Best of 1996
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1. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 727,130 | Gross: $24.61M
BEST PICTURE
Fargo
Trainspotting
The English Patient
Secrets & Lies
Shine
Evita
Scream
Romeo + Juliet
Jerry Maguire
The Crucible
2. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 727,130 | Gross: $24.61M
BEST DIRECTOR
Joel & Ethan Coen - Fargo
Danny Boyle - Trainspotting
Mike Leigh - Secrets & Lies
Anthony Minghella - The English Patient
Scott Hicks - Shine
Alan Parker - Evita
3. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 727,130 | Gross: $24.61M
BEST ACTOR
William H. Macy - Fargo
Geoffrey Rush - Shine
Ralph Fiennes - The English Patient
Ewan McGregor - Trainspotting
Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire
Timothy Spall - Secrets & Lies
4. Secrets & Lies (1996)
R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook
Votes: 47,221 | Gross: $13.42M
BEST ACTRESS
Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies
Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves
Frances McDormand - Fargo
Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Secrets & Lies
Victoire Thivisol - Ponette
Madonna - Evita
5. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 727,130 | Gross: $24.61M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Steve Buscemi - Fargo
Peter Stormare - Fargo
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Shine
Paul Scofield - The Crucible
Robert Carlyle - Trainspotting
Gene Hackman - The Birdcage
6. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance
An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey, Martin Donovan
Votes: 12,678 | Gross: $3.69M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Barbara Hershey - The Portrait of a Lady
Juliette Binoche - The English Patient
Glenn Close - 101 Dalmatians
Joan Allen - The Crucible
Kristin Scott Thomas - The English Patient
Drew Barrymore - Scream
7. The English Patient (1996)
R | 162 min | Drama, Romance, War
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 201,165 | Gross: $78.65M
BEST CASTING
The English Patient
Fargo
Secrets & Lies
The Portrait of a Lady
Shine
The Crucible
8. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 727,130 | Gross: $24.61M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Fargo
Secrets & Lies
Scream
Jerry Maguire
Shine
Ponette
9. Trainspotting (1996)
R | 93 min | Drama
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 726,027 | Gross: $16.50M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Trainspotting
The English Patient
The Crucible
The Birdcage
Emma
Romeo + Juliet
10. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 244,904 | Gross: $46.35M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Romeo + Juliet
Trainspotting
Emma
Twister
The Portrait of a Lady
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
11. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 727,130 | Gross: $24.61M
BEST EDITING
Fargo
Trainspotting
The English Patient
Independence Day
Evita
Shine
12. The English Patient (1996)
R | 162 min | Drama, Romance, War
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 201,165 | Gross: $78.65M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The English Patient
The Portrait of a Lady
Fargo
Romeo + Juliet
Evita
Shine
13. The English Patient (1996)
R | 162 min | Drama, Romance, War
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 201,165 | Gross: $78.65M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The English Patient
The Portrait of a Lady
Evita
Romeo + Juliet
The Birdcage
The Crucible
14. 101 Dalmatians (1996)
G | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
An evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright
Votes: 117,611 | Gross: $136.19M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
101 Dalmatians
The Portrait of a Lady
Evita
The English Patient
Emma
Romeo + Juliet
15. The English Patient (1996)
R | 162 min | Drama, Romance, War
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 201,165 | Gross: $78.65M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
The English Patient
Evita
The Portrait of a Lady
The Birdcage
Romeo + Juliet
DragonHeart
16. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 606,012 | Gross: $306.17M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Independence Day
Twister
DragonHeart
Eraser
Mission: Impossible
17. DragonHeart (1996)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying Knight must cooperate to stop an evil King, who was given partial immortality.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery, Dina Meyer, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 101,837 | Gross: $51.37M
BEST SCORE
DragonHeart
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The English Patient
Emma
Shine
The Portrait of a Lady
18. Trainspotting (1996)
R | 93 min | Drama
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 726,027 | Gross: $16.50M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Trainspotting
Romeo + Juliet
Evita
Breaking the Waves
Space Jam
19. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 244,904 | Gross: $46.35M
BEST SONG
Romeo + Juliet - "Kissing You"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - "God Help the Outcasts"
Evita - "You Must Love Me"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - "The Bells of Notre Dame"
Space Jam - "I Believe I Can Fly"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - "Someday"
20. Evita (1996)
PG | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Madonna, Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Nail
Votes: 37,584 | Gross: $50.05M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Evita
21. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 606,012 | Gross: $306.17M
BEST SOUND
Independence Day
Twister
Eraser
The English Patient
Evita
Mission: Impossible
22. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 606,012 | Gross: $306.17M
BEST SOUND EDITING
Independence Day
Eraser
Twister
DragonHeart
Mission: Impossible
The English Patient
23. Eraser (1996)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn
Votes: 118,432 | Gross: $101.30M
BEST STUNTS
Eraser
Mission: Impossible
Twister
Independence Day
DragonHeart
The English Patient
24. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton
Votes: 171,798 | Gross: $100.14M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
25. Ponette (1996)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.
Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schiltz, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Léopoldine Serre
Votes: 4,766 | Gross: $1.40M
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Ponette
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