1996 in awards
9 ceremonies · 9 awards bodies · 751 nominations · 205 winners
Most awarded of 1996
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 8 Braveheart Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes
- 7 Apollo 13 Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · DGA Awards · SAG Awards
- 7 Sense and Sensibility Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · Golden Globes · SAG Awards
- 4 ER BAFTA TV Awards · Emmys · SAG Awards
- 4 Il Postino: The Postman Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 4 The Usual Suspects Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 4 Rent Tonys
- 3 Frasier Golden Globes · Emmys · SAG Awards
- 3 Leaving Las Vegas Academy Awards · Golden Globes · SAG Awards
- 3 Truman Golden Globes · Emmys · SAG Awards
53rd Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Sense and Sensibility · Lindsay Doran
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · Babe · Philip Hearnshaw, Bill Miller, George Miller, Doug Mitchell
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Nicolas Cage · Leaving Las Vegas
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Sharon Stone · Casino
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · John Travolta · Get Shorty
2nd SAG Awards
- Winner Cast in a Motion Picture · Apollo 13 · Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kathleen Quinlan, Gary Sinise
- Winner Male Actor in a Leading Role · Nicolas Cage · Leaving Las Vegas
- Winner Female Actor in a Leading Role · Susan Sarandon · Dead Man Walking
- Winner Male Actor in a Supporting Role · Ed Harris · Apollo 13
- Winner Female Actor in a Supporting Role · Kate Winslet · Sense and Sensibility
38th Grammys
- Winner Album of the Year · Jagged Little Pill · Alanis Morissette
- Winner Record of the Year · Kiss from a Rose · Seal
- Winner Song of the Year · Kiss from a Rose · Seal
- Winner Best New Artist · Hootie & the Blowfish
- Winner Best Alternative Music Album · MTV Unplugged in New York · Nirvana
48th DGA Awards
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Ron Howard · Apollo 13
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Documentaries · Terry Zwigoff · Crumb
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Christopher Chulack · Hell and High Water from ER
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · Gordon Hunt · The Alan Brady Show from Mad About You
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series · Mick Jackson · The McMartin Trial from Indictment
68th Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Braveheart · Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey, Alan Ladd Jr.
- Winner Best Actor · Nicolas Cage · Leaving Las Vegas
- Winner Best Actress · Susan Sarandon · Dead Man Walking
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Kevin Spacey · The Usual Suspects
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Mira Sorvino · Mighty Aphrodite
BAFTA TV Awards 1996
- Winner Best Drama Series · Cracker
- Winner Best Mini-Series · The Politician's Wife
- Winner Best Single Drama · Persuasion
- Winner Best Comedy (Programme or Series) · Father Ted
- Winner Best Entertainment Programme · The Mrs Merton Show
49th BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · Sense and Sensibility · Lindsay Doran, Ang Lee
- Winner Outstanding British Film · The Madness of King George · David Parfitt, Nicholas Hytner
- Winner Best Direction · Michael Radford · Il Postino: The Postman
- Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Nigel Hawthorne · The Madness of King George
- Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Emma Thompson · Sense and Sensibility
50th Tonys
- Winner Best Play · Master Class · Terrence McNally, Terrence McNally
- Winner Best Musical · Rent
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · George Grizzard · A Delicate Balance
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Zoe Caldwell · Master Class
- Winner Best Actor in a Musical · Nathan Lane · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
48th Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · ER
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · Frasier · Christopher Lloyd, Steven Levitan, Jack Burditt
- Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · Gulliver's Travels · Robert Halmi, Brian Henson, Duncan Kenworthy
- Winner Outstanding Television Movie · Truman · Paula Weinstein, Anthea Sylbert
- Winner Outstanding Variety Talk Series · Dennis Miller Live