Films of 1996
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Last Updated: 3/10/25
Total Films: 115
Note:
The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware,
I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress,
supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted
screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms
are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and
honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving
winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.
2. Sling Blade
3. Mission: Impossible
4. Twister
5. Executive Decision
Honorable Mentions: It's My Party, Shine, Andersonville, and The Ghost and the Darkness
2. Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor (Shine)
3. Al Pacino (City Hall)
4. Kevin Costner (Tin Cup)
5. Eric Roberts (It's My Party)
Honorable Mentions: Alec Baldwin (Ghosts of Mississippi), Chris Cooper (Lone Star),
Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible), Daniel Day-Lewis (The Crucible),
Val Kilmer (The Ghost and the Darkness), and Delroy Lindo (Soul of the Game)
2. Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino (Norma Jean and Marilyn)
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Honorable Mentions: None
2. Vince Vaughn (Swingers)
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Twister)
4. Michael Caine (Blood and Wine)
5. Paul Scofield (The Crucible)
Honorable Mentions: Lucas Black (Sling Blade), John Gielgud (Shine),
Joe Pantoliano (Bound), and James Woods (Ghosts of Mississippi)
2. Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt)
3. Elizabeth Peña (Lone Star)
4. Vanessa Redgrave (Mission: Impossible)
5. Joan Allen (The Crucible)
Honorable Mentions: Fairuza Balk (The Craft)
2. Nicholas Hynter (The Crucible)
3. John Sayles (Lone Star)
4. Jan de Bont (Twister)
5. Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness)
Honorable Mentions: Stuart Baird (Executive Decision), Scott Hicks (Shine), Randal Kleiser (It's My Party),
and Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible)
2. Andrew Dunn (The Crucible)
3. Stuart Dryburgh (The Portrait of a Lady)
4. Stephen H. Burum (Mission: Impossible)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None
2. Stuart Baird, Derek Brechin, Dallas Puett, Kevin Stitt, and Frank J. Urioste (Executive Decision)
3. Paul Hirsch (Mission: Impossible)
4. Roger Bondelli, Robert Brown, and Steve Mirkovich (The Ghost and the Darkness)
5. John Sayles (Lone Star)
Honorable Mentions: Peter Amundson (Daylight), David Bretherton and Robert C. Jones (City Hall), and
Peter Greenaway and Chris Wyatt (The Pillow Book)
2. Randal Kleiser (It's My Party)
3. William Goldman (The Ghost and the Darkness)
4. Ken Lipper, Paul Schrader, Nicholas Pileggi, and Bo Goldman (City Hall)
5. Jon Favreau (Swingers)
Honorable Mentions: None
2. Arthur Miller (The Crucible)
3. David Koepp and Robert Towne (Mission: Impossible)
4. Diana Gould (Indecent Seduction)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None
2. The Battle Over Citizen Kane
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Honorable Mentions: None