(Nominees in alphabetical order, winners in red.) - Nominees announced 1/23/97. Awarded 2/22/97.
| Best Actor |
Tom Cruise (Jerry Maguire) Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient) Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt) Geoffrey Rush (Shine) Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade) |
|---|---|
| Best Actress | Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies) Diane Keaton (Marvin's Room) Frances McDormand (Fargo) Gena Rowlands (Unhook the Stars) Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hank Azaria (The Birdcage) Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) Nathan Lane (The Birdcage) William H. Macy (Fargo) Noah Taylor (Shine) |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lauren Bacall (The Mirror Has Two Faces) Juliette Binoche (The English Patient) Marisa Tomei (Unhook the Stars) Gwen Verdon (Marvin's Room) Renee Zellweger (Jerry Maguire) |
| Best Cast | The Birdcage Robin Williams Gene Hackman Nathan Lane Dianne Wiest Hank Azaria Christine Baranski Dan Futterman The English Patient Ralph Fiennes Juliette Binoche Willem Dafoe Kristin Scott Thomas Naveen Andrews Colin Firth Julian Wadham Jurgen Prochnow Marvin's Room Meryl Streep Leonardo Di Caprio Diane Keaton Robert De Niro Hume Cronyn Gwen Verdon Hal Scardino Dan Hedaya Shine Armin Mueller-Stahl Noah Taylor Geoffrey Rush Lynn Redgrave Googie Withers John Gielgud Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton Dwight Yoakam J.T. Walsh John Ritter Lucas Black Natalie Canerday Robert Duvall |