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- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Favourite Film of the Year
Runner ups:
The Frighteners
Sling Blade
Beavis and Butt-Head do America
From Dusk Till Dawn
Scream
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Star Trek: First Contact
Swingers
The Cable Guy - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Best Film of the Year
Runner ups:
Sling Blade
Trainspotting
The Frighteners
From Dusk Till Dawn
Beavis and Butt-Head do America
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Scream
Star Trek: First Contact
Swingers - DirectorBilly Bob ThorntonStarsBilly Bob ThorntonDwight YoakamJ.T. WalshKarl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.Best Lead Actor: Billy Bob Thornton
Runner ups:
Frances McDormand in Fargo
Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting
Michael J. Fox in The Frighteners
James Spader in Crash
George Clooney in From Dusk Till Dawn
Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact
Neve Campbell in Scream
Robin Williams in Jack
Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Best Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi
Runner ups:
William H. Macy in Fargo
Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy
Harvey Keitel in From Dusk Till Dawn
James Busey in The Frighteners
Vince Vaughn in Swingers
Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire
Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight
Natalie Canerday in Sling Blade
Holly Hunter in Crash - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Best Direction
Runner ups:
Trainspotting
Sling Blade
The Frighteners
From Dusk Till Dawn - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Best Original Screenplay
Runner ups:
Scream
The Frighteners
Swingers
Beavis and Butt-Head do America - DirectorBilly Bob ThorntonStarsBilly Bob ThorntonDwight YoakamJ.T. WalshKarl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.Best Adapted Screenplay
Runner ups:
Trainspotting
Mars Attacks!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Primal Fear - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Best Cinematography
Runner ups:
James and the Giant Peach
Trainspotting
Mission: Impossible
The Rock - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee MillerRenton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.Best Editing
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Rock
Independence Day
Fargo - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn LeguizamoShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.Best Art-Direction
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
Mars Attacks!
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Frighteners - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsLeonardo DiCaprioClaire DanesJohn LeguizamoShakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.Best Costume Design
Runner ups:
Hamlet
Mars Attacks!
Kingpin
Mission: Impossible - DirectorJohn FrankenheimerRichard StanleyStarsDavid ThewlisMarlon BrandoVal KilmerAfter being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.Best Make-up
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
Mars Attacks!
Star Trek: First Contact
The Frighteners - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.Best Visual Effects
Runner ups:
Mission: Impossible
The Island of Dr. Moreau
DragonHeart
The Frighteners - DirectorMike JudgeMike de SeveBrian MulroneyStarsMike JudgeBruce WillisDemi MooreOur intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.Best Original Score
Runner ups:
Mars Attacks!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Star Trek: First Contact
The Frighteners - DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay BergmanA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.Best Original Song: "The Bells of Notre Dame"
Runner ups:
"Walk on Water" from Beavis and Butt-Head do America
"Two Cool Guys" from Beavis and Butt-Head do America
"Cabin Fever" from Muppet Treasure Island
"I Believe I Can Fly" from Space Jam - DirectorMike JudgeMike de SeveBrian MulroneyStarsMike JudgeBruce WillisDemi MooreOur intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.Best Animated Film
Runner ups:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
James and the Giant Peach
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Space Jam - DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay BergmanA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.Best Animation
Runner ups:
James and the Giant Peach
Beavis and Butt-Head do America
Space Jam
Aladdin and the King of Thieves - DirectorMike JudgeMike de SeveBrian MulroneyStarsMike JudgeBruce WillisDemi MooreOur intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.Best Voice-Over Performance: Mike Judge
Runner ups:
Bruce Willis in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Tony Jay in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Demi Moore in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Demi Moore in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America - DirectorStephen ChowLik-Chi LeeStarsStephen ChowKaren MokVincent KokThe most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humbled, he sets out to reclaim his title.Best Foreign-Language Film
Runners up:
The Bandit
n/a - DirectorMike JudgeMike de SeveBrian MulroneyStarsMike JudgeBruce WillisDemi MooreOur intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.Funniest Film
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
Happy Gilmore
The Frighteners
The God of Cookery - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Best Comedic Performance: Steve Buscemi
Runner ups:
Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy
Rick Moranis in Big Bully
Ben Stiller in Happy Gilmore
Bill Murray in Space Jam - DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsHarvey KeitelGeorge ClooneyJuliette LewisTwo criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.Scariest Film
Runner ups:
Scream
Trilogy of Terror II
The Frighteners
Mars Attacks! - DirectorMichael BayStarsSean ConneryNicolas CageEd HarrisA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.Best Action Movie
Runner ups:
The Frighteners
Mission: Impossible
From Dusk Till Dawn
Tremors II: Aftershocks - DirectorBilly Bob ThorntonStarsBilly Bob ThorntonDwight YoakamJ.T. WalshKarl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.Most Emotional Film
Runner ups:
Swingers
James and the Giant Peach
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Frighteners - DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsDemi MooreJason AlexanderMary Kay BergmanA deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.Best Musical
Runners up:
Muppet Treasure Island
James and the Giant Peach - DirectorJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsTony BrooksDiana DavisTerry WoodA horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.Best Documentary
Runners up:
When We Were Kings
n/s - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsEwan McGregorEwen BremnerJonny Lee MillerRenton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.Best British Film
Runners up:
James and the Giant Peach
Crash
Hamlet
Carla's Song - DirectorBill CouturiéStarsMatt LeBlancJayne BrookGene RossA trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.Turd of the Year
Runner ups:
Leprechaun 4: In Space
Mindbender
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Barb Wire - DirectorJohn DilworthStarsHoward HoffmanIn this pilot for Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999), Courage, the cowardly dog of an oblivious elderly couple that lives on a remote farm, must defend them from a malicious space chicken bent on conquest and its mutagenic eggs.Best Short Film
Runner ups:
Genre
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
Larry & Steve
Quest - DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsColin GreenwoodJonny GreenwoodEd O'BrienBest Music Video
Runners up:
n/a
n/a - CreatorChris CarterStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonMitch PileggiTwo F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.Best TV Drama (for seasons 3/4)
Runner ups:
Superman (season 1)
Tales from the Crypt (season 7)
n/a
n/a - CreatorJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightHarry ShearerThe satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.Best TV Comedy (for seasons 7/8)
Runner ups:
Father Ted (series 2)
Friends (seasons 2/3)
Pond Life (series 1)
The Larry Sanders Show (season 5)
The Fast Show (series 2)
The Adam & Joe Show (series 1)
Beavis & Butt-Head (season 6)
Animaniacs (seasons 3/4)
The Thin Blue Line (series 2) - StarsDermot MorganArdal O'HanlonFrank KellyThree misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.Best Performance (TV Comedy): Dermot Morgan (for series 2)
Runner ups:
Matthew Perry in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Matt Le Blanc in Friends (seasons 2/3)
David Schwimmer in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Jeffrey Tambor in The Larry Sanders Show (season 5)
Courney Cox in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Rip Torn in The Larry Sanders Show (season 5)
Charlie Higson in The Fast Show (series 2)
Lisa Kudrow in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Ardol O'Hanlon in Father Ted (series 2) - CreatorJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightHarry ShearerThe satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.Best Animated TV Series (for seasons 7/8)
Runner ups:
Pond Life (series 1)
Beavis & Butt-Head (season 6)
Animaniacs (seasons 3/4)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (season 3) - StarsSarah Ann KennedyEmma ChambersCharlotte MitchellAnimated comedy, following the rather self-obsessed Dolly Pond and her quest to live the kind of life she thinks she should be living, while never getting it quite right. Observational, modern humour from Candy Guard.Best Newcomer TV Comedy
Runner ups:
The Adam & Joe Show
Never Mind the Buzzcocks - DirectorDeclan LowneyStarsDermot MorganArdal O'HanlonFrank KellyFather Ted and Dougal enter their song, "My Lovely Horse", into the Euro Song 96 contest.Best Directing in an Individual Episode
Runner ups:
Father Ted: "Old Grey Whistle Theft"
Father Ted: "Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading"
Father Ted: "Think Fast, Father Ted"
Father Ted: "Hell" - DirectorMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.Best Writing in an Individual Episode
Runner ups:
The Simpsons: "Bart on the Road"
Father Ted: "A Song for Europe"
Father Ted: "Old Grey Whistle Theft"
One Foot in the Grave: "Starbound" - DirectorMike B. AndersonStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.Best Individual Episode
Runner ups:
The Simpsons: "Bart on the Road"
Father Ted: "A Song for Europe"
Father Ted: "Old Grey Whistle Theft"
Father Ted: "Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading"
The Simpsons: "Lisa the Iconclast"
The Simpsons: "Homer the Smithers"
One Foot in the Grave: "Starbound"
The Simpsons: "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'"
The Simpsons: "Two Bad Neighbours" - DirectorSusan BelbinGareth GwenlanStarsRichard WilsonAnnette CrosbieDoreen MantleThe Meldrews find a man living in their shed; he turns out to be a drug-dealer. Victor takes a gardening job, working for Patrick's new boss and dealing with very effective herbicide.Best TV Special
Runner ups:
Father Ted: "A Christmassy Ted"
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas - DirectorEd ByeStarsEddie Izzard'Definite Article' marks that thrilling moment when a promising talent moves up several gears into major stardom"--Daily Telegraph, UKBest Feature Stand-up Comedy Recording
Runner ups:
n/a
n/a - DirectorShigeru MiyamotoStarsCharles MartinetLeslie SwanWhen the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.Best Video Game
Runner ups:
Mario Kart 64
Crash Bandicoot
Resident Evil
Kirby Super Star