2nd Critics' Choice Awards

The 2nd Critics' Choice Awards given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association on 20 January 1997 honored the finest achievements in 1996 filmmaking. The event was hosted by Retta.

Top Films

(in alphabetical order)

1. Big Night
2. Evita
3. Fargo
4. Hamlet
5. Jerry Maguire
6. Lone Star
7. Shine
8. The Crucible
9. The English Patient
10. The People vs. Larry Flynt

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Geoffrey Rush - Shine
• Best Actress:
  • Frances McDormand - Fargo
• Best Director:
  • Anthony Minghella - The English Patient
• Best Film:
  • Fargo
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Ridicule, France
• Best Screenplay:
  • The English Patient - Anthony Minghella
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Joan Allen - The Crucible
• Best Young Performance:
  • Jonathan Lipnicki - Jerry Maguire
• Breakout Artist of the Year:
  • Renée Zellweger - Jerry Maguire
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Lauren Bacall