How Entertainment Weekly Predicted
The 1996 Oscar Nominees

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Best Picture
The People vs. Larry Flint
Fargo
Shine
Secrets and Lies
The English Patient
Odd One Out: Jerry Maguire


Best Director
Milos Forman, The People vs Larry Flint
Joel Coen, Fargo
Scott Hicks, Shine
Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies
Anthony Minghella, The English Patient
Odd One Out: Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire


Best Actor
Geoffrey Rush, Shine
Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire
Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient
Woody Harrelson, The People vs Larry Flint
Denzel Washington, Courage Under Fire


Best Actress
Frances McDormand, Fargo
Brenda Blethyn, Secrets & Lies
Kristin Scott Thomas, The English Patient
Debbie Reynolds, Mother
Courtney Love, The People vs Larry Flint


Best Supporting Actor
Edward Norton, Primal Fear
Samuel L. Jackson, A Time to Kill
William H. Macy, Fargo
Paul Scofield, The Crucible
Cuba Gooding Jr., Jerry Maguire


Best Supporting Actress
Joan Allen, The Crucible
Barbara Hershey, The Portrait of a Lady
Lauren Bacall, The Mirror Has Two Faces
Marion Ross, The Evening Star
Juliette Binoche, The English Patient