68th Academy Awards 1710306 224928959 2008-07-11T01:26:38Z 71.108.143.252 {{Infobox Academy Awards | name = 68th | image = Oscars1995.jpg | date = Monday, [[March 25]], [[1996]] | site = [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]]<br>[[Los Angeles, California]] | host = [[Whoopi Goldberg]] | producer = [[Quincy Jones]] | director = [[Jeff Margolis]] | duration = 3 hours, 39 minutes | network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] | ratings = 44.48 million<br>30.5 (Nielsen rating) | last = 67th | next = 69th }} The '''68th Academy Awards''' was held on [[March 25]], [[1996]] at the [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. The show was hosted by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]. The ceremony was watched 44.48 million viewers, with 30.5% households watching. Despite controversy from the [[NAACP]] concerning what was deemed as a lack of attention to [[African-American]] actors by the Academy, this show was the one and only time an [[African-American]] was hired to produce the show to date. Key moments in this presentation included [[Christopher Reeve]] making his first public appearance onstage after becoming paralyzed, the performance of the troupe [[Stomp (dance troupe)|Stomp]], the sextet [[Take 6]], and a lifetime achievement award to [[Kirk Douglas]] recovering from a stroke. A special tribute to [[Gene Kelly]] was also produced. ''[[Braveheart]]'' won five [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]s including Best Picture. ==The Awards== ===Feature Films=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="220"|'''Award''' !width="190"|'''Winner''' !width="245"|'''Producer''' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] | ''' ''[[Braveheart]]'' ''' | [[Mel Gibson]], [[Alan Ladd, Jr.]], [[Bruce Davey]] |- | [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] | ''' ''[[Antonia's Line]]'' ''' - [[Netherlands]] | [[Marleen Gorris]] |- | [[Academy Award for Documentary Feature|Best Documentary Feature]] | ''' ''[[Anne Frank Remembered]]'' ''' | [[Jon Blair]] |} ===Acting=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="220"|'''Award''' !width="190"|'''Winner''' !width="245"|'''Film''' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] | '''[[Nicolas Cage]]''' | ''[[Leaving Las Vegas]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role]] | '''[[Susan Sarandon]]''' | ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] | '''[[Kevin Spacey]]''' | ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] | '''[[Mira Sorvino]]''' | ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' |} ===Directing=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="220"|'''Award''' !width="190"|'''Winner''' !width="245"|'''Film''' |- | [[Academy Award for Directing]] | '''[[Mel Gibson]]''' |''[[Braveheart]]'' |} ===Writing=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !width="220"|'''Award''' !width="190"|'''Winner''' !width="245"|'''Film''' |- | [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay|Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay]] | '''[[Emma Thompson]]''' | ''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]'' |- | [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Best Writing - Original screenplay]] | '''[[Christopher McQuarrie]]''' | ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'' |} === In Memoriam === {{Portal|Academy Award}} Presented by [[Sharon Stone]], a tribute honoring those members in the motion picture industry that died in the previous year: [[Ginger Rogers]], composer [[Miklós Rózsa]], [[The Andrews Sisters|Maxine Andrews]], [[Michael V. Gazzo]], [[Dean Martin]], [[Viveca Lindfors]], [[Martin Balsam]], animator [[Friz Freleng]], [[Burl Ives]], [[Butterfly McQueen]], costume designer [[Dorothy Jenkins]], [[Nancy Kelly]], [[Lana Turner]], [[Elisha Cook Jr.]], [[Ida Lupino]], art director [[Harry Horner]], writer [[Terry Southern]], [[Haing S. Ngor]], [[Michael Hordern]], producer [[Don Simpson]], producer [[Ross Hunter]], director [[Frank Perry]], [[Alexander Godunov]], director [[Louis Malle]], director/writer [[Howard Koch (screenwriter)|Howard Koch]], and [[George Burns]]. {{Academy Awards Chron}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Academy Awards, 68}} [[Category:Academy Awards ceremonies]] [[Category:1995 film awards|Academy Awards]] {{film-award-stub}} [[de:Oscarverleihung 1996]] [[es:Anexo:Oscar 1995]] [[fr:68e Cérémonie des Oscars]] [[it:Premi Oscar 1996]] [[lv:68. Kinoakadēmijas balva]] [[hu:68. Oscar-gála]] [[nl:68ste Oscaruitreiking]] [[ja:第68回アカデミー賞]] [[pl:Oscary za rok 1995]]