Awards
| Category/Organization | 54th Golden Globe Awards January 19, 1997 |
2nd Critics Choice Awards January 20, 1997 |
3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards February 27, 1997 |
69th Academy Awards March 24, 1997 |
50th BAFTA Awards April 29, 1997 |
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| Drama | Musical or Comedy | |||||
| Best Film | The English Patient | Evita | 'Fargo' | The Birdcage (cast) | The English Patient | The English Patient |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Anthony Minghella The English Patient |
— | Anthony Minghella The English Patient |
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Fargo |
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| Best Actor | Geoffrey Rush Shine |
Tom Cruise Jerry Maguire |
Geoffrey Rush Shine |
Geoffrey Rush Shine |
Geoffrey Rush Shine |
Geoffrey Rush Shine |
| Best Actress | Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies |
Madonna Evita |
Frances McDormand Fargo |
Frances McDormand Fargo |
Frances McDormand Fargo |
Brenda Blethyn Secrets & Lies |
| Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton Primal Fear |
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Jerry Maguire |
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Jerry Maguire |
Cuba Gooding, Jr. Jerry Maguire |
Paul Scofield The Crucible |
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| Best Supporting Actress | Lauren Bacall The Mirror Has Two Faces |
Joan Allen The Crucible |
Lauren Bacall The Mirror Has Two Faces |
Juliette Binoche The English Patient |
Juliette Binoche The English Patient |
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| Best Screenplay, Adapted | The People vs. Larry Flynt Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski |
The English Patient Anthony Minghella |
— | Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton |
The English Patient Anthony Minghella |
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| Best Screenplay, Original | Fargo Joel Coen and Ethan Coen |
Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh |
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| Best Foreign Language Film | Kolya | Ridicule | — | Kolya | Ridicule | |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Secrets & Lies, directed by Mike Leigh, United Kingdom
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Michael Collins, directed by Neil Jordan, U.K. / Ireland / U.S.A.
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Sense and Sensibility, directed by Ang Lee, United States
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