1997 Academy Awards – Directing Winner
![The English Patient Anthony Minghella](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-english-patient-image.jpg)
The English Patient
Anthony Minghella
At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
1997 Academy Awards – Directing Nominees
![Fargo Joel Coen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fargo-joel-coen-ethan-coen-image.jpg)
Fargo
Joel Coen
![Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/secrets-and-lies-mike-leigh-image.jpg)
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
![Shine Scott Hicks](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shine-scott-hicks-image.jpg)
Shine
Scott Hicks
![The People vs. Larry Flynt Milos Forman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-people-vs.-larry-flynt-milos-forman-image.jpg)