2nd Critics' Choice Awards

The 2nd Critics' Choice Movie Awards were presented on January 20, 1997, honoring the finest achievements of 1996 filmmaking.

Top 10 films

(in alphabetical order)

• Big Night
• The Crucible
• The English Patient
• Evita
• Fargo
• Hamlet
• Jerry Maguire
• Lone Star
• The People vs. Larry Flynt
• Shine

Winners

• Best Actor:
• Geoffrey Rush – Shine
• Best Actress:
• Frances McDormand – Fargo
• Best Child Performance:
• Jonathan Lipnicki – Jerry Maguire
• Best Director:
• Anthony Minghella – The English Patient
• Best Documentary:
• When We Were Kings
• Best Family Film:
• Fly Away Home
• Best Foreign Language Film:
• Ridicule • France
• Best Picture:
• Fargo
• Best Screenplay:
• The English Patient – Anthony Minghella
• Best Supporting Actor:
• Cuba Gooding Jr. – Jerry Maguire
• Best Supporting Actress:
• Joan Allen – The Crucible
• Breakout Artist of the Year:
• Renée Zellweger – Jerry Maguire
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
• Lauren Bacall

References