Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996

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<big>9th CFCA Awards</big><br /> March 10, 1997

Best Film: <br> <big> Fargo </big> </div> The 9th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 10 March 1997, honored the finest achievements in 1996 filmmaking.

Winners

• Best Actor:
• Billy Bob Thornton - Sling Blade
• Best Actress:
• Frances McDormand - Fargo
• Best Cinematography:
• The English Patient
• Best Director:
• Joel Coen - Fargo
• Best Film:
• Fargo
• Best Foreign Language Film:
• Dekalog (The Decalogue), Poland
• Best Score:
• "Fargo" - Carter Burwell
• Best Screenplay:
• Fargo - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
• Best Supporting Actor:
• Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire
• Best Supporting Actress:
• Irma Hall - A Family Thing
• Most Promising Actor:
• Edward Norton - Primal Fear, Everyone Says I Love You and The People vs. Larry Flynt
• Most Promising Actress:
• Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt

References