69th Academy Awards

thumb|right|335 px|Shot in The Face scene from Fargo 
==Events==
Billy Crystal hosts the show once again at the Shrine Auditorium. Muhammad Ali made a special appearance when the documentary "When We Were Kings" won an Oscar and came up on stage to support the win. Saul Zaentz, who won an Oscar as producer of "The English Patient" that same night, was given the Irving G Thalberg Humanitarian Award and Michael Kidd was given an honorary Oscar for his dancing skills. IMAX, however, received a Scientific Technical Award for the method of filming and exhibiting high-fidelity, large-format, wide-angle motion pictures.
==Winners==
Dear Diary won Best Live Action Short
Quest won Best Animated Short
Breathing Lessons: The Life And Work Of Mark O'Brien won Best Documentary Short
When We Were Kings won Best Documentary Feature
Czech Republic won Best Foreign Language Film for their entry Kolya
Independence Day won Best Visual Effects
The Nutty Professor won Best Makeup
The Ghost And The Darkness won Best Sound Editing
Emma won Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Evita won Best Original Song (You Must Love Me)
Sling Blade won Best Adapted Screenplay
Jerry Maguire won Best Supporting Actor
Shine won Best Actor
Fargo won 2 Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay
====================================== AND FINALLY =========================================
The English Patient won 9 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Dramatic Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing
Category:90's ceremonies