| 17th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1996) |
| Best Film: |
| Trainspotting |
| Best Director: |
| Mike Leigh - Secrets & Lies |
| Best Actor: |
| Geoffrey Rush - Shine |
| Best Actress: |
| Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Edward Norton - The People vs. Larry Flynt, Primal Fear and Everyone Says I Love You |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt |
| Best Screenplay: |
| Stanley Tucci and Joseph Tropiano - Big Night |
| Best Cinematography: |
| John Seale - The English Patient |
| Best Foreign-Language Film: |
| My Favorite Season (Ma saison préférée) • France |
| Best Documentary: |
| Anne Frank Remembered |
| Best New Filmmaker: |
| Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci - Big Night |