BEVERLY HILLS, California (CNN) -- Independent films fared extraordinarily well in the Oscar nominations Tuesday, with "Shakespeare in Love" taking the most nominations -- 13 -- while "Elizabeth" and Italian film "Life is Beautiful" captured seven apiece. The 71st Annual Academy Awards will be announced on March 21; here's the list of the major contenders.

Picture

• "Life Is Beautiful"
• "Elizabeth"
• "Saving Private Ryan"
• "Shakespeare in Love"
• "The Thin Red Line"

Director

• Steven Spielberg, "Saving Private Ryan"
• Peter Weir, "The Truman Show"
• John Madden, "Shakespeare In Love"
• Roberto Benigni, "Life Is Beautiful"
• Terrence Malick, "The Thin Red Line"

• Tom Hanks, "Saving Private Ryan"
• Roberto Benigni, "Life Is Beautiful"
• Ian McKellen, "Gods and Monsters"
• Nick Nolte, "Affliction"
• Edward Norton, "American History X"

• Meryl Streep, "One True Thing"
• Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth"
• Gwyneth Paltrow, "Shakespeare in Love"
• Fernanda Montenegro, "Central Station"
• Emily Watson, "Hilary and Jackie"

Supporting Actor

• James Coburn, "Affliction"
• Robert Duvall, "A Civil Action"
• Ed Harris, "The Truman Show"
• Geoffrey Rush, "Shakespeare in Love"
• Billy Bob Thornton, "A Simple Plan"

Supporting Actress

• Kathy Bates, "Primary Colors"
• Brenda Blethyn, "Little Voice"
• Judi Dench, "Shakespeare in Love"
• Rachel Griffiths, "Hilary and Jackie"
• Lynn Redgrave, "Gods and Monsters"

Original Screenplay

• "Bulworth," Warren Beatty and Jeremy Pikser
• "Life Is Beautiful," Roberto Benigni and Vincenzo Cerami
• "Saving Private Ryan," Robert Rodat
• "Shakespeare in Love," Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
• "The Truman Show," Andrew Niccol

Screenplay adapted from a previous work

• "Gods and Monsters," Billy Condon
• "Out of Sight," Scott Frank
• "Primary Colors," Elaine May
• "A Simple Plan," Scott B. Smith
• "The Thin Red Line," Terrence Malick

Foreign Language Film

• "Central Station" (Brazil)
• "Children of Heaven" (Iran)
• "The Grandfather" (Spain)
• "Life Is Beautiful" (Italy)
• "Tango" (Argentina)

Documentary Feature:

• "Dancemaker"
• "The Farm: Angola, U.S.A."
• "The Last Days"
• "Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth"
• "Regret to Inform"

Original Musical or Comedy Score:

• "A Bug's Life"
• "Mulan"
• "Patch Adams"
• "The Prince of Egypt"
• "Shakespeare in Love"

Original Dramatic Score:

• "Elizabeth"
• "Life Is Beautiful"
• "Pleasantville"
• "Saving Private Ryan"
• "The Thin Red Line"

Original Song:

• "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from "Armageddon"
• "The Prayer" from "Quest for Camelot"
• "A Soft Place to Fall" from "The Horse Whisperer"
• "That'll Do" from "Babe: Pig in the City"
• "When You Believe" from "The Prince of Egypt"