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1996 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee

10 award ceremonies and festivals from January to September 1996, with 351 nominations and 89 winners. Sense and Sensibility and Braveheart tied for the most wins, 9 wins each. At the Oscars, Braveheart won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.

ceremonies
10
nominations
351
winners
89
top prizes
9
Top prizes

The Top Prize at Every 1996 Ceremony

Sense and Sensibility took the top prize at 3 ceremonies (Golden Globes, Critics' Choice and BAFTA). The other 6 went to 5 films. 1 ceremony has no top prize winner in the database.

Most awarded

The Most-Awarded Films of 1996

Sense and Sensibility and Braveheart each won 9 awards at the 1996 ceremonies. Leaving Las Vegas, Apollo 13 and Toy Story followed with 7 wins each. The logos show where each film won.

  1. Sense and Sensibility (1995) movie poster
    Sense and Sensibility 9 / 29
    1995 · Drama, Romance · 9 wins from 29 nominations
  2. Braveheart (1995) movie poster
    Braveheart 9 / 21
    1995 · Action, Biography · 9 wins from 21 nominations
  3. Leaving Las Vegas (1995) movie poster
    Leaving Las Vegas 7 / 20
    1995 · Drama, Romance · 7 wins from 20 nominations
  4. Apollo 13 (1995) movie poster
    Apollo 13 7 / 20
    1995 · Adventure, Drama · 7 wins from 20 nominations
  5. Toy Story (1995) movie poster
    Toy Story 7 / 13
    1995 · Adventure, Fantasy · 7 wins from 13 nominations
  6. The Usual Suspects (1995) movie poster
    The Usual Suspects 6 / 10
    1995 · Mystery, Thriller · 6 wins from 10 nominations
  7. Dead Man Walking (1995) movie poster
    Dead Man Walking 3 / 11
    1995 · Drama, Crime · 3 wins from 11 nominations
  8. Il Postino: The Postman (1995) movie poster
    Il Postino: The Postman 3 / 7
    1995 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  9. Pocahontas (1995) movie poster
    Pocahontas 3 / 4
    1995 · Drama, History · 3 wins from 4 nominations
  10. The Madness of King George (1994) movie poster
    The Madness of King George 2 / 11
    1994 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 11 nominations
People

Who Won the Most Awards in 1996

Emma Thompson won 4 awards at the BAFTAs, the Critics' Choice Awards, the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.

  1. Emma Thompson, 4 wins from 7 nominations in 1996
    Emma Thompson 4 wins from 7 nominations
    4 /7
  2. Nicolas Cage, 3 wins from 5 nominations in 1996
    Nicolas Cage 3 wins from 5 nominations
    3 /5
  3. Mel Gibson, 3 wins from 5 nominations in 1996
    Mel Gibson 3 wins from 5 nominations
    3 /5
  4. Kate Winslet, 2 wins from 4 nominations in 1996
    Kate Winslet 2 wins from 4 nominations
    2 /4
  5. Mira Sorvino, 2 wins from 4 nominations in 1996
    Mira Sorvino 2 wins from 4 nominations
    2 /4
  6. Susan Sarandon, 2 wins from 3 nominations in 1996
    Susan Sarandon 2 wins from 3 nominations
    2 /3
  7. Christopher McQuarrie, 2 wins from 2 nominations in 1996
    Christopher McQuarrie 2 wins from 2 nominations
    2 /2
  8. Mike Figgis, 1 win from 6 nominations in 1996
    Mike Figgis 1 win from 6 nominations
    1 /6
  9. Elisabeth Shue, 1 win from 5 nominations in 1996
    Elisabeth Shue 1 win from 5 nominations
    1 /5
  10. Kevin Spacey, 1 win from 4 nominations in 1996
    Kevin Spacey 1 win from 4 nominations
    1 /4
Month by month

Every 1996 Award Ceremony

10 ceremonies in date order from January to September 1996. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.

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January 1996 Award Ceremonies

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September 1996 Film Festival

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1996 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers

The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1996, answered from the results on this page.

Which movie won the most awards in 1996?

Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Braveheart (1995) tied for the most awards at the 1996 ceremonies, with 9 wins each. Leaving Las Vegas, Apollo 13 and Toy Story followed with 7 wins each.

About Sense and Sensibility

Who won the most awards in 1996?

Emma Thompson won 4 awards in 1996, at the BAFTAs, the Critics' Choice Awards, the Golden Globes and the Oscars: the most of anyone named in a category.

Emma Thompson's awards

What won Best Picture at the 1996 Oscars?

Braveheart (1995) won Best Picture at the 68th Academy Awards (1996) on March 25, 1996.

1996 Oscar winners

Which award ceremonies took place in 1996?

The database has 10 ceremonies for 1996: 53rd Golden Globe Awards, 1st Critics' Choice Movie Awards, 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, 24th Annie Awards, 48th Directors Guild of America Awards, 11th Independent Spirit Awards, 68th Academy Awards, 49th British Academy Film Awards, 22nd Saturn Awards and 21st Toronto International Film Festival Awards.