Best Picture: Braveheart Toy Story
Pixar’s Toy Story isn’t just the first feature-length digitally animated movie, it’s also one of history’s great buddy flicks with Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen). “To infinity and beyond.”
Best Director: Mel Gibson (Braveheart) Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine)
Best Actor: Nicholas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) Mel Gibson (Braveheart)
Best Actress: Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) Annette Bening (The American President)
Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects / Se7en)
Kevin Spacey’s tale of Keyser Soze and his “what’s in the box” revelation brought The Usual Suspects and Se7en two of the greatest twist endings of all time: in the same year. “The Lord works in mysterious ways” and “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world He didn’t exist.”
Best Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13)
Best Original Screenplay: The Usual Suspects (Christopher McQuarrie)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson from Jane Austen’s novel) The Bridges of Madison County (Richard LaGravenese from Robert James Waller’s book)
