2nd Critics' Choice Awards (1997)

The 2nd Critics' Choice Awards took place on January 20th, 1997 and honored the finest achievements in 1996 filmmaking.

Best Picture

• Fargo

Best Actor

• Geoffrey Rush - Shine

Best Actress

• Frances McDormand - Fargo

Best Supporting Actor

• Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire

Best Supporting Actress

• Joan Allen - The Crucible

Best Director

• Anthony Minghella - The English Patient

Best Screenplay

• Anthony Minghella - The English Patient

Best Child Performance

• Jonathan Lipnicki - Jerry Maguire

Best Documentary

• When We Were Kings

Best Foreign Language Film

• Ridicule

Breakout Artist of the Year

• Renee Zellweger - Jerry Maguire

Lifetime Achievement Award, 1996

• Lauren Bacall