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Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

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    Best Actor

    • Nicolas Cage at an event for Drive Angry (2011)
      Winner
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Leaving Las Vegas
    • Morgan Freeman
      • Morgan Freeman
      • Se7en
    • Anthony Hopkins at an event for Beowulf (2007)
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Nixon
    • Sean Penn
      • Sean Penn
      • Dead Man Walking
    • Denzel Washington
      • Denzel Washington
      • Devil in a Blue Dress

    Best Actress

    • Elisabeth Shue
      Winner
      • Elisabeth Shue
      • Leaving Las Vegas
    • Kathy Bates
      • Kathy Bates
      • Dolores Claiborne
    • Meryl Streep
      • Meryl Streep
      • The Bridges of Madison County
    • MB Photoshoot 01/22
      • Rena Owen
      • Once Were Warriors
    • Sharon Stone
      • Sharon Stone
      • Casino

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Se7en

      8.6 (1.9M)
      Darius Khondji
    • [object Object]

      Apollo 13

      7.7 (329K)
      Dean Cundey
    • [object Object]

      Heat

      8.3 (769K)
      Dante Spinotti
    • [object Object]

      The Secret of Roan Inish

      7.4 (10K)
      Haskell Wexler
    • [object Object]

      Strange Days

      7.2 (83K)
      Matthew F. Leonetti
    • [object Object]

      A Walk in the Clouds

      6.7 (38K)
      Emmanuel Lubezki

    Best Director

    • Oliver Stone
      Winner
      • Oliver Stone
      • Nixon
    • Clint Eastwood
      • Clint Eastwood
      • The Bridges of Madison County
    • Mike Figgis in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
      • Mike Figgis
      • Leaving Las Vegas
    • Ron Howard at an event for Return to Mayberry (1986)
      • Ron Howard
      • Apollo 13
    • Martin Scorsese at an event for The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2010)
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Casino
    • David Fincher
      • David Fincher
      • Se7en

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Postman

      7.8 (41K)
      Italy.
    • [object Object]

      The City of Lost Children

      7.4 (74K)
    • [object Object]

      Lamerica

      7.4 (2.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Les Misérables

      7.4 (4.3K)
    • [object Object]

      Through the Olive Trees

      7.7 (11K)

    Best Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Toy Story

      8.3 (1.1M)
      Randy Newman
    • [object Object]

      Apollo 13

      7.7 (329K)
      James Horner
    • [object Object]

      Get Shorty

      6.9 (95K)
      John Lurie
    • [object Object]

      Heat

      8.3 (769K)
      Elliot Goldenthal
    • [object Object]

      The Secret of Roan Inish

      7.4 (10K)
      Mason Daring

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apollo 13

      7.7 (329K)
    • [object Object]

      Crumb

      8.0 (23K)
    • [object Object]

      Exotica

      7.0 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      Nixon

      7.0 (34K)
    • [object Object]

      Heat

      8.3 (769K)

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Usual Suspects

      8.5 (1.2M)
      Christopher McQuarrie
    • [object Object]

      The American President

      6.8 (63K)
      Aaron Sorkin
    • [object Object]

      Before Sunrise

      8.1 (364K)
      Richard Linklater
    • [object Object]

      Exotica

      7.0 (22K)
      Atom Egoyan
    • [object Object]

      Sense and Sensibility

      7.7 (133K)
      Emma Thompson

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Kevin Spacey
      Winner
      • Kevin Spacey
      • The Usual Suspects
    • Don Cheadle at an event for Traitor (2008)
      • Don Cheadle
      • Devil in a Blue Dress
    • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
      • Gene Hackman
      • Get Shorty
    • Ed Harris at an event for Appaloosa (2008)
      • Ed Harris
      • Apollo 13
    • Delroy Lindo in Ransom (1996)
      • Delroy Lindo
      • Clockers

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Joan Allen
      Winner
      • Joan Allen
      • Nixon
    • Kathleen Quinlan
      • Kathleen Quinlan
      • Apollo 13
    • Kyra Sedgwick in The Closer (2005)
      • Kyra Sedgwick
      • Something to Talk About
    • Mira Sorvino
      • Mira Sorvino
      • Mighty Aphrodite
    • Diane Venora in F/X (1986)
      • Diane Venora
      • Heat

    Most Promising Actor

    • Greg Kinnear
      Winner
      • Greg Kinnear
      • Sabrina
    • Don Cheadle at an event for Traitor (2008)
      • Don Cheadle
      • Devil in a Blue Dress
    • Benicio Del Toro
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • The Usual Suspects
    • Temuera Morrison
      • Temuera Morrison
      • Once Were Warriors
    • Mekhi Phifer
      • Mekhi Phifer
      • Clockers

    Most Promising Actress

    • Minnie Driver
      Winner
      • Minnie Driver
      • Circle of Friends
    • Toni Collette
      • Toni Collette
      • Muriel's Wedding
    • Salma Hayek
      • Salma Hayek
      • Desperado
    • MB Photoshoot 01/22
      • Rena Owen
      • Once Were Warriors
    • Alicia Silverstone
      • Alicia Silverstone
      • Clueless

    Commitment to Chicago Award

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    • Gary Sinise
      Winner
      • Gary Sinise

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    Event date

    March 12, 1996

    Event location

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/

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