62nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1996)

Best Film:

	Fargo
	Runners-up: The People vs. Larry Flynt and Breaking the Waves

Best Director:

Lars von Trier - Breaking the Waves

Best Actor:

	Geoffrey Rush - Shine
	Runners-up: Daniel Day-Lewis - The Crucible, Kevin Costner - Tin Cup and Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire

Actress:

	Emily Watson - Breaking the Waves
	Runners-up: Frances McDormand - Fargo and Nicole Kidman - The Portrait of a Lady

Best Supporting Actor:

	Harry Belafonte - Kansas City
	Runners-up: Martin Donovan - The Portrait of a Lady and Tony Shalhoub - Big Night

Best Supporting Actress:

	Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt
	Runner-up: Barbara Hershey - The Portrait of a Lady

Best Screenplay:

Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson - Mother

Best Cinematography:

Robby Müller - Breaking the Waves and Dead Man

Best Foreign Language Film:

The White Balloon • Iran

Best Documentary:

When We Were Kings

Best New Director:

Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott - Big Night

Most Distinguished Re-issue:

Vertigo

Special Citation:

Jonas Mekas; to the president of the Anthology Film Archives for his long contributions to independent film.