3rd annual cadet film awards 1996

Best Picture

Winner:
FARGO

Nominees:
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
SECRETS & LIES
SHINE
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET

Best Director

Winner:
Joel Coen – FARGO

Nominees:
Jane Campion – THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Scott Hicks – SHINE
Lars von Trier – BREAKING THE WAVES
Baz Luhrmann – WILLIAMS SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET

Best Actor, Leading Role

Winner:
Geoffrey Rush – SHINE

Nominees:
Leonardo Di Caprio – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET
Ralph Fiennes – THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Eddie Murphy – THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
Billy Bob Thornton – SLING BLADE

Best Actress, Leading Role

Winner:
Frances McDormand – FARGO

Nominees:
Brenda Blethyn – SECRETS & LIES
Nicole Kidman – THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Debbie Reynolds – MOTHER
Courtney Love – THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT

Best Supporting Actor

Winner:
Vince Vaughn – SWINGERS

Nominees:
Steve Buscemi – FARGO
Samuel L. Jackson – A TIME TO KILL
William H. Macy – FARGO
Noah Taylor – SHINE

Best Supporting Actress

Winner:
Barbara Hershey – THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Nominees:
Juliette Binoche – THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Minnie Driver – BIG NIGHT
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – SECRETS & LIES
Renee Zellweger – JERRY MAGUIRE

Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner:
Laura Jones – THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Nominees:
Anthony Minghella – THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Billy Bob Thornton – SLING BLADE
Kenneth Branagh – HAMLET
John Hodge – TRAINSPOTTING

Best Original Screenplay

Winner:
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – FARGO

Nominees:
Jan Sardi – SHINE
Mike Leigh – SECRETS & LIES
Jon Favreau – SWINGERS
Stanley Tucci and Joseph Tropiano – BIG NIGHT

Best Original Dramatic Score

Winner:
Wojciech Kilar – THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Nominees:
Jerry Goldsmith – STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
David Hirschfelder – SHINE
Gabirel Yared – THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Patrick Doyle – HAMLET

Best Original Comedy or Musical Score

Winner:
Carter Burwell – FARGO

Nominees:
David Newman – THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
Rachel Portman – EMMA
Pete Townshend & Nancy Wilson- JERRY MAGUIRE
Hans Zimmer – THE PREACHER’S WIFE

Best Original Song

Winner:
“Kissing You” – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET

Nominees:
“Angel” – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET
“The Secret Garden” – JERRY MAGUIRE
“That Thing You Do” – THAT THING YOU DO!
“You Must Love Me” – EVITA

Best Foreign-Language Film

Winner:
FLOATING LIFE (Australia)

Nominees:
CHUNGKING EXPRESS (Hong Kong)
RIDICULE (France)
LA CEREMONIE (France)
KOLYA (Czech Republic)

Best Cinematography

Winner:
Roger Deakins – FARGO

Nominees:
Darius Khondji – EVITA
John Seale – THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Stuart Dryburgh – THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
Vilmos Zsigmond – THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS

Best Editing

Winner:
FARGO

Nominees:
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
SHINE
MICROCOSMOS

Best Production Design

Winner:
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET

Nominees:
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
EVITA
HAMLET
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Best Costume Design

Winner:
EVITA

Nominees:
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
HAMLET
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY

Best Sound

Winner:
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

Nominees:
INDEPENDENCE DAY
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
TWISTER

Best Makeup

Winner:
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR

Nominees:
INDEPENDENCE DAY
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

Best Sound Effects Editing

Winner:
TWISTER

Nominees:
THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

Best Visual Effects

Winner:
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT

Nominees:
INDEPENDENCE DAY
TWISTER

Best Australian Film

Winner:
SHINE

Nominees:
LOVE SERENADE
LOVE AND OTHER CATASTROPHES
CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION
DATING THE ENEMY

Best Debut

Winner:
Marianne Jean-Baptiste for her performance in SECRETS & LIES

Nominees:
Emily Watson for her performance in BREAKING THE WAVES
Tom Hanks for directing THAT THING YOU DO!

Best Documentary

Winner:
MICROCOSMOS

Nominees:
LOOKING FOR RICHARD
WHEN WE WERE KINGS