The year involved some significant events.
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: Best Actor : - ''Leaving Las Vegas''
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: Best Director : - ''Braveheart''
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:'' (''Xich lo''), directed by Tran Anh Hung , Vietnam / France / Hong Kong
:'' (''Fresh Bait''), directed by Bertrand Tavernier , France
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- '' The American President ''
- '' Antonia's Line '' (''Antonia'') - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- '' Angus ''
- '' L'Appât '' (''Fresh Bait'' or ''The Bait'') - Golden Bear award
- '' Apollo 13 ''
- '' Assassins ''
- '' Babe '' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- '' Bad Boys ''
- '' The Basketball Diaries ''
- '' Batman Forever ''
- '' Before Sunrise ''
- '' Beyond Rangoon ''
- '' The Big Green ''
- '' Billy Madison ''
- '' Blue In The Face ''
- '' Born To Be Wild '', starring Wil Horneff , Helen Shaver , John C. McGinley and Peter Boyle
- '' Boys On The Side ''
- '' The Brady Bunch Movie ''
- '' Braveheart '', directed by Mel Gibson - Academy Award for Best Picture
- '' The Bridges Of Madison County ''
- '' The Brothers McMullen ''
- '' Canadian Bacon ''
- '' Casino '', directed by Martin Scorsese
- '' Casper ''
- '' Circle Of Friends ''
- '' The City Of Lost Children ''
- '' Clockers ''
- '' Clueless ''
- '' Congo ''
- '' Copycat ''
- '' Crimson Tide ''
- '' The Crossing Guard ''
- '' Cry, The Beloved Country ''
- '' Cutthroat Island ''
- '' Cyclo '' - Golden Lion award
- '' Dangerous Minds ''
- '' Dead Man ''
- '' Dead Man Walking ''
- '' Dead Presidents ''
- '' Desperado ''
- '' Devil In A Blue Dress ''
- '' Die Hard With A Vengeance ''
- '' Dolores Claiborne ''
- '' Don Juan DeMarco ''
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- '' The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain ''
- '' Empire Records ''
- '' Escape To Witch Mountain '' (remake)
- '' Fair Game ''
- '' Father Of The Bride Part II ''
- '' First Knight ''
- '' Fluke '' - Nomination for Saturn Award 1996
- '' Forget Paris ''
- '' Four Rooms ''
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- '' French Kiss ''
- '' Friday ''
- '' From The Journals Of Jean Seberg '' - a documentary directed by Mark Rappaport
- '' Full Body Massage '', directed by Nicolas Roeg
- '' Funny Bones ''
- '' Get Shorty ''
- '' Ghost In The Shell ''
- '' The Glass Shield ''
- '' Godzilla Vs. Destroyah '' - Nominated for Award of the Japanese Academy 1996
- '' GoldenEye ''
- '' A Goofy Movie '', starring Jason Marsden
- '' Grumpier Old Men '', starring Walter Matthau , Jack Lemmon , Sophia Loren
- '' Hackers ''
- '' La Haine ''
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- '' Heat ''
- '' Higher Learning ''
- '' Home For The Holidays ''
- '' How To Make An American Quilt ''
- '' The Hunted ''
- '' In The Mouth Of Madness '', directed by John Carpenter , starring Sam Neill , Julie Carmen , Jürgen Prochnow , David Warner and Charlton Heston
- '' The Indian In The Cupboard ''
- '' It Takes Two ''
- '' Jade ''
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- '' Johnny Mnemonic ''
- '' Judge Dredd ''
- '' Jumanji ''
- '' Jury Duty ''
- '' Just Cause ''
- '' A Kid In King Arthur's Court ''
- '' Kids ''
- '' Kiss Of Death ''
- '' Land And Freedom ''
- '' Last Of The Dogmen ''
- '' The Last Supper ''
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- '' Leaving Las Vegas ''
- '' A Little Princess ''
- '' Lord Of Illusions (Cliver Barker's Lord of Illusions)
- '' Losing Isaiah ''
- '' Man Of The House ''
- '' Major Payne ''
- '' Mallrats ''
- '' Margaret's Museum ''
- '' Max Is Missing '' - Nominated for Young Artist Award (Peru/U.S.A.)
- '' Mighty Aphrodite ''
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- '' Les Misérables '' - Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- '' Money Train ''
- '' Moonlight And Valentino ''
- '' Mortal Kombat ''
- '' Mr. Holland's Opus ''
- '' Murder In The First ''
- '' Napoleon '', family film directed by Mario Andreacchio
- '' The Net ''
- '' New Jersey Drive ''
- '' Nick Of Time ''
- '' Nine Months ''
- '' Nixon ''
- '' Now And Then ''
- '' Operation Dumbo Drop ''
- '' Othello ''
- '' Outbreak ''
- '' A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies '', directed by Martin Scorsese (documentary)
- '' Picture Bride '' Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner
- '' Pocahontas ''
- '''' (released in Early 1996)
- '' Powder ''
- '' The Quick And The Dead ''
- '' Restoration ''
- '' Richard III ''
- '' Rob Roy ''
- '' Rumble In The Bronx '' (released in Early 1996)
- '' Sabrina ''
- '' The Scarlet Letter ''
- '' Screamers ''
- '' Sense And Sensibility '' - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama) and Golden Bear award (for 1996)
- '' Se7en '' (also known as ''Seven'')
- '' Showgirls ''
- '' Sick Time ''
- '' Smoke ''
- '' Something To Talk About ''
- '' Species ''
- '' Strange Days ''
- '' Sudden Death ''
- '' Tall Tale ''
- '' Tank Girl ''
- '' Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead ''
- '' To Die For ''
- '' Three Wishes '', directed by Martha Coolidge - Nominated for Young Artist Award
- '' To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar ''
- '' Tommy Boy '', starring Chris Farley , David Spade and Rob Lowe
- '' Top Dog '', starring Chuck Norris
- '' Toy Story ''
- '' Twelve Monkeys ''
- '' Two Bits ''
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- '' Underground '' - Palm d'Or award
- '' Unzipped ''
- '' The Usual Suspects ''
- '' Vampire In Brooklyn ''
- '' Village Of The Damned '', directed by John Carpenter , starring Christopher Reeve , Kirstie Alley , Linda Kozlowski , Mark Hamill and Peter Jason
- '' Virtuosity ''
- '' Waiting To Exhale ''
- '' A Walk In The Clouds ''
- '' The Walking Dead ''
- '' Waterworld ''
- '' While You Were Sleeping ''
- '' White Man's Burden ''
- '' Wild Bill ''
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- February 2 - Donald Pleasence , actor
- March 12 - Juanin Clay , actress
- March 16 - Albert Hackett , screenwriter
- April 4 - Priscilla Lane , actress
- April 14 - Burl Ives , actor, singer
- April 24 - Sammy Jackson , actor, disc jockey
- April 25 - Ginger Rogers , actress
- May 16 - Lola Flores , Spanish actress
- May 18 Elizabeth Montgomery , actress
- --- Elisha Cook Jr , actor
- --- Alexander Godunov , dancer, actor
- May 26 - Friz Freleng , animator
- June 29 - Lana Turner , actress
- July 4 - Eva Gabor , actress
- August 3 - Ida Lupino , actress and director
- August 29 - Enrique Carreras , director, producer
- October 21 - Maxene Andrews , member of The Andrews Sisters
- October 22 - Mary Wickes , actress
- October 25 - Viveca Lindfors , actress
- November 21 - Peter Grant , actor and manager
- November 23 - Louis Malle , director
- November 24 - Jeffrey Lynn , actor
- December 9 - Vivian Blaine , actress
- December 22 - Butterfly McQueen , actress
- December 25 - Dean Martin , singer and actor
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