ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Geoffrey Rush ("David Helfgott" in SHINE) -- This is his first nomination.

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Cuba Gooding, Jr. ("Rod Tidwell" in JERRY MAGUIRE) -- This is his first nomination.

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Frances McDormand ("Marge Gunderson" in FARGO) -- This is her second nomination and the first in this category.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Juliette Binoche ("Hana" in THE ENGLISH PATIENT) -- This is her first nomination

ART DIRECTION
THE ENGLISH PATIENT

CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE ENGLISH PATIENT

COSTUME DESIGN
THE ENGLISH PATIENT

DIRECTING
THE ENGLISH PATIENT - Anthony Minghella

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WHEN WE WERE KINGS

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
BREATHING LESSONS: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARK O'BRIEN

FILM EDITING
THE ENGLISH PATIENT

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
KOLYA (The Czech Republic) Directed by Jan Svþr k.

MAKEUP
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR

ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE
THE ENGLISH PATIENT

ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE
EMMA

ORIGINAL SONG
EVITA

BEST PICTURE
THE ENGLISH PATIENT - Anthony Minghella

SHORT FILM ANIMATED
QUEST

SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION
DEAR DIARY

SOUND
THE ENGLISH PATIENT

SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS

VISUAL EFFECTS
INDEPENDENCE DAY

SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED
SLING BLADE

SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
FARGO - Joel Coen