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69th Academy Awards (1996): Precursor Tallies

The titles of the Academy Award Winners are accented in blue. The titles of the Academy Awards Nominees are accented in bold. Professional Guild winners have the guild abbreviation highlighted in blue. Organization Abbreviations Guide at bottom.

Best Picture

  • Fargo (7) – SAT, OMPA, NYFCC, CFC, SEFCA, TFC, BFCA
  • The English Patient (4) – PGA, GG, OMPAx2
  • Evita (2) – GG, SAT
  • Breaking the Waves (1) – NSFC
  • Secrets & Lies (1) – LAFCA
  • Shine (1) – NBR
  • Star Trek: First Contact (1) – OMPA
  • Trainspotting (1) – BSFC

Best Director

  • Joel Coen – Fargo (3) – SAT, CFC, NBR
  • Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies (2) – LAFCA, BFCS
  • Anthony Minghella – The English Patient (2) – DGA, BFCA
  • Lars von Trier – Breaking the Waves (2) – NYFCC, NSFC
  • Milos Forman – The People vs. Larry Flynt (1) – GG
  • Alan Parker – Evita (1) – OMPA
  • John Sayles – Lone Star (1) – TFC

Best Actor

  • Geoffrey Rush – Shine (10) – SAG, GG, SAT, OMPAx2, NYFCC, LAFCA, BFCS, TFC, BFCA
  • Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire (4) – GG, SAT, OMPA, NBR
  • Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor (1) – NSFC
  • Patrick Stewart – Star Trek: First Contact (1) – OMPA
  • Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade (1) – CFC
  • Denzel Washington – Courage Under Fire (1) – SEFCA
  • James Woods – Killer: A Journal of Murder (1) – SAT

Best Actress

  • Frances McDormand – Fargo (9) – SAG, SAT, OMPAx2, CFC, NBR, SEFCA, TFC, BFCA
  • Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies (4) – GG, OMPA, LAFCA, BSFC
  • Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves (2) – NYFCC, NSFC
  • Alice Krige – Star Trek: First Contact (1) – OMPA
  • Madonna – Evita (1) – GG
  • Gwyneth Paltrow – Emma (1) – SAT

Best Supporting Actor

  • Edward Norton – Primal Fear (5) – GG, OMPA, SEFCA, LAFCA, BSFC; The People vs. Larry Flynt (4) – NBR, TFC, LAFCA, BSFC; Everyone Says I Love You (2) – LAFCA, BSFC
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.- Jerry Maguire (4) – SAG, SAT, CFC, BFCA
  • Harry Belafonte – Kansas City (1) – NYFCC
  • Martin Donovan – The Potrait of a Lady (1) – NSFC
  • Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shine (1) – SAT
  • Tony Shalhoub – Big Night (1) – NSFC

Best Supporting Actress

  • Courtney Love – The People vs. Larry Flynt (4) – SAT, OMPA, NYFCC, BSFC
  • Joan Allen – The Crucible (2) – SEFCA, BFCA
  • Lauren Bacall – The Mirror Has Two Faces (2) – SAG, GG
  • Barbara Hershey – The Portrait of a Lady (2) – LAFCA, NSFC
  • Juliette Binoche – The English Paitent (1) – NBR
  • Irma P.Hall – A Family Thing (1) – CFC
  • Piper Laurie – The Grass Harp (1) – SEFCA
  • Debbie Reynolds – Mother (1) – SAT
  • Miranda Richardson – The Evening Star (1) – TFC
  • Kristin Scott Thomas – The English Patient (1) – NBR

Best Original Screenplay

  • Fargo (5) – WGA, OMPA, LAFCA, CFC, TFC
  • Mother (2) – NYFCC, NSFC
  • Big Night (1) – BSFC
  • Lone Star (1) – TFC
  • The People vs. Larry Flynt (1) – GG

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The English Patient (4) – OMPA, SEFCA, TFC, BFCA
  • Sling Blade (1) – WGA

Best Original Song

  • You Must Love Me – Evita (2) – OMPA, GG

Best Dramatic Score

  • The English Patient (1) – GG
  • Kansas City (1) – LAFCA

Best Comedy/Musical Score

  • Evita (1) – OMPA
  • Fargo (1) – CFC

Best Editing

  • The English Patient (1) – ACE
  • Evita (1) – OMPA

Best Cinematography

  • The English Patient (5) – ASC, OMPA, LAFCA, BFCS, CFC
  • Breaking the Waves & Dead Man (2) – NYFCC, NSFC
  • Michael Collins (1) – LAFCA

Best Art Direction

  • Evita (2) – OMPA, LAFCA
  • The Portrait of a Lady (1) – LAFCA

Best Costume Design

  • Hamlet (1) – OMPA

Best Makeup

  • The Nutty Professor (1) – OMPA
  • Star Trek: First Contact (1) – OMPA

Best Sound

  • Evita (1) – OMPA
  • Twister (1) – OMPA

Best Sound Editing

  • Twister (1) – OMPA

Best Visual Effects

  • Twister (1) – OMPA

Best Foreign Film

  • Ridicule (3) – OMPA, TFC, BFCA
  • La Cérmonie (2) – LAFCA, NSFC
  • Breaking the Waves (1) – SAT
  • Decalogue (1) – CFC
  • Kolya (1) – GG
  • Ma Saison Prefere (1) – BSFC
  • The White Balloon (1) – NYFCC

Best Documentary Feature

  • When We Were Kings (3) – NYFCC, LAFCA, NSFC
  • Anne Frank Remembered (1) – BSFC
  • The Celluloid Closet (1) – OMPA
  • Microcosmos: Le Peuple de l’Herbe (1) – TFC
  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1) – NBR

Organization Abbreviations Guide

  • American Cinema Editors: Presents prizes for Film Editing.
  • American Society of Cinematographers: Presents awards to Cinematographers.
  • Boston Film Critics: Presented by Boston Film Critics.About 15 members.
  • Broadcast Film Critics: Presnted by Film Critics in broadcast capacities. 84 members from television, radio and online film reviewers.
  • Chicago Film Critics: Presented by Chicago Film Critics.9 members.
  • Directors Guild of America: Presents an award for Best Direction. This is the foremost Oscar predictor. Only 4 Times EVER have they not picked the winner.
  • Golden Globe Awards: Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Good Oscar precursor.
  • Satellites Awards: Presented by the International Press Academy, a splinter of the HFPA. First year, unknown if they are good for predicting.
  • Los Angeles Film Critics: Presented by Los Angeles Film Critics. 44 Film Critics.
  • National Board of Review: Presented by Film Critics from across the country. Selected by a 15-member panel.
  • National Society of Film Critics: Presented by Film Critics from across the coutnry. 48 Film Critics.
  • New York Film Critics: Presented by New York Film Critics.
  • Online Motion Picture Academy: Present awards for the best in film. A new organization and this is their first year. Their predicting capability has yet to be determined.
  • Producers Guild of America: Presents the Laurel Award to Best Production.
  • Screen Actors Guild: Presents trophies called “Actors” forBest Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
  • Southeast Film Critics: Presented by Film Critics from the southeast.From Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennesse & Virginia.
  • Texas Film Critics: Presented by Texas Film Critics.
  • Writers Guild of America: Presents prizes for Writing in Film.
  • ACE – American Cinema Editors
  • ADG – Art Directors Guild
  • AFCA – Austin Film Critics Association
  • AFI – American Film Institute
  • ASC – American Society of Cinematographers
  • BSFC – Boston Society of Film Critics
  • BAFTA – British Academy of Film and Television Arts
  • BFCA – Broadcast Film Critics Association
  • CAS – Cinema Audio Society
  • CDG – Costume Designers Guild
  • CFC – Chicago Film Critics
  • COFC – Central Ohio Film Critics
  • DFWFCA – Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Association
  • DGA – Directors Guild of America
  • FFC – Florida Film Critics
  • GG – Golden Globe Awards
  • HMHG – Hollywood Makeup & Hairstylists Guild
  • IFC – Iowa Film Critics
  • ISA – Independent Spirit Awards
  • KCFCC – Kansas City Film Critics Circle
  • LAFCA – Los Angeles Film Critics Association
  • LFCC – London Film Critics Circle
  • LVFCS – Las Vegas Film Critics Society
  • NBR – National Board of Review
  • NSFC – National Society of Film Critics
  • NYFCC – New York Film Critics Circle
  • NYOFC – New York Online Film Critics
  • OFCC – Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
  • OFCS – Online Film Critics Society
  • OFTA – Online Film and Television Association
  • PFC – Phoenix Film Critics
  • PGA – Producers Guild of America
  • SAG – Screen Actors Guild
  • SAT – Satellite Awards
  • SDFC – San Diego Film Critics
  • SEG – Sound Editors Guild
  • SEFCA – Southeastern Film Critics Association
  • SFC – Seattle Film Critics
  • SFFC – San Francisco Film Critics
  • SLFC – St. Louis Film Critics
  • TFC – Texas Film Critics
  • TFCA – Toronto Film Critics Association
  • UFC – Utah Film Critics
  • USC – USC Scripter Awards
  • VES – Visual Effects Society
  • VFC – Vancouver Film Critics
  • WAFCA – Washington DC Area Film Critics Association
  • WGA – Writers Guild of America

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