Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1996



17th BSFC Awards

December 13, 1996

Best Film:

 Trainspotting  The 17th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1996. The awards were given on 13 December 1996.

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Trainspotting
 * Best Actor:
 * Geoffrey Rush – Shine
 * Best Actress: 
 * Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Edward Norton – The People vs. Larry Flynt, Primal Fear and Everyone Says I Love You
 * Best Supporting Actress: 
 * Courtney Love – The People vs. Larry Flynt
 * Best Director:
 * Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies
 * Best Screenplay: 
 * Stanley Tucci and Joseph Tropiano – Big Night
 * Best Cinematography:
 * John Seale – The English Patient
 * Best Documentary:
 * Anne Frank Remembered
 * Best Foreign-Language Film: 
 * My Favorite Season (Ma saison préférée) • France
 * Best New Filmmaker: 
 * Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci – Big Night