The 9th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 10 March 1997, honored the finest achievements in 1996 filmmaking.
Winners
- Best Actor:
- Billy Bob Thornton - Sling Blade
- Best Actress:
- Frances McDormand - Fargo
- Best Cinematography:
- The English Patient
- Best Director:
- Joel Coen - Fargo
- Best Film:
- Fargo
- Best Foreign Language Film:
- Dekalog (The Decalogue), Poland
- Best Score:
- "Fargo" - Carter Burwell
- Best Screenplay:
- Fargo - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Irma Hall - A Family Thing
- Most Promising Actor:
- Edward Norton - Primal Fear, Everyone Says I Love You and The People vs. Larry Flynt
- Most Promising Actress:
- Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt
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