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Best Film

Shine 

Best Director

Joel Cohen 

Fargo 

Best Actor

Tom Cruise 

Jerry Maguire 

Best Actress

Frances McDormand 

Fargo 

Best Supporting Actor

Ed Norton 

Everyone Says I Love You 

Best Supporting Actress

Juliette Binoche  Kristin Scott Thomas 

The English Patient 

Best Foreign Language Film

Ridicule 

Best Documentary

Paradise Lost 

Best Film Made For Cable TV

Wild Bill Hollywood Maverick 

Best Acting By An Ensemble

The First Wives Club 

Breakthrough Performance - Female

Renée Zellweger 

Jerry Maguire 

Freedom of Expression

Milos Forman  Oliver Stone 

The People vs. Larry Flynt 

International Freedom Award

Zhang Yuan 

Special Citation

Elia Kazan 

Lifetime Achievement in Direction 

Billy Wilder Award For Excellence in Directing

Sidney Lumet 

Special Achievement in Filmmaking

Billy Bob Thornton 

Sling Blade 

Career Achievement Award

Gena Rowlands 

William K. Everson Award For Film History

Peter Bogdanovich 

Who The Devil Made It 

Top Films

Breaking the Waves  The English Patient  Everyone Says I Love You  Evita  Fargo  Jerry Maguire  The People vs. Larry Flynt  Secrets & Lies  Shine  Sling Blade  Trainspotting 

Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking

Angels & Insects  Basquiat  Big Night  Bound  Caught  The Deli  Follow Me Home  I Shot Andy Warhol  Lone Star  Marvin's Room  Substsance of Fire  Swingers  Unhook the Stars  The War Room  Welcome to the Dollhouse 

Top 5 Foreign Language Films

Bitter Sugar  La Ceremonie  Kolva  Ridicule  Les Voleurs 

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