In 1996, the five Best Picture nominees were:
The English Patient, which won the top award, Fargo, Jerry Maguire, Mike Leigh's British drama Secrets & Lies, and Scott Hick's Aussie biopic, Shine.

“I'd like to thank the stunt men and women who taught me so well,” said Barbara Stanwyck, receipient of 1981 Honorary Oscar. Despite four Oscar nominations, Stanwyck never won a legit Oscar.

“On behalf of the sixty-odd thousand people who worked on this show,” said producer Mike Todd, who won the Best Picture Oscar in 1956 for the addenture, “Around the World in 80 Days.”

“It reflects a more particular credit on the freedom of expression we have in our American society and the lack of censorship from the government or the people who put up the money,” Warren Beatty, who won th Best Direcyor Oscar for “Reds” (1981), thanking Barry Diller for greenlighting a movie about politics–and Communism at that.

“I'd like to thank Mrs. Christy Brown. Anybody who gives birth 22 times deserves one of these,” said Brenda Fricker, who won the Supporting Actress Oscar for “My Left Foot” (1989), in which she played Daniel Day-Lewis' feisty mother.