Released: 1996 · Competitive Oscar wins: 9.
This nine-win film brings Juliette Binoche’s supporting-actress Oscar together with awards for Anthony Minghella’s direction and John Seale’s cinematography. Walter Murch shared in the sound award and won film editing, making the relationship between images and sound an especially rewarding angle for a rewatch.
Our suggestion is to listen to transitions as closely as you watch them: editing is more than simply shortening a film. The 1996 release follows Gigi and The Last Emperor within the nine-win tie. Its lower numbered-list position reflects the release-year rule, not a smaller trophy total than those two films.
Official award record: 1997.
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