The 22nd Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1996, were given in December 1996.
Winners Best Picture: Secrets & Lies Runner-up: Fargo Best Director: Mike Leigh – Secrets & Lies Runner-up: Joel Coen – Fargo Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush – Shine Runner-up: Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor Best Actress: Brenda Blethyn – Secrets & Lies Runner-up: Frances McDormand – Fargo Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton – Everyone Says I Love You, The People vs. Larry Flynt and Primal Fear Runner-up: Armin Mueller-Stahl – Shine Best Supporting Actress: Barbara Hershey – The Portrait of a Lady Runner-up: Courtney Love – The People vs. Larry Flynt Best Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen – Fargo Runner-up: Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci – Big Night Best Cinematography (tie): Chris Menges – Michael Collins John Seale – The English Patient Best Production Design (tie): Brian Morris - Evita Janet Patterson - The Portrait of a Lady Best Music Score: Hal Willner and The Hey Hey Club Musicians – Kansas City Runner-up: Elliot Goldenthal – Michael Collins Best Foreign-Language Film: La Cérémonie • France/Germany Runner-up: Lamerica • Italy/France/Switzerland Best Non-Fiction Film: When We Were Kings Runner-up: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills Best Animation: Nick Park (for his body of work, which includes: Creature Comforts, A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave) The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: Craig Baldwin – Sonic Outlaws New Generation Award: Emily Watson – Breaking the Waves Career Achievement Award: Roger Corman
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External links 22nd Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards