My 1996 Oscar Nominees
Best Picture
1. Fargo
2. The Birdcage
3. Shine
4. Jerry Maguire
5. Trainspotting
6. Primal Fear
7. Mission: Impossible
8. When We Were Kings
9. Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault
10. The Nutty Professor
11. Independence Day
Best Director
Joel & Ethan Coen (Fargo)
Danny Boyle (Trainspotting)
Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire)
Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible)
Eriq La Salle (Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault
Best Actor
Geoffrey Rush (Shine)
Don Cheadle (Rebound)
Tom Cruise (Jerry Maguire)
Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor)
Robin Williams (The Birdcage)
Best Actress
Frances McDormand (Fargo)
Laura Linney (Primal Fear)
Lynn Redgrave (Shine)
Kirsten Scott Thomas (The English Patient)
Renee Zellweger (Jerry Maguire)
Best Supporting Actor
Edward Norton (Primal Fear)
Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire)
Samuel L. Jackson (A Time to Kill)
Nathan Lane (The Birdcage)
Pete Postlethwaite (Brassed Off)
Best Supporting Actress
Regina King (Jerry Maguire)
Juliette Binoche (The English Patient)
Sandra Bullock (A Time to Kill)
Loretta Devine (Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault)
Parker Posey (Waiting for Guffman)
Best Screenplay
John Hodge (Trainspotting)
Joel & Ethan Coen (Fargo)
Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire)
Jan Sardi (Shine)
Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade)
Best Family Picture
Space Jam
Fly Away Home
Jingle All the Way
Funniest Film
The Birdcage
My Fellow Americans
The Nutty Professor
Sgt. Bilko
Swingers
Best Sports Film
Jerry Maguire
Kingpin
Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault
Tin Cup
When We Were Kings
Best Documentary
When We Were Kings
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