Category |
National Board of Review |
New York Film Critics Circle |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
Boston Society of Film Critics |
Broadcast Film Critics Assoc. |
National Society of Film Critics |
Chicago Film Critics Association* |
Date of Announcement |
12/9/96 |
12/12/96 |
12/14/96 |
12/16/96 |
01/02/97 |
01/05/97 |
03/10/97 |
Best Film |
Shine |
Fargo |
Secrets & Lies |
Trainspotting |
Fargo |
Breaking the Waves |
Fargo |
Best Director |
Joel Coen (Fargo) |
Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves) |
Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies) |
Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies) |
Anthony Minghella (The English Patient) |
Lars Von Trier (Breaking the Waves) |
Joel Coen (Fargo) |
Best Actor |
Tom Cruise (Jerry McGuire) |
Geoffrey Rush (Shine) |
Geoffrey Rush (Shine) |
Geoffrey Rush (Shine) |
Geoffrey Rush (Shine) |
Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor) |
Biily Bob Thornton (Sling Blade) |
Best Actress |
Frances McDormand (Fargo) |
Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) |
Brenda Belthyn (Secrets & Lies) |
Brenda Belthyn (Secrets & Lies) |
Frances McDormand (Fargo) |
Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) |
Frances McDormand (Fargo) |
Best Supporting Actor |
Edward Norton (Primal Fear) |
Harry Belafonte (Kansas City) |
Edward Norton (Primal Fear) |
Edward Norton (Primal Fear) |
Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) |
(tie) Martin Donovan (The Portrait of a Lady) Tony Shalhoub (Big Night) |
Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) |
Best Supporting Actress |
Juliette Binoche (The English Patient) |
Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt) |
Barbara Hershey (The Portrait of a Lady) |
Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt) |
Joan Allen (The Crucible) |
Barbara Hershey (The Portrait of a Lady) |
Irma P. Hall (A Family Thing) |