Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996



9th CFCA Awards

March 10, 1997

Best Film:  Fargo  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