BBOPTAs - 1996
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1. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,769 | Gross: $24.61M
Favourite Film of the Year
Runner ups:
The Frighteners
Sling Blade
Beavis and Butt-Head do America
From Dusk Till Dawn
Scream
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Star Trek: First Contact
Swingers
The Cable Guy
2. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,769 | Gross: $24.61M
Best Film of the Year
Runner ups:
Sling Blade
Trainspotting
The Frighteners
From Dusk Till Dawn
Beavis and Butt-Head do America
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Scream
Star Trek: First Contact
Swingers
3. Sling Blade (1996)
R | 135 min | Drama
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
Votes: 98,814 | Gross: $24.48M
Best Lead Actor: Billy Bob Thornton
Runner ups:
Frances McDormand in Fargo
Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting
Michael J. Fox in The Frighteners
James Spader in Crash
George Clooney in From Dusk Till Dawn
Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact
Neve Campbell in Scream
Robin Williams in Jack
Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire
4. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,769 | Gross: $24.61M
Best Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi
Runner ups:
William H. Macy in Fargo
Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy
Harvey Keitel in From Dusk Till Dawn
James Busey in The Frighteners
Vince Vaughn in Swingers
Cuba Gooding Jr. in Jerry Maguire
Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight
Natalie Canerday in Sling Blade
Holly Hunter in Crash
5. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,769 | Gross: $24.61M
Best Direction
Runner ups:
Trainspotting
Sling Blade
The Frighteners
From Dusk Till Dawn
6. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,769 | Gross: $24.61M
Best Original Screenplay
Runner ups:
Scream
The Frighteners
Swingers
Beavis and Butt-Head do America
7. Sling Blade (1996)
R | 135 min | Drama
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
Votes: 98,814 | Gross: $24.48M
Best Adapted Screenplay
Runner ups:
Trainspotting
Mars Attacks!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Primal Fear
8. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,769 | Gross: $24.61M
Best Cinematography
Runner ups:
James and the Giant Peach
Trainspotting
Mission: Impossible
The Rock
9. Trainspotting (1996)
R | 93 min | Drama
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 725,741 | Gross: $16.50M
Best Editing
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Rock
Independence Day
Fargo
10. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 244,818 | Gross: $46.35M
Best Art-Direction
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
Mars Attacks!
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Frighteners
11. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 244,818 | Gross: $46.35M
Best Costume Design
Runner ups:
Hamlet
Mars Attacks!
Kingpin
Mission: Impossible
12. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
PG-13 | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.
Directors: John Frankenheimer, Richard Stanley | Stars: David Thewlis, Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk
Votes: 35,489 | Gross: $27.66M
Best Make-up
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
Mars Attacks!
Star Trek: First Contact
The Frighteners
13. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 605,709 | Gross: $306.17M
Best Visual Effects
Runner ups:
Mission: Impossible
The Island of Dr. Moreau
DragonHeart
The Frighteners
14. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.
Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Brian Mulroney, Yvette Kaplan | Stars: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 60,470 | Gross: $63.12M
Best Original Score
Runner ups:
Mars Attacks!
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Star Trek: First Contact
The Frighteners
15. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton
Votes: 171,698 | Gross: $100.14M
Best Original Song: "The Bells of Notre Dame"
Runner ups:
"Walk on Water" from Beavis and Butt-Head do America
"Two Cool Guys" from Beavis and Butt-Head do America
"Cabin Fever" from Muppet Treasure Island
"I Believe I Can Fly" from Space Jam
16. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.
Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Brian Mulroney, Yvette Kaplan | Stars: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 60,470 | Gross: $63.12M
Best Animated Film
Runner ups:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
James and the Giant Peach
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Space Jam
17. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton
Votes: 171,698 | Gross: $100.14M
Best Animation
Runner ups:
James and the Giant Peach
Beavis and Butt-Head do America
Space Jam
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
18. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.
Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Brian Mulroney, Yvette Kaplan | Stars: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 60,470 | Gross: $63.12M
Best Voice-Over Performance: Mike Judge
Runner ups:
Bruce Willis in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Tony Jay in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Demi Moore in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Demi Moore in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
19. The God of Cookery (1996)
95 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humbled, he sets out to reclaim his title.
Directors: Stephen Chow, Lik-Chi Lee | Stars: Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Vincent Kok, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 9,841
Best Foreign-Language Film
Runners up:
The Bandit
n/a
20. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.
Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Brian Mulroney, Yvette Kaplan | Stars: Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 60,470 | Gross: $63.12M
Funniest Film
Runner ups:
From Dusk Till Dawn
Happy Gilmore
The Frighteners
The God of Cookery
21. Fargo (1996)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare
Votes: 726,769 | Gross: $24.61M
Best Comedic Performance: Steve Buscemi
Runner ups:
Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy
Rick Moranis in Big Bully
Ben Stiller in Happy Gilmore
Bill Murray in Space Jam
22. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Quentin Tarantino
Votes: 340,695 | Gross: $25.75M
Scariest Film
Runner ups:
Scream
Trilogy of Terror II
The Frighteners
Mars Attacks!
23. The Rock (1996)
R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer
Votes: 358,197 | Gross: $134.07M
Best Action Movie
Runner ups:
The Frighteners
Mission: Impossible
From Dusk Till Dawn
Tremors II: Aftershocks
24. Sling Blade (1996)
R | 135 min | Drama
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter
Votes: 98,814 | Gross: $24.48M
Most Emotional Film
Runner ups:
Swingers
James and the Giant Peach
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Frighteners
25. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton
Votes: 171,698 | Gross: $100.14M
Best Musical
Runners up:
Muppet Treasure Island
James and the Giant Peach
26. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, Crime
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Tony Brooks, Diana Davis, Terry Wood, Dick Clay
Votes: 18,147
Best Documentary
Runners up:
When We Were Kings
n/s
27. Trainspotting (1996)
R | 93 min | Drama
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 725,741 | Gross: $16.50M
Best British Film
Runners up:
James and the Giant Peach
Crash
Hamlet
Carla's Song
28. Ed (1996)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team.
Director: Bill Couturié | Stars: Matt LeBlanc, Jayne Brook, Gene Ross, Paul Hewitt
Votes: 8,938 | Gross: $6.29M
Turd of the Year
Runner ups:
Leprechaun 4: In Space
Mindbender
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Barb Wire
29. The Chicken from Outer Space (1996)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In this pilot for Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999), Courage, the cowardly dog of an oblivious elderly couple that lives on a remote farm, must defend them from a malicious space chicken bent on conquest and its mutagenic eggs.
Director: John Dilworth | Star: Howard Hoffman
Votes: 876
Best Short Film
Runner ups:
Genre
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
Larry & Steve
Quest
30. Radiohead: Street Spirit (Fade Out) (1996 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Radiohead
Votes: 360
Best Music Video
Runners up:
n/a
n/a
31. The X-Files (1993–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis
Votes: 249,862
Best TV Drama (for seasons 3/4)
Runner ups:
Superman (season 1)
Tales from the Crypt (season 7)
n/a
n/a
32. The Simpsons (1989– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner
Votes: 435,948
Best TV Comedy (for seasons 7/8)
Runner ups:
Father Ted (series 2)
Friends (seasons 2/3)
Pond Life (series 1)
The Larry Sanders Show (season 5)
The Fast Show (series 2)
The Adam & Joe Show (series 1)
Beavis & Butt-Head (season 6)
Animaniacs (seasons 3/4)
The Thin Blue Line (series 2)
33. Father Ted (1995–1998)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy
Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.
Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 43,806
Best Performance (TV Comedy): Dermot Morgan (for series 2)
Runner ups:
Matthew Perry in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Matt Le Blanc in Friends (seasons 2/3)
David Schwimmer in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Jeffrey Tambor in The Larry Sanders Show (season 5)
Courney Cox in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Rip Torn in The Larry Sanders Show (season 5)
Charlie Higson in The Fast Show (series 2)
Lisa Kudrow in Friends (seasons 2/3)
Ardol O'Hanlon in Father Ted (series 2)
34. The Simpsons (1989– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner
Votes: 435,948
Best Animated TV Series (for seasons 7/8)
Runner ups:
Pond Life (series 1)
Beavis & Butt-Head (season 6)
Animaniacs (seasons 3/4)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (season 3)
35. Pond Life (1996–2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Animated comedy, following the rather self-obsessed Dolly Pond and her quest to live the kind of life she thinks she should be living, while never getting it quite right. Observational, modern humour from Candy Guard.
Stars: Sarah Ann Kennedy, Emma Chambers, Charlotte Mitchell, Brian Murphy
Votes: 153
Best Newcomer TV Comedy
Runner ups:
The Adam & Joe Show
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
36.
Father Ted (1995–1998)
Episode:
A Song for Europe
(1996)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Father Ted and Dougal enter their song, "My Lovely Horse", into the Euro Song 96 contest.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 680
Best Directing in an Individual Episode
Runner ups:
Father Ted: "Old Grey Whistle Theft"
Father Ted: "Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading"
Father Ted: "Think Fast, Father Ted"
Father Ted: "Hell"
37.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
You Only Move Twice
(1996)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
The Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.
Director: Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 6,395
Best Writing in an Individual Episode
Runner ups:
The Simpsons: "Bart on the Road"
Father Ted: "A Song for Europe"
Father Ted: "Old Grey Whistle Theft"
One Foot in the Grave: "Starbound"
38.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
You Only Move Twice
(1996)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
The Simpsons move to Cypress Creek, where Homer unwittingly works for a charismatic supervillain; the rest of the family struggles with the transfer.
Director: Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 6,395
Best Individual Episode
Runner ups:
The Simpsons: "Bart on the Road"
Father Ted: "A Song for Europe"
Father Ted: "Old Grey Whistle Theft"
Father Ted: "Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading"
The Simpsons: "Lisa the Iconclast"
The Simpsons: "Homer the Smithers"
One Foot in the Grave: "Starbound"
The Simpsons: "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'"
The Simpsons: "Two Bad Neighbours"
39.
One Foot in the Grave (1990–2001)
Episode:
Starbound
(1996)
TV-PG | 59 min | Comedy, Drama
The Meldrews find a man living in their shed; he turns out to be a drug-dealer. Victor takes a gardening job, working for Patrick's new boss and dealing with very effective herbicide.
Directors: Susan Belbin, Gareth Gwenlan | Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle, Angus Deayton
Votes: 154
Best TV Special
Runner ups:
Father Ted: "A Christmassy Ted"
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
40. Eddie Izzard: Definite Article (1996 Video)
Unrated | 109 min | Documentary, Comedy
'Definite Article' marks that thrilling moment when a promising talent moves up several gears into major stardom"--Daily Telegraph, UK
Director: Ed Bye | Star: Eddie Izzard
Votes: 2,191
Best Feature Stand-up Comedy Recording
Runner ups:
n/a
n/a
41. Super Mario 64 (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto | Stars: Charles Martinet, Leslie Swan
Votes: 7,063
Best Video Game
Runner ups:
Mario Kart 64
Crash Bandicoot
Resident Evil
Kirby Super Star
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