LeAnn Rimes (1996 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1997)
Celine Dion (Grammy for Album of the Year)
Change The World – Eric Clapton (Grammy for Record of the Year)
New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Spice Girls. Hanson, Will Smith, Third Eye Blind, Savage Garden, Matchbox 20, Ray J, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Chumbawamba, Sister Hazel, Aqua, Erykah Badu, Amber, Wyclef Jean, DJ Kool, Foxy Brown, Jagged Edge, Missy Elliott, Lorrie Morgan, Barenaked Ladies, Our Lady Peace, and Trace Adkins.
1997’s Retro Top 10 Hits
1. You Were Meant For Me – Jewel
2. ooh aah… Just A Little Bit – Gina G
3. How Do I Live – LeAnn Rimes
4. The Impression That I Get – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
5. Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool
6. How Bizarre – OMC (Otara Millionaires Club)
7. Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
8. MM Bop – Hanson
9. Da’ Dip – Freak Nasty
10. Sunny Came Home – Shawn Colvin
1997’s ‘One Hit Wonders’
1. Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
2. How Bizarre – OMC
3. Coco Jamboo – Mr. President
4. Song 2 – Blur
5. I Like It – The Blackout AllStars
6. Barely Breathing – Duncan Sheik
7. Bitch – Meredith Brooks
8. Lovefool – The Cardigans
9. Dream – Forest For The Trees
10. Naked Eye – Lucious Jackson
AND…
It’s Alright, It’s O.K. – Leah Andreone
1997’s Dance Top 10 Hit List
1. ESPN Jock Jam – Various (medley)
2. I Like It (Like That) – The Blackout Allstars
3. Let Me Clear My Throat – DJ Kool
4. U Make Me Wanna – Usher
5. This Is Your Night – Amber
6. Da Funk – Daft Punk
7. Show Me Love – Robyn
8. Free – Ultra Naté
9. Your Woman – White Town
10. Spin Spin Sugar – Sneaker Pimps
1997’s Hip Hop Music Top Ten
1. Mo Money More Problems – Notorious B.I.G. with Puff Daddy and Mase
2. Let Me Clear My Throght – DJ Kool
3. Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G. with Pam Long
4. Feel So Good – Mase with Kelly Price
5. Men In Black – Will Smith
6. I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy, Faith Evans and 112
7. Not Tonight – Lil Kim featuring da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliot, and Angie Martinez
8. Look Into My Eyes – BoneThugs-N-Harmony
9. It’s All About The Benjamins – Puff Daddy (& The Family)
10. Smile – Scarface, featuring 2Pac and Johnny P
More of1997’s Hip Hop Music Top Songs
C U When U Get There – Coolio Featuring 40 Thevz
Sock It To Me – Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott featuring da Brat
I’m Not A Player – Big Punisher
I’ll Be – Foxy Brown with Jay-Z
1997’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Ten
1. MMMBop – Hanson
2. Wannabe – Spice Girls
3. Men In Black – Will Smith
4. Barbie Girl – Aqua
5. Quit Playin Games (With My Heart) – Backstreet Boys
6. Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
7. Fly – Sugar Ray
8. How Bizarre – OMC
9. Coco Jamboo – Mr. President
10. Space Jam – Quad City DJ’s
1997’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List
1. All Mixed Up – 311
2. Love Rollercoaster – Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. If You Could Only See – Tonic
4. Song 2 – Blur
5. Push – Matchbox 20
6. Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind
7. Santaria – Sublime
8. Desperately Wanting – Better Than Ezra
9. The Old Apartment – Barenaked Ladies
10. All For You – Sister Hazel
1997’s Alternative Top 10 Hit List
1. Criminal – Fiona Apple
2. Hell – Squirrel Nut Zippers
3. Superman’s Dead – Our Lady Peace
4. The Perfect Drug – Nine Inch Nails
5. The Freshmen – The Verve Pipe
6. Volcano Girls – Veruca Salt
7. The Impression That I Get – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
8. The New Pollution – Beck
9. Sell Out – Reel Big Fish
10. Female Of The Species – Space
1997’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List
1. The Memory Remains- Metallica
2. Everlong – Foo Fighters
3. I’m Afraid Of Americans – David Bowie
4. Lakini’s Juice – Live
5. Precious Declaration – Collective Soul
6. A Long December – Counting Crows
7. Hitchin’ A Ride – Green Day
8. Touch Peel And Stand – Days Of The New
9. Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters
10. Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees) – Aerosmith
December 7, 1996 – February 21, 1997:
Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
February 22 – May 21:
Wannabe – Spice Girls
March 22 – May 2:
Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down – Puff Daddy and Mase
May 3 – May 23:
Hypnotize – The Notorious B.I.G.
May 24 – June 13:
MMMBop – Hanson
June 14 – August 8:
I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy/Faith Evans/112
August 9 – August 29th:
Men In Black – Will Smith
August 30 – September 12:
Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems – The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
September 13 – October 3:
Honey – Mariah Carey
October 4 – October 10:
4 Seasons of Loneliness – Boyz II Men
October 11 – January 16, 1998:
Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John
(Data is compiled from various charts including Billboard’s “Pop,” “Rock,” “Airplay,” “R&B/Dance” and “Singles” Charts. The “Hot 100” is the primary chart used for this list.)
World Changing Event: On August 31st, 1997, Princess Diana, aged 36, was killed in a car accident in France.
The Top Song was Candle in the Wind 1997/ Something About The Way You Look Tonight by Elton John
Influential Songs include: Missing You by Puff Daddy, 112 & Faith Evans, The Old Apartment by Barenaked Ladies and Wannabe by The Spice Girls
The Teletubbies– Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and Noo-noo their housekeeper were introduced on BBC2.
The Movies to Watch include Good Will Hunting, Amistad, The Fifth Element, As Good As It Gets, Contact and Titanic
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive: George Clooney
The 1997 Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act set a $200 million maximum limit for the “allowable awards to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident.”
Notable books include: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling and Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Price of AM/FM Cassette Sony Walkman in 1997: $44.99
Plymouth (or Dodge) Neon: $11,395.00
The Funny Late Night Host: Jay Leno
The Song: Celine Dion at first declined to sing My Heart Will Go On. Then she recorded it in one take and that demo was later released as the main theme song for Titanic. Now it’s one of the all-time best-selling singles and has become her Signature Song.
Top Ten Baby Names of 1997:
Emily, Jessica, Ashley, Sarah, Hannah, Michael, Jacob, Matthew, Chris, Topher, Joshua
Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols:
Claudia Schiffer
Leading Men and Hollywood Heartthrobs:
George Clooney, Michael Hutchence, John Travolta
“The Quotes”
“Oh my God! They killed Kenny!”
– South Park
“There are some things that money can’t buy. For everything else there’s MasterCard”
-Mastercard
“I’m king of the world!”
– Leonardo DiCaprio, in ‘Titanic’
Time Magazine’s Man of the Year: Andy Grove
Miss America: Tara Holland (Overland Park, KS)
Miss USA: Brook Mahealani Lee (Hawaii)/ Brandi Sherwood (Idaho)
The Scandals:
Marv Albert went on trial for felony charges of forcible sodomy, which involved the alleged repeated biting of an unnamed female sex partner.
Eddie Murphy was stopped by the police with a transsexual prostitute. He explained that it was all a misunderstanding; he was merely giving the young lady/ man a ride.
The Globe tabloid paper revealed an affair between Frank Gifford and Trans World Airlines flight attendant Suzen Johnson. The incident was at first not believed by his wife, Kathie Lee Gifford.
US Politics:
January 20, 1997 (Monday) Second inauguration of Bill Clinton
Pop Culture Facts & History:
Remember in 1997 when Brad Pitt was just minding his own business, then Shania Twain dissed him in that song?
#dontimpressmemuch
#smh
Shania Twain’s album Come On Over broke 3 different music records including best-selling Country music album, the best-selling album by a female, & best-selling album by a Canadian.
The full-size Krackel bar was discontinued in 1997, although is still available as a Hershey Miniature.
The record for keeping the original 1996/1997 Tamagotchi alive is Age 89 days. In an unrelated story, Tamagotchi’s creators won the 1997 Ig Nobel Prize in Economics “for diverting millions of person-hours of work into the husbandry of virtual pets.”
14-year-old Nathan Zohner was able to get 43 out of 50 of his classmates to vote to ban “Dihydrogen Monoxide” for his science fair project. His project aimed to prove that the use of true facts can lead the ignorant public to false conclusions. He won first prize. Dihydrogen Monoxide=water
WebMD went online in 1997.
A 1997 Pokemon episode, Cyber Soldier Porygo, caused 700 seizures also caused additional seizures when news reports aired a clip while covering the story
Ethernet inventor Robert Metcalfe predicted that the internet would collapse in 1996, promising to eat his words if not. In 1997, he took a printed copy of his column that predicted the collapse, put it in a blender with some liquid, and then drank the paper drink.
In 1997, Bill Gates invested $150 million in Apple to save it from going bankrupt.
Pfizer’s Lipitor has been reducing cholesterol since 1997.
Purell was launched as a product for consumers. It had been used by healthcare workers since 1988.
In Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, a pot-bellied pig named Lulu saved her owner, having a heart attack. Lulu heard the owner’s cries of pain then forced her way out of the yard and played dead on the road. Lulu successfully stopped a car and guided help to the owner, she survived.
The “purple paint law” became official in Texas on September 1, 1997. It’s a warning signified by painting fence posts purple that trespassers can be held criminally liable for entering the property without the express permission of the owner.
On April Fools Day 1997, Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak and Jeopardy host Alex Trebek swapped shows for the day.
Mr. Fred Rogers, when receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Daytime Emmys, asked his audience to take “ten seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are.” People cried.
Katrina and the Waves, the band best known for the lone hit, Walking on Sunshine in 1985, won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997.
White Town’s 1997 hit Your Woman was a direct sample of Al Bowlley’s 1932 recording My Woman.
LeAnn Rimes was the youngest person ever to win the ‘Best New Artist’ Grammy.
Metallica’s Better Than You (1997) won the 1998 Grammy for Best Metal Performance. The song was not a single and despite the award, Metallica has never, as of 2019, performed the song live.
Titanic won 11 Oscars.
Martin Scorsese was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 by the American Film Institute. Since that time he has made Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Hugo, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Irishman.
Toe wrestling is actually a competitive sport. Every year they hold a championship in England. But in 1997 the Olympic Committee turned the sport down on the basis that they just couldn’t decide if it was a winter or a summer sport.
The fans of Philidelphia’s Eagles at Veteran Stadium created enough trouble that the city appointed a Judge to the stadium to hold court, locally known as Eagles Court. It ended when Lincoln Financial Field replaced Veterans Stadium in 2003.
Cost of a Super Bowl ad in 19907: $1,200,000
Cult Suicide:
Heaven’s Gate was a cult that committed mass suicide in a mansion to “escape” Earth onto a UFO supposedly on the Hale-Bopp Comet in 1997.
NOT a Surprise Announcement:
Ellen DeGeneres admitted that she was gay on her sitcom
Airplane Celebrity Death:
John Denver
Hip Hop Violent Death:
Notorious B.I.G. (gunshot)
Princess Motorcade Death:
Princess Diana was killed in a speeding motorcade crash in the Pont e l’Alma tunnel in Paris, France, some say it was a planned assassination/murder. On September 6, 1997, approximately 2.5 billion people around the world watched Princess Diana’s funeral on TV.
Movie & TV Star Death:
Chris Farley (cocaine and heroin overdose)
Rock Star Death:
Michael Hutchence (accidental?) auto-erotic asphyxiation
Movie Star Death:
Jimmy Stewart, actor and WW II hero, age 89
The Habit:
Watching Titanic at the theater
1st Appearances & 1997’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents:
Beanie Babies became the must-have toy for Christmas 1997-1999, Teletubby toys, Pokemon, Tamagotchi, Spice Girls Dolls, Repunzel Barbie
Popular and Best-selling Books From 1997: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace Airframe by Michael Crichton American Pastoral by Philip Roth The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon The Buffalo Tree by Adam Rapp Cat and Mouse by James Patterson Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass by Stephen King Flood Tide by Clive Cussler The Ghost by Danielle Steel Ghost World by Daniel Clowes The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Hornet’s Nest by Patricia Cornwell Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon Out of Sheer Rage by Geoff Dyer The Partner by John Grisham The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger Plum Island by Nelson DeMille Pretend You Don’t See Her by Mary Higgins Clark The Ranch by Danielle Steel Sole Survivor by Dean Koontz Special Delivery by Danielle Steel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Underworld by Don DeLillo Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
East End Show: Chicago (Musical) Opened on October 18, 1997, and closed on September 1, 2012
Broadway Show: The Lion King (Musical) Opened on November 13, 1997
Best Film Oscar Winner: The English Patient (presented in 1997)
1997 Entries to The National Film Registry: Ben-Hur (released in 1925) The Big Sleep (released in 1946) The Bridge on the River Kwai (released in 1957) Cops (released in 1922) Czechoslovakia 1968 (released in 1969) Grass (released in 1925) The Great Dictator (released in 1940) Harold and Maude (released in 1972) Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (released in 1937) How the West Was Won (released in 1962) The Hustler (released in 1961) Knute Rockne, All American (released in 1940) The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra (released in 1927) Little Fugitive (released in 1953) Mean Streets (released in 1973) Motion Painting No. 1 (released in 1947) The Music Box (released in 1932) The Naked Spur (released in 1953) Rear Window (released in 1954) Republic Steel Strike Riot Newsreel Footage (released in 1937) Return of the Secaucus 7 (released in 1980) The Thin Man (released in 1934) Tulips Shall Grow (released in 1942) West Side Story (released in 1961) Wings (released in 1927)
The Big Movies: (according to boxofficemojo)
1. Titanic
2. Men In Black
3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
4. Liar Liar
5. Air Force One
6. As Good As It Gets
7. Good Will Hunting
8. Star Wars (Special Edition)
9. My Best Friend’s Wedding
10 Tomorrow Never Dies
11. Face/Off
1997 Most Popular TV Shows:
1. Seinfeld (NBC)
2. E.R. (NBC)
3. Veronica’s Closet (NBC)
4. Friends (NBC)
5. Touched By An Angel (CBS)
6. 60 Minutes (CBS)
7. Union Square (NBC)
8. Frasier (NBC)
9. Home Improvement (ABC)
10. Just Shoot Me (NBC)
1997 Billboard Number One Songs: December 7, 1996 – February 21, 1997: Un-Break My Heart – Toni Braxton
February 22 – May 21: Wannabe – Spice Girls
March 22 – May 2: Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down – Puff Daddy and Mase
May 3 – May 23: Hypnotize – The Notorious B.I.G.
May 24 – June 13: MMMBop – Hanson
June 14 – August 30: I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy/Faith Evans/112
August 30 – September 12: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems – The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
September 13 – October 3: Honey – Mariah Carey
October 4 – October 10: 4 Seasons of Loneliness – Boyz II Men
October 11, 1997 – January 16, 1998: Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John
Sports:
World Series Champions: Florida Marlins
Super Bowl XXXI Champions: Green Bay Packers
NBA Champions: Chicago Bulls
Stanley Cup Champs: Detroit Red Wings
U.S. Open Golf Ernie Ells
U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Patrick Rafter/Martina Hingis
Wimbledon (Men/Women): Pete Sampras/Martina Hingis
NCAA Football Champions: Michigan & Nebraska
NCAA Basketball Champions: Arizona
Kentucky Derby: Silver Charm
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Billy Crystal
Eligibility Year: 1996
Trivia
Striking Gold: The English Patient dominated the night, taking home nine Oscars including Best Picture.
Double Whammy: Geoffrey Rush won Best Actor for Shine and became the first Australian actor to win an Academy Award.
Host with the Most: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars for the fifth time, bringing his iconic humor and memorable opening monologues.
Queen of the Screen: Frances McDormand won Best Actress for her role in Fargo, making it her first win for this quirky, cult-favorite film.
Family Affair: Joel and Ethan Coen, the brothers behind Fargo, won for Best Original Screenplay, solidifying their place as unique storytellers in Hollywood.
Best Foreign Flair: Kolya, a Czech film, won Best Foreign Language Film.
Docu-Domination: The documentary When We Were Kings, about Muhammad Ali’s historic “Rumble in the Jungle” fight, won Best Documentary Feature.
Musical Notes: The Best Original Song Oscar went to You Must Love Me from Evita, performed by Madonna and written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
“What a thrill. You know you’ve entered new territory when you realize that your outfit cost more than your film.”
– Jessica Yu, Best Short Subject Documentary for Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien
1997 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The English Patient – Saul Zaentz, producer (WINNER)
Fargo – Ethan Coen, producer
Jerry Maguire – James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe, Laurence Mark and Richard Sakai, producers
Secrets & Lies – Simon Channing Williams, producer
Shine – Jane Scott, producer
Best Director:
Anthony Minghella – The English Patient (WINNER)
Joel Coen – Fargo
Miloš Forman – The People vs. Larry Flynt
Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies
Scott Hicks – Shine
Best Actor:
Geoffrey Rush – Shine as David Helfgott (WINNER)
Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire as Jerry Maguire
Ralph Fiennes – The English Patient as László Almásy
Woody Harrelson – The People vs. Larry Flynt as Larry Flynt
Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade as Karl Childers
Best Actress:
Frances McDormand – Fargo as Marge Gunderson (WINNER)
Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies as Cynthia Rose Purley
Diane Keaton – Marvin’s Room as Bessie
Kristin Scott Thomas – The English Patient as Katharine Clifton
Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves as Bess McNeill
Best Supporting Actor:
Cuba Gooding Jr. – Jerry Maguire as Rod Tidwell (WINNER)
William H. Macy – Fargo as Jerry Lundegaard
Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shine as Peter Helfgott
Edward Norton – Primal Fear as Aaron Stampler
James Woods – Ghosts of Mississippi as Byron De La Beckwith
Best Supporting Actress:
Juliette Binoche – The English Patient as Hana (WINNER)
Joan Allen – The Crucible as Elizabeth Proctor
Lauren Bacall – The Mirror Has Two Faces as Hannah Morgan
Barbara Hershey – The Portrait of a Lady as Madame Serena Merle
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Secrets & Lies as Hortense Cumberbatch
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Fargo – Ethan Coen and Joel Coen (WINNER)
Jerry Maguire – Cameron Crowe
Lone Star – John Sayles
Secrets & Lies – Mike Leigh
Shine – Jan Sardi and Scott Hicks
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Sling Blade – Billy Bob Thornton based on his short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (WINNER)
The Crucible – Arthur Miller based on his play
The English Patient – Anthony Minghella based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje
Hamlet – Kenneth Branagh based on William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Trainspotting – John Hodge based on the novel by Irvine Welsh
Best Foreign Language Film:
Kolya (Czech Republic) in Czech – Jan Sverák, director (WINNER)
A Chef in Love (Georgia) in French, Georgian, Russian – Nana Jorjadze, director
The Other Side of Sunday (Norway) in Norwegian – Berit Nesheim, director
Prisoner of the Mountains (Russia) in Russian – Sergei Bodrov, director
Ridicule (France) in French – Patrice Leconte, director
Best Documentary Feature:
When We Were Kings – Leon Gast and David Sonenberg (WINNER)
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story – Susan W. Dryfoos
Mandela – Jo Menell and Angus Gibson
Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse – Anne Belle and Deborah Dickson
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press – Rick Goldsmith
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien – Jessica Yu (WINNER)
Cosmic Voyage – Jeffrey Marvin and Bayley Silleck
An Essay on Matisse – Perry Wolff
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen – Susanne Simpson and Ben Burtt
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage – Paul Seydor and Nick Redman
Best Live Action Short Film:
Dear Diary – David Frankel and Barry Jossen (WINNER)
De tripas, corazón – Antonio Urrutia
Ernst & lyset – Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen
Esposados – Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Senza parole – Bernadette Carranza and Antonello De Leo
Best Animated Short Film:
Quest – Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach (WINNER)
Canhead – Timothy Hittle
La Salla – National Film Board of Canada – Richard Condie
Wat’s Pig – Peter Lord
Best Original Dramatic Score:
The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (WINNER)
Hamlet – Patrick Doyle
Michael Collins – Elliot Goldenthal
Shine – David Hirschfelder
Sleepers – John Williams
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score:
Emma – Rachel Portman (WINNER)
The First Wives Club – Marc Shaiman
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
James and the Giant Peach – Randy Newman
The Preacher’s Wife – Hans Zimmer
Best Original Song:
“You Must Love Me” from Evita – Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice (WINNER)
“I Finally Found Someone” from The Mirror Has Two Faces – Music and Lyrics by Barbra Streisand, Marvin Hamlisch, Bryan Adams and Robert John “Mutt” Lange
“For the First Time” from One Fine Day – Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich
“That Thing You Do!” from That Thing You Do! – Music and Lyrics by Adam Schlesinger
“Because You Loved Me” from Up Close and Personal – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren
Best Sound Effects Editing:
The Ghost and the Darkness – Bruce Stambler (WINNER)
Daylight – Richard L. Anderson and David A. Whittaker
Eraser – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Best Sound:
The English Patient – Walter Murch, Mark Berger, David Parker and Chris Newman (WINNER)
Evita – Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ken Weston
Independence Day – Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer and Jeff Wexler
The Rock – Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Keith A. Wester
Twister – Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Kevin O’Connell and Geoffrey Patterson
Best Art Direction:
The English Patient – Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan (WINNER)
The Birdcage – Art Direction: Bo Welch; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
Evita – Art Direction: Brian Morris; Set Decoration: Philippe Turlure
Hamlet – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Tim Harvey
Romeo + Juliet – Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch
Best Cinematography:
The English Patient – John Seale (WINNER)
Evita – Darius Khondji
Fargo – Roger Deakins
Fly Away Home – Caleb Deschanel
Michael Collins – Chris Menges
Best Makeup:
The Nutty Professor – Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (WINNER)
Ghosts of Mississippi – Matthew W. Mungle and Deborah La Mia Denaver
Star Trek: First Contact – Michael Westmore, Scott Wheeler and Jake Garber
Best Costume Design:
The English Patient – Ann Roth (WINNER)
Angels & Insects – Paul Brown
Emma – Ruth Myers
Hamlet – Alexandra Byrne
The Portrait of a Lady – Janet Patterson
Best Film Editing:
The English Patient – Walter Murch (WINNER)
Evita – Gerry Hambling
Fargo – Roderick Jaynes
Jerry Maguire – Joe Hutshing
Shine – Pip Karmel
Best Visual Effects:
Independence Day – Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil (WINNER)
Dragonheart – Scott Squires, Phil Tippett, James Straus and Kit West
Twister – Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Habib Zargarpour and Henry La Bounta
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1995 – September 30, 1996
Trivia
Gospel Roots: Celine Dion’s chart-topping Because You Loved Me lost Song of the Year to Eric Clapton’s Change the World, which was a hit in both pop and gospel formats.
LeAnn’s Leap: LeAnn Rimes, at just 14 years old, won two awards, including Best New Artist.
Ellen’s Encore: Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Grammys for the second year in a row, solidifying her role as an award show staple.
Jazz and Rap: The Fugees won Best Rap Album for The Score, a fusion of rap, soul, and jazz that was groundbreaking at the time.
Young Prodigy: At 20 years old, Alanis Morissette won Album of the Year for Jagged Little Pill, an album that tackled serious social issues and broke musical norms.
Country Crossovers: Shania Twain and LeAnn Rimes brought country into the mainstream, each earning nominations and Rimes taking home trophies.
An Opera’s Opening: The 3 Tenors’ recording of The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 won Best Classical Album, a nod to the genre’s cultural significance.
1997 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Change the World – Eric Clapton
Album of the Year:
Falling Into You, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Song of the Year:
Change the World – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims, songwriters
Best New Artist:
LeAnn Rimes
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
Change the World – Eric Clapton
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Free As a Bird – The Beatles
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
When I Fall in Love – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
The Sinister Minister – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Best Pop Album:
Falling Into You, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance:
Here’s to the Ladies, Tony Bennett
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance:
If It Makes You Happy – Sheryl Crow
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance:
Where It’s At – Beck
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
So Much to Say – Dave Matthews Band
Best Hard Rock Performance:
Bullet With Butterfly Wings – Smashing Pumpkins
Best Metal Performance:
Tire Me – Rage Against the Machine
Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
SRV Shuffle – Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John and Art Neville
Best Rock Song:
Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman, songwriter
Best Rock Album:
Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow (A&M)
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Odelay, Beck
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
You’re Makin’ Me High – Toni Braxton
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance:
Your Secret Love – Luther Vandross
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Fugees
Best R&B Album:
Words, The Tony Rich Project (LaFace)
Best Rap Solo Performance:
Hey Lover – LL Cool J
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group:
Tha Crossroads – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Best Rap Album:
The Score, Fugees; Lauryn Hill, Prakazrel Pras and Wyclef, producers (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
Blue – LeAnn Rimes
Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
Worlds Apart – Vince Gill
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal:
My Maria – Brooks and Dunn
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
High Lonesome Sound – Vince Gill featuring Alison Krauss and Union Station
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Jam Man – Chet Atkins
Best Country Song:
Blue – Bill Mack, songwriter
Best Country Album:
The Road to Ensanada, Lyle Lovett; Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett, producers (Curb/MCA)
Best Bluegrass Album:
True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe, various artists (Sugar Hill)
Best New Age Album:
The Memory of Trees, Enya (Reprise)
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance:
High Life, Wayne Shorter
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
New Moon Daughter, Cassandra Wilson
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo:
Cabin Fever – Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group:
Tales From the Hudson, Michael Brecker
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance:
Live at Manchester Craftmen’s Guild, Count Basie Orchestra (with The New York Voices); Grover Mitchell, conductor
Best Latin Jazz Performance:
Portraits of Cuba, Paquito D’Rivera
Best Rock Gospel Album:
Jesus Freak, dc Talk (ForeFront Communications)
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Tribute – The Songs of Andrae Crouch, various artists; Norman Miller and Neal Joseph, producers (Warner Alliance)
Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album:
I Love to Tell the Story: 25 Timeless Hymns, Andy Griffith (Sparrow Communications Group)
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album:
Face to Face, Cissy Houston (House of Blues Music Co.)
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album:
Whatcha Lookin’ 4, Kirk Franklin and the Family (Gospo Centric)
Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus:
Just a Word, Shirley Caesar’s Outreach Convention Choir (Word Gospel)
Best Latin Pop Performance:
Enrique Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias
Best Tropical Latin Performance:
La Rosa de los Vientos, Ruben Blades
Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance:
Un Millon de Rosas, La Mafia
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Deep in the Blues, James Cotton (Verve)
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Just Like You, Keb’ Mo’ (Okeh/Epic)
Best Traditional Folk Album:
Pete, Pete Seeger (Living Music)
Best Contemporary Folk Album:
The Ghost of Tom Joad, Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
Best Reggae Album:
Hall of Fame – A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary, Bunny Wailer (RAS Records)
Best World Music Album:
Santiago, The Chieftains (RCA Victor)
Best Polka Album:
Polka! All Night Long, Jimmy Sturr (Rounder)
Best Musical Album for Children:
Dedicated to the One I Love, Linda Ronstadt; George Massenburg and Linda Ronstadt, producers (Elektra)
Best Spoken Word Album for Children:
Stellaluna, David Holt; Virginia Callaway, Steven Heller and David Holt, producers (High Windy Audio)
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album:
It Takes a Village, Hillary Rodham Clinton (Simon and Schuster Audioworks)
Best Spoken Comedy Album:
Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, Al Franken (Dove Audio)
Best Musical Show Album:
Riverdance, various artists; Bill Whelan, producer, composer and lyricist (Celtic Heartbeat/Atlantic)
Best Instrumental Composition:
Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love) – Herbie Hancock and Jean Hancock, composers
Best Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Independence Day, David Arnold, composer
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television:
Because You Loved Me (From Up Close and Personal ), Diane Warren, songwriter
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
An American Symphony (Mr. Holland’s Opus) – Michael Kamen, arranger
Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal(s):
When I Fall in Love – Alan Broadbent, David Foster and Gordon Jenkins, arrangers
Best Recording Package:
Ultra-Lounge (Leopard Skin Sampler), Andy Engel and Tommy Steele, art directors (Capitol)
Best Recording Package – Boxed:
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, Chika Azuma and Arnold Levine, art directors (Columbia)
Best Album Notes:
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, George Avakian, Bob Belden, Bill Kirchner and Phil Schaap, album-notes writers (Columbia)
Best Historical Album:
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, Bob Belden and Phil Schaap, compilation producers; Phil Schaap and Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Columbia)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Q’s Jook Joint, Francis Buckley, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien and Tommy Vicari, engineers (Qwest/Warner Bros.)
Producer of the Year:
Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
Best Classical Engineered Recording:
Copland: Dance Symphony; Short Symphony; Organ Symphony, Etc., William Hoekstra and Lawrence Rock, engineers (RCA Victor Red Seal)
Classical Producer of the Year:
Joanna Nickrenz
Best Classical Album:
Corgiliano: of Rage and Remembrance (Symphony No. 1, etc.), Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Joanna Nickrenz, producer; various artists (RCA Victor Red Seal)
Best Orchestral Performance:
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Scenes From the Ballet), Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Best Opera Recording:
Britten: Peter Grimes, Richard Hickox, conductor; Philip Langridge, Alan Opie and Janice Watson, principal soloists; Brian Couzens, producer
Best Choral Performance:
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast – Andrew Litton, conductor; Neville Creed and David Hill, chorus masters
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):
Bartok: The Three Piano Concertos, Yefim Bronfman, piano
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra):
The Romantic Master (Works of Saint-Saens; Handel, etc.), Earl Wild, piano
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Corigliano: String Quartet, etc. – Cleveland Quartet
Best Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor):
Boulez:…Explosante-Fixe… – Pierre Boulez, conductor
Best Classical Vocal Performance:
Opera Arias (Works of Mozart, Wagner, Borodin, etc.), Bryn Terfel, bass baritone
Best Classical Contemporary Composition:
Corigliano: String Quartet – John Corigliano, composer
Best Music Video, Short Form:
Free As a Bird – The Beatles; Joe Pytka, video director
Best Music Video, Long Form:
The Beatles Anthology, The Beatles; Geoff Wonfor, video director; Chips Chipperfield, video producer
