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Bad Timing...
The Film Festivals are not as useful for predicting Oscar success for several
reasons, among them their timing throughout the year, the limited number of
films screened, and the quirky tastes of their panels of judges. However,
some awards over 1996 might help shed light on the question at hand...
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Toronto International Film Festival
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| Date |
September ??, 1996 |
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| Metro-Media Award (Best Picture) |
Shine (1st), Breaking the Waves (2nd), Michael Collins (3rd) |
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| Toronto-City Award (Best Canadian Feature Film) |
Long Day's Journey Into Night (David Wellington) |
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| Air Canada People's Choice Award |
Shine (1st), Beautiful Thing (2nd), Fire (3rd-tie), Fly Away Home (3rd-tie) |
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Venice Film Festival
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| Date |
August 28 - September 7, 1996 |
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| Golden Lion Award (Best Picture) |
Michael Collins |
| Best Actor |
Liam Neeson (Michael Collins) |
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| Best Actress |
Victoire Thivisol (Ponette) |
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Cannes Film Festival
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| Date |
May 7-19, 1996 |
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| Palme d'Or (Best Film) |
Secrets & Lies |
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| Grand Prix (Grand Prize) |
Breaking the Waves |
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| Best Actor |
Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne (The Eighth Day) |
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| Best Actress |
Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies) |
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| Best Director |
Joel and Ethan Coen (Fargo) |
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| Special Jury Prize for Daring and Originality |
Crash |
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Sundance Film Festival 1996*
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| Date |
January 18-28, 1996 |
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| Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) |
Welcome to the Dollhouse |
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| Filmmaker's Trophy (Dramatic) |
Girls Town (Director: Jim McKay) |
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| Audience Award (Dramatic) |
Spitfire Grill |
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| Special Jury Award (Special Jury Recognition) |
When We Were Kings |
| Special Jury Award (Special Jury Recognition) |
Girls Town |
| Special Jury Award (Special Jury Recognition) |
I Shot Andy Warhol |
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I've listed the 1996 results here since we're interested in 1996 movies. I know the 1997 festival
recently finished (January 16-26, 1997) -- if you're looking for Sundance '97 results, check out either
the Sundance Channel's official Sundance Film Festival 1997 Web Site
or Alex Fung's excellent, more concise summary listing of winners.
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