkins · Richard Nixon
- Massimo Troisi · Mario
Best Actress
- Susan Sarandon · Sister Helen Prejean
- Sharon Stone · Ginger McKenna
- Emma Thompson · Elinor Dashwood
- Meryl Streep · Francesca Johnson
Best Supporting Actor
- Kevin Spacey · Roger 'Verbal' Kint
- Brad Pitt · Jeffrey Goines
- James Cromwell · Farmer Hoggett
Best Supporting Actress
- Mira Sorvino · Linda
- Kathleen Quinlan · Marilyn Lovell
- Mare Winningham · Georgia
- Joan Allen · Pat Nixon
- Kate Winslet · Marianne Dashwood
Best Original Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)
Screenplay by Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow; Story by John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced or Published)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
The Netherlands- Sweden
- Algeria
- Brazil
- Italy
Best Documentary Feature
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik- Art Direction: Michael Corenblith; Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
- Art Direction: Roger Ford; Set Decoration: Kerrie Brown
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Announced as Makeup
Best Original Score
Announced as Music (Original Dramatic Score)
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)
Best Original Song
Pocahontas · Colors Of The WindMusic by Alan Menken; Lyric by Stephen Schwartz- Dead Man Walking · Dead Man Walkin'Music and Lyric by Bruce Springsteen
Don Juan DeMarco · Have You Ever Really Loved A WomanMusic and Lyric by Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams and Robert John Lange
Sabrina · Moonlight- Toy Story · You've Got A Friend In MeMusic and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
Best Sound Editing
Announced as Sound Effects Editing
Best Visual Effects
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Chuck Jones
To Chuck Jones, for the creation of classic cartoons which have brought worldwide joy for more than half a century.
- Kirk Douglas
To Kirk Douglas, for fifty years as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community.
Gordon E. Sawyer Award
- Donald C. Rogers
Donald C. Rogers
Special Achievement Award
To John Lasseter, for his inspired leadership of the Pixar Toy Story team, resulting in the first feature-length computer-animated film.