"The English Patient" took top honors at the 1997 Academy Awards. CNN offers video of Oscar fashion fads and flops and reports on other winners.

Use this searchable database to find out anything you need to know about who's won what from the first awards in 1927 to the 1997 nominations.

Overview of the annual film awards spotlights some of the Best Picture winners. Article tallies actors and actresses with the most nominations.

Go back in time with this multimedia scrapbook that covers all the Academy Award winners dating back to 1928. Read historical essays.

Refer to this guide to see which movies and stars were nominated and which ones took home a statuette. Dates back to the first Academy Awards.

Mary Ann Johanson's personal guide to this annual entertainment institution. Find links and a history of recipients.

Learn the details behind the proportional voting system used by the Academy in selecting the Oscar nominees.