68th Annual Academy Awards Nominations (1996)

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  • Date of Ceremony: Monday, March 25, 1996
  • For films released in: 1995
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Here is a complete list of nominations for the 68th Annual Academy Awards.

And the nominees are:

Best Picture

  • Apollo 13
    Brian Grazer [Producer]
  • Babe
    George Miller [Producer], Doug Mitchell [Producer] and Bill Miller [Producer]
  • Braveheart
    Mel Gibson [Producer], Alan Ladd Jr. [Producer] and Bruce Davey [Producer]
  • The Postman (Il Postino)
    Mario Cecchi Gori [Producer], Vittorio Cecchi Gori [Producer] and Gaetano Daniele [Producer]
  • Sense and Sensibility
    Lindsay Doran [Producer]

Best Directing

  • Babe
    Chris Noonan
  • Braveheart
    Mel Gibson
  • Dead Man Walking
    Tim Robbins
  • Leaving Las Vegas
    Mike Figgis
  • The Postman (Il Postino)
    Michael Radford

Best Actor in a Leading Role

  • Dead Man Walking
    Sean Penn
  • Leaving Las Vegas
    Nicolas Cage
  • Mr. Holland's Opus
    Richard Dreyfuss
  • Nixon
    Anthony Hopkins
  • The Postman (Il Postino)
    Massimo Troisi

Best Actress in a Leading Role

  • The Bridges of Madison County
    Meryl Streep
  • Casino
    Sharon Stone
  • Dead Man Walking
    Susan Sarandon
  • Leaving Las Vegas
    Elisabeth Shue
  • Sense and Sensibility
    Emma Thompson

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

  • 12 Monkeys
    Brad Pitt
  • Apollo 13
    Ed Harris
  • Babe
    James Cromwell
  • Rob Roy
    Tim Roth
  • The Usual Suspects
    Kevin Spacey

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

  • Apollo 13
    Kathleen Quinlan
  • Georgia
    Mare Winningham
  • Mighty Aphrodite
    Mira Sorvino
  • Nixon
    Joan Allen
  • Sense and Sensibility
    Kate Winslet

Best Foreign Language Film

  • All Things Fair
  • Antonia's Line
  • Dust of Life
  • O Quatrilho
  • The Star Maker

Best Art Direction

  • Apollo 13
    Michael Corenblith [Art Direction] and Merideth Boswell [Set Decoration]
  • Babe
    Roger Ford [Art Direction] and Kerrie Brown [Set Decoration]
  • A Little Princess
    Bo Welch [Art Direction] and Cheryl Carasik [Set Decoration]
  • Restoration
    Eugenio Zanetti
  • Richard III
    Tony Burrough

Best Cinematography

  • Batman Forever
    Stephen Goldblatt
  • Braveheart
    John Toll
  • A Little Princess
    Emmanuel Lubezki
  • Sense and Sensibility
    Michael Coulter
  • Shanghai Triad
    Lu Yue

Best Costume Design

  • 12 Monkeys
    Julie Weiss
  • Braveheart
    Charles Knode
  • Restoration
    James Acheson
  • Richard III
    Shuna Harwood
  • Sense and Sensibility
    Jenny Beavan and John Bright

Best Documentary (Feature)

  • Anne Frank Remembered
    Jon Blair
  • The Battle over Citizen Kane
    Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein
  • Fiddlefest--Roberta Tzavaras and Her East Harlem Violin Program
    Allan Miller and Walter Scheuer
  • Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream
    Mike Tollin and Fredric Golding
  • Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
    Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher

Best Documentary (Short Subject)

  • Jim Dine: A Self-Portrait on the Walls
    Nancy Dine and Richard Stilwell
  • The Living Sea
    Greg MacGillivray and Alec Lorimore
  • Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper
    Terry Sanders and Freida Lee Mock
  • One Survivor Remembers
    Kary Antholis
  • The Shadow of Hate
    Charles Guggenheim

Best Film Editing

  • Apollo 13
    Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
  • Babe
    Marcus D'Arcy and Jay Friedkin
  • Braveheart
    Steven Rosenblum
  • Crimson Tide
    Chris Lebenzon
  • Seven
    Richard Francis-Bruce

Best Makeup

  • Braveheart
    Peter Frampton, Paul Pattison and Lois Burwell
  • My Family, Mi Familia
    Ken Diaz and Mark Sanchez
  • Roommates
    Greg Cannom, Bob Laden and Colleen Callaghan

Best Music (Original Dramatic Score)

  • Apollo 13
    James Horner
  • Braveheart
    James Horner
  • Nixon
    John Williams
  • The Postman (Il Postino)
    Luis Enrique Bacalov
  • Sense and Sensibility
    Patrick Doyle

Best Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score)

  • The American President
    Marc Shaiman
  • Pocahontas
    Alan Menken [Music and Orchestral Score by] and Stephen Schwartz [Lyrics by]
  • Sabrina
    John Williams
  • Toy Story
    Randy Newman
  • Unstrung Heroes
    Thomas Newman

Best Music (Original Song)

  • Dead Man Walking "Dead Man Walkin"
    Bruce Springsteen [Music and Lyric by]
  • Don Juan DeMarco "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman"
    Michael Kamen [Music and Lyric by], Bryan Adams [Music and Lyric by] and Robert John "Mutt" Lange [Music and Lyric by]
  • Pocahontas "Colors of the Wind"
    Alan Menken [Music by] and Stephen Schwartz [Lyric by]
  • Sabrina "Moonlight"
    John Williams [Music by], Alan Bergman [Lyric by] and Marilyn Bergman [Lyric by]
  • Toy Story "You've Got a Friend in Me"
    Randy Newman [Music and Lyric by]

Best Short Film (Animated)

  • The Chicken from Outer Space
    John R. Dilworth
  • A Close Shave
    Nick Park
  • the end
    Chris Landreth and Robin Bargar
  • Gagarin
    Alexij Kharitidi
  • Runaway Brain
    Chris Bailey

Best Short Film (Live Action)

  • Brooms
    Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas
  • Duke of Groove
    Griffin Dunne and Thom Colwell
  • Lieberman in Love
    Christine Lahti and Jana Sue Memel
  • Little Surprises
    Jeff Goldblum and Tikki Goldberg
  • Tuesday Morning Ride
    Dianne Houston and Joy Ryan

Best Sound

  • Apollo 13
    Rick Dior, Steve Pederson, Scott Millan and David R. B. MacMillan
  • Batman Forever
    Donald O. Mitchell, Frank A. Montaño, Michael Herbick and Petur Hliddal
  • Braveheart
    Andy Nelson, Scott Millan, Anna Behlmer and Brian Simmons
  • Crimson Tide
    Kevin O'Connell, Rick Kline, Gregory H. Watkins and William B. Kaplan
  • Waterworld
    Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker and Keith A. Wester

Best Sound Effects Editing

  • Batman Forever
    John Leveque and Bruce Stambler
  • Braveheart
    Lon Bender and Per Halberg
  • Crimson Tide
    George Watters II

Best Visual Effects

  • Apollo 13
    Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Leslie Ekker and Matt Sweeney
  • Babe
    Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan and John Cox

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

  • Apollo 13
    William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert
  • Babe
    George Miller and Chris Noonan
  • Leaving Las Vegas
    Mike Figgis
  • The Postman (Il Postino)
    Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli, Giacomo Scarpelli and Massimo Troisi
  • Sense and Sensibility
    Emma Thompson

Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen)

  • Braveheart
    Randall Wallace
  • Mighty Aphrodite
    Woody Allen
  • Nixon
    Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson and Oliver Stone
  • Toy Story
    Joss Whedon [Screenplay by], Andrew Stanton [Screenplay and Story by], Joel Cohen [Screenplay by], Alec Sokolow [Screenplay by], John Lasseter [Story by], Peter Docter [Story by] and Joe Ranft [Story by]
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