The 69th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the

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(AMPAS) took place on March 24, 1997, at the

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in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented the

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(commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories honoring films released in 1996. The ceremony, televised in the United States by

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, was produced by

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, and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor

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hosted the show for the fifth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 65th ceremony held in 1993. Three weeks earlier, in a ceremony held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in

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, on March 1, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Helen Hunt. This also served as the launch event for

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, with its U.S. launch being on the same day as the ceremony. ''

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'' won nine awards, including

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. Other winners included '' Fargo'' with two awards and '' Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien'', '' Dear Diary'', '' Emma'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Independence Day'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Quest'', '' Shine'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' with one.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 69th Academy Awards were announced on February 11, 1997, at the

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, by Arthur Hiller, president of the Academy, and actress

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. ''

'' received the most nominations with twelve; '' Fargo'' and '' Shine'' came in second with seven apiece. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 24, 1997.

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became the third person to produce three Best Picture winners, having previously produced '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' and ''

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''. He also became the seventh individual to receive an Oscar and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in the same year. Best Actress winner

Frances McDormand Frances Louise McDormand (born Cynthia Ann Smith; June 23, 1957) is an American actress and producer. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, McDormand has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, two Primetime Em ...

was the first person to win for a role in a film directed by his or her spouse. Best Original Musical or Comedy Score winner

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Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double-dagger ().

Academy Honorary Award

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Irving G. Thalberg Award

Films with multiple nominations and awards

The following seventeen films received multiple nominations: The following two films received multiple awards:

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Performers

Ceremony information

After taking a year off,

was selected by AMPAS in November 1996 to oversee production of the ceremony for the seventh time. Immediately, he chose actor and comedian

to host the 1997 telecast, stating, "Billy is quick and agile and bright, and he plays the unexpected events of the live telecast like a

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. He's become the standard against which all other hosting performances are measured." Crystal expressed his excitement on hosting the ceremony for the fifth time joking, "Once

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turned it down, I had a feeling they'd come to me." Furthermore, he set up a website with the address www.whyistheshowsolong.com asking the public to send in jokes that would eventually be used during the gala. As with previous ceremonies he produced, Cates centered the show around a theme. This year, he christened the show with the theme "Togetherness of Moviegoing" commenting, "The thing that's kind of wonderful about movies is that you watch them with other people. The only other areas where you do that, when you think about it, are religion and sports." He concluded by noting that the movie theater is "a wonderful place where you come together to laugh, to cry." In tandem with the theme, actress

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presented a montage featuring film clips from ''

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'' (1942), '' Matinee'' (1993), and ''

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'' (1951) depicting audiences inside a movie theater. Several other people and elements were also involved with the production of the ceremony. Documentary filmmaker Arnold Schwartzman designed the official ceremony poster featuring the titles of the previous 68 Best Picture winners superimposed in the shape of an Oscar statuette. Film composer and musician

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served as musical director of the ceremony. Choreographer Otis Sallid supervised the "

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" musical number.

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and the cast of the musical '' Lord of the Dance'' performed a dance number during a montage saluting the art of Film Editors. Pianist

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, whom Best Actor winner

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portrayed in the film '' Shine'', played a rendition of " Flight of the Bumblebee" by

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during the telecast.

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was initially scheduled to sing the nominated song "

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" from ''

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'' on the show after its songwriter and original performer

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declined to do so. However, after Cole contracted the flu, she withdrew for her performance duties and was eventually replaced by

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who also sang "

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" later in the broadcast.

Box office performance of nominees

At the time of the nominations announcement on February 11, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees at the US box office was $209 million, with an average of $41.9 million per film. ''Jerry Maguire'' was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $121.5 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by ''The English Patient'' ($42.3 million), ''Shine'' ($16.1 million), ''Fargo'' ($24 million) and finally ''Secrets & Lies'' ($5.9 million). Of the top 50 grossing movies of the year, 37 nominations went to 17 films on the list. Only ''Jerry Maguire'' (9th), ''Primal Fear'' (27th) and ''The English Patient'' (35th) were nominated for directing, acting, screenwriting or Best Picture. The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were ''Independence Day'' (1st), ''Twister'' (2nd), ''The Rock'' (4th), ''The Nutty Professor'' (7th), ''The Birdcage'' (8th), ''Eraser'' (13th), ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (14th), ''Star Trek: First Contact'' (15th), ''Sleepers'' (29th), ''Dragonheart'' (30th), ''The Preacher's Wife'' (32nd), ''Evita'' (36th), ''The Ghost and the Darkness'' (39th), and ''Daylight'' (48th).

Critical response

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Television critic Joanne Ostrow of ''

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'' commented "Billy Crystal had a smashing first 10 minutes at the Oscars last night," but she later went on to say that inevitable sweep by ''The English Patient'' created a dull atmosphere that even sucked the energy out of Crystal's performance. Columnist Brian Lowry wrote in ''

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'', "This year the mystery far outweighed the magic, in a telecast that proved less compelling--indeed, during stretches more downright dull--than recent predecessors." He also quipped that even though Crystal was mildly entertaining, some of his jokes "felt a bit forced and stale." ''

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''s

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noted, "Crystal was a bundle of energy, but his jokes had less zing than in the past." He also observed that the Film Editing dance number and "That Thing You Do" musical performance were hideously bloated. Other media outlets received the broadcast more positively. Film critic

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of ''

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'' wrote, "Crystal sparkled as the host of the annual awards at the

." She also noted, "The mood of the evening was elegant and gracious." ''

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'' columnist Steve Johnson commented, "Billy Crystal returned as host of the Academy Awards on Monday night and proved that even if mainline Hollywood is nearly shut out in the trophy dispensing, one of its representatives can at least make a television broadcast entertaining." Television critic Kinney Littlefield of the ''

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'' quipped, "In his fifth stint as host, Crystal served up the sense of inclusive, insider movie community that had been missing during his three-year absence." In addition, she observed, "For most of the evening, Oscar seemed newly energized, upbeat and full of splashy fun."

Ratings and reception

The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 40.08 million people over its length, which was a 9% decrease from the previous year's ceremony. An estimated 73.83 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also drew lower Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 27.49% of households watching over a 46.31 share. In addition, it also drew a lower 18–49 demo rating with a 16.55 rating over a 34.32 share among viewers in that demographic. It was the least watched ceremony in a decade and the lowest rated telecast since the 58th awards gala held in 1986. In July 1997, the ceremony presentation received seven nominations at the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards. Two months later, the ceremony won one of those nominations for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special (Edward J. Greene, Tom Vicari, Robert Douglass).

''In Memoriam''

The annual '' In Memoriam'' tribute, presented by actress Angela Bassett, honored the following people to the score of ''

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– Writer *

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– Designer * Steve Tesich – Writer *

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* Murray Spivack – Sound *

Joseph Biroc Joseph Francis Biroc, (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six ye ...

– Cinematographer *

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– Director *

Fred Zinnemann Alfred ''Fred'' Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an Austrian Empire-born American film director. He won four Academy Awards for directing and producing films in various genres, including thrillers, westerns, film noir and play ...

– Director *

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* Edward C. Carfagno – Art Director *

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– Cinematographer *

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* Albert R. 'Cubby' Broccoli *

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– Producer *

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* Marcello Mastroianni

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