And the Oscar goes to ...
 

Best Picture

ELIZABETH 
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
THE THIN RED LINE
 

Directing 

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 
THE THIN RED LINE 
THE TRUMAN SHOW
 

Actor in a Leading Role

Roberto Benigni in LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (DAS LEBEN IST SCHÖN)
Tom Hanks in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 
Ian McKellen in GODS AND MONSTERS
Nick Nolte in AFFLICTION 
Edward Norton in AMERICAN HISTORY X 
 

Actor in a Supporting Role 

James Coburn in AFFLICTION 
Robert Duvall in A CIVIL ACTION 
Ed Harris in THE TRUMAN SHOW 
Geoffrey Rush in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 
Billy Bob Thornton in A SIMPLE PLAN
 

Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett in ELIZABETH 
Fernanda Montenegro in CENTRAL STATION 
Gwyneth Paltrow in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 
Meryl Streep in ONE TRUE THING 
Emily Watson in HILARY AND JACKIE
 

Actress in a Supporting Role

Kathy Bates in PRIMARY COLORS 
Brenda Blethyn in LITTLE VOICE 
Judi Dench in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 
Rachel Griffiths in HILARY AND JACKIE 
Lynn Redgrave in GODS AND MONSTERS

Art Direction

ELIZABETH 
PLEASANTVILLE
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
 

Cinematography

A CIVIL ACTION
ELIZABETH 
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 
THE THIN RED LINE
 

Costume Design

BELOVED 
ELIZABETH 
PLEASANTVILLE
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
VELVET GOLDMINE

Documentary Feature 

DANCEMAKER 
THE FARM: ANGOLA, U.S.A. 
THE LAST DAYS
LENNY BRUCE: SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH 
REGRET TO INFORM
 

Documentary Short Subject

THE PERSONALS: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years
A PLACE IN THE LAND 
SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE
 

Film Editing

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
OUT OF SIGHT
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 
THE THIN RED LINE
 

Foreign Language Film

CENTRAL STATION
CHILDREN OF HEAVEN 
THE GRANDFATHER
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
TANGO
 

Makeup 

ELIZABETH
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
 

Original Musical or Comedy Score 

A BUG'S LIFE
MULAN 
PATCH ADAMS
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT 
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
 

Original Dramatic Score 

ELIZABETH 
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
PLEASANTVILLE
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 
THE THIN RED LINE
 

Original Song

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from ARMAGEDDON 
"The Prayer" from QUEST FOR CAMELOT 
"A Soft Place to Fall" from THE HORSE WHISPERER 
"That'll Do" from BABE: PIG IN THE CITY 
"When You Believe" from THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
 

Short Film—Animated

BUNNY
THE CANTERBURY TALES 
JOLLY ROGER
MORE 
WHEN LIFE DEPARTS
 

Short Film—Live Action 

CULTURE 
ELECTION NIGHT (Valgaften)
HOLIDAY ROMANCE
LA CARTE POSTALE (The Postcard) 
VICTOR
 

Sound 

ARMAGEDDON 
THE MASK OF ZORRO 
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 
THE THIN RED LINE
 

Sound Effects Editing

ARMAGEDDON 
THE MASK OF ZORRO 
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
 

Visual Effects

ARMAGEDDON 
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
 

Screenplay—Original

BULWORTH 
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
THE TRUMAN SHOW
 

Screenplay—Adaptation

GODS AND MONSTERS
OUT OF SIGHT
PRIMARY COLORS
A SIMPLE PLAN
THE THIN RED LINE