The Opening of the Academy Awards in 1996

Whoopi Goldberg opens the 68th Academy Awards in 1996. Featuring Oprah Winfrey on the red carpet, with appearances by Steven Seagal, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Pierce Brosnan, Ron Howard, Dianne Wiest, Ed Harris, Winona Ryder, Nathan Lane, Kate Winslet, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Richard Dreyfuss, Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep, Vanessa Williams, Laurence Fishburne, Chris O Donnell, Christine Lahti, Martin Landau, Juliet Landau, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Jimmy Smits, Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Abbott, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Jackie Chan, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Mel Gibson, Sharon Stone, Elisabeth Shue, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Quentin Tarantino, Mira Sorvino, Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Jim Carrey and Michael Douglas.