The Fresh Films: The Fresh Awards for 1996

the fresh films awards

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The Fresh Awards 1996
Updated 8 Feb 2025

CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ALL 1996 FILMS REVIEWED

BEST FILM

	Shine
	Trainspotting
	Romeo + Juliet
	Kolya
	THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT

BEST ACTOR

	Geoffrey Rush (5) for Shine
	WOODY HARRELSON (5) for THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
	Pete Postlethwaite (5) for Brassed Off
	Max von Sydow (5) for Hamsun
	Leonardo DiCaprio (5) for Romeo + Juliet

BEST ACTRESS

	COURTNEY LOVE (5) for THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
	FRANCES McDORMAND (4.5) for FARGO
	REESE WITHERSPOON (4,5) for FREEWAY
	Diane Keaton (4,5) for Marvin's Room
	Meryl Streep (4,5) for Marvin's Room

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

	Sir John Gielgud (5) for Shine
	Edward Norton (5) for Primal Fear
	NOAH TAYLOR (5) for Shine
	Sverre Anker Ousdal (5) for Hamsun
	Michael Wincott (5) for Basquiat

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

	Glenn Close (5) for Mary Reilly
	Natalie Portman (4,5) for Beautiful Girls
	GWYNETH PALTROW (4,5) for HARD EIGHT
	Kristin Scott-Thomas (4.5) for The English Patient
	Elisabeth Peña (4) for Lone Star

BEST DIRECTING

	DANNY BOYLE for Trainspotting
	BAZ LUHRMANN for Romeo + Juliet
	MILOS FORMAN for THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
	SCOTT HICKS for Shine
	JOEL COEN for FARGO