The Opening of the Academy Awards: 1997 Oscars
Academy President Arthur Hiller opens the 69th Academy Awards in 1997, featuring red carpet arrivals from Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, James Woods, Holly Hunter, Celine Dion, Billy Bob Thornton, Kristin Scott Thomas, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Courtney Love, Juliette Binoche, Cuba Gooding Jr., Brenda Blethyn, Gregory Hines, Patricia Arquette, Nicolas Cage, Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Kenneth Branagh, Quentin Tarantino, Mira Sorvino, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Jodie Foster, Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Will Smith, Chris O’Donnell, Lauren Bacall, Kevin Spacey and more.
