Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996
# Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996

9th CFCA Awards March 10, 1997

Best Film:

Fargo

The 9th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 10 March 1997, honored the finest achievements in 1996 filmmaking.

## Winners

* Best Actor:
   * Billy Bob Thornton - Sling Blade
* Best Actress:
   * Frances McDormand - Fargo
* Best Cinematography:
   * The English Patient
* Best Director:
   * Joel Coen - Fargo
* Best Film:
   * Fargo
* Best Foreign Language Film:
   * Dekalog (The Decalogue), Poland
* Best Score:
   * "Fargo" - Carter Burwell
* Best Screenplay:
   * Fargo - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
* Best Supporting Actor:
   * Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire
* Best Supporting Actress:
   * Irma Hall - A Family Thing
* Most Promising Actor:
   * Edward Norton - Primal Fear, Everyone Says I Love You and The People vs. Larry Flynt
* Most Promising Actress:
   * Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt
