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

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