| 1996 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards |
| Best Film |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt |
| Best Director |
|
Joel Coen
Fargo |
| Best Actor |
|
Billy Bob Thornton
Sling Blade |
| Best Actress |
|
Frances McDormand
Fargo |
| Best Supporting Actor |
|
Edward Norton
Primal Fear |
| Best Supporting Actress |
|
Irma P. Hall
A Family Thing |
| Best Foreign Film |
|
Ridicule
France |
| Best Documentary |
| Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills |
| Best Animated Film |
| James and the Giant Peach |