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The Oscars: The 69th Academy Awards (1996): Precursor Award Tallies

The titles of the Academy Award Winners are accented in blue. 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 Cérémonie (2) - LAFCA, NSFC
Breaking the Waves (1) - SAT
Decalogue (1) - CFC
Kolya (1) - GG
Ma Saison Preferée (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.

AA - Annie Awards
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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