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| [[Will Smith]], [[Bill Pullman]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], [[Randy Quaid]], [[Robert Loggia]], [[Mary McDonnell]], [[Margaret Colin]], [[James Rebhorn]], and [[Judd Hirsch]]
| [[Will Smith]], [[Bill Pullman]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], [[Randy Quaid]], [[Robert Loggia]], [[Mary McDonnell]], [[Margaret Colin]], [[James Rebhorn]], and [[Judd Hirsch]]
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
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| [[Helen Hunt]], [[Bill Paxton]], [[Jami Gertz]], and [[Cary Elwes]]
| [[Helen Hunt]], [[Bill Paxton]], [[Jami Gertz]], and [[Cary Elwes]]
| [[Jan de Bont]]
| [[Jan de Bont]]
| '''$494,471,524'''
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| [[Tom Cruise]], [[Emmanuelle Béart]], [[Kristen Scott Thomas]], [[Jean Reno]], [[Ving Rhames]], and [[Jon Voight]]
| [[Tom Cruise]], [[Emmanuelle Béart]], [[Kristen Scott Thomas]], [[Jean Reno]], [[Ving Rhames]], and [[Jon Voight]]
| [[Brian De Palma]]
| [[Brian De Palma]]
| '''$457,696,359'''
| '''$180,981,856'''
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|''[[The Rock (film)|The Rock]]''
|''[[Jerry Maguire]]''
| [[Sony]]
| [[Hollywood Pictures|Hollywood]]
| [[Sean Connery]], [[Nicolas Cage]], and [[Ed Harris]]
| [[Tom Cruise]], [[Renee Zellweger]], [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[Kelly Preston]], and [[Bonnie Hunt]]
| [[Michael Bay]]
| [[Cameron Crowe]]
| '''$335,062,621'''
| '''$153,952,592'''
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| Voices of [[Tom Hulce]], [[Demi Moore]], [[Kevin Kline]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Mary Wickes]], and [[Tony Jay]]
| Voices of [[Tom Hulce]], [[Demi Moore]], [[Kevin Kline]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Mary Wickes]], and [[Tony Jay]]
| [[Kirk Wise]], [[Gary Trousdale]]
| [[Kirk Wise]], [[Gary Trousdale]]
| '''$325,338,851'''
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| [[Glenn Close]], [[Jeff Daniels]], [[Joely Richardson]] and [[Joan Plowright]]
| [[Glenn Close]], [[Jeff Daniels]], [[Joely Richardson]] and [[Joan Plowright]]
| [[Stephen Herek]]
| [[Stephen Herek]]
| '''$320,689,294'''
| '''$136,189,294'''
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|''[[Ransom (1996 film)|Ransom]]''
|''[[The Rock]]''
| [[BV]]
| [[Touchstone Pictures|Touchstone]]
| [[Mel Gibson]], [[Rene Russo]], [[Gary Sinise]] and [[Delroy Lindo]]
| [[Sean Connery]], [[Nicolas Cage]], and [[Ed Harris]]
| [[Ron Howard]]
| [[Michael Bay]]
| '''$309,492,681'''
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| [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith]], and [[James Coburn]]
| [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Jada Pinkett Smith]], and [[James Coburn]]
| [[Tom Shadyac]]
| [[Tom Shadyac]]
| '''$273,961,019'''
| '''$128,814,019'''
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|''[[Jerry Maguire]]''
|''[[The Birdcage]]''
| [[MGM]]
| [[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]]
| [[Robin Williams]], [[Nathan Lane]], [[Dianne Wiest]], and [[Gene Hackman]]
| [[Tom Cruise]], [[Renee Zellweger]], [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[Jonathan Lipnicki]], [[Kelly Preston]], [[Jay Mohr]], [[Bonnie Hunt]] and [[Jerry O'Connell]]
| [[Cameron Crowe]]
| [[Mike Nichols]]
| '''$273,552,592'''
| '''$124,060,553'''
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|''[[Eraser (film)|Eraser]]''
|''[[A Time to Kill]]
| [[Warner Bros.]]
| [[Warner Bros.]]
| [[Matthew McConaughey]], [[Sandra Bullock]], [[Kevin Spacey]], [[Samuel L. Jackson]], [[Oliver Platt]] , [[Charles S. Dutton]],[[Brenda Fricker]], [[Patrick McGoohan]] , and [[Donald Sutherland]]
| [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[James Caan (actor)|James Caan]] and [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]]
| [[Chuck Russell]]
| [[Joel Schumacher]]
| '''$242,295,562'''
| '''$108,766,007'''
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Major releases this year included Swingers, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The Rock, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.

Events

  • 20 September - 75-year-old English actor Sir Dirk Bogarde suffers a severe stroke. He continued to need a wheelchair until his death in 1999.

Top grossing films

Rank Title Studio Actors Director Gross
1. Independence Day Fox Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Mary McDonnell, Margaret Colin, James Rebhorn, and Judd Hirsch Roland Emmerich $306,169,268
2. Twister Warner Bros./Universal Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and Cary Elwes Jan de Bont $241,721,52
3. Mission: Impossible Paramount Tom Cruise, Emmanuelle Béart, Kristen Scott Thomas, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, and Jon Voight Brian De Palma $180,981,856
4. Jerry Maguire Sony Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kelly Preston, and Bonnie Hunt Cameron Crowe $153,952,592
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame Disney Voices of Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, Jason Alexander, Mary Wickes, and Tony Jay Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale $136,492,681
6. 101 Dalmatians Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson and Joan Plowright Stephen Herek $136,189,294
7. The Rock BV Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, and Ed Harris Michael Bay $134,069,511
8. The Nutty Professor Universal Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, and James Coburn Tom Shadyac $128,814,019
9. The Birdcage MGM Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, and Gene Hackman Mike Nichols $124,060,553
10. A Time to Kill Warner Bros. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson, Oliver Platt , Charles S. Dutton,Brenda Fricker, Patrick McGoohan , and Donald Sutherland Joel Schumacher $108,766,007

Awards

Category/Organization 54th Golden Globe Awards
January 19, 1997		 2nd Critics Choice Awards
January 20, 1997		 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
February 27, 1997		 69th Academy Awards
March 24, 1997		 50th BAFTA Awards
April 29, 1997
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film The English Patient Evita 'Fargo' The Birdcage (cast) The English Patient The English Patient
Best Director Milos Forman
The People vs. Larry Flynt		 Anthony Minghella
The English Patient		 — Anthony Minghella
The English Patient		 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Fargo
Best Actor Geoffrey Rush
Shine		 Tom Cruise
Jerry Maguire		 Geoffrey Rush
Shine		 Geoffrey Rush
Shine		 Geoffrey Rush
Shine		 Geoffrey Rush
Shine
Best Actress Brenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies		 Madonna
Evita		 Frances McDormand
Fargo		 Frances McDormand
Fargo		 Frances McDormand
Fargo		 Brenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies
Best Supporting Actor Edward Norton
Primal Fear		 Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire		 Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire		 Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire		 Paul Scofield
The Crucible
Best Supporting Actress Lauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces		 Joan Allen
The Crucible		 Lauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces		 Juliette Binoche
The English Patient		 Juliette Binoche
The English Patient
Best Screenplay, Adapted The People vs. Larry Flynt
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski		 The English Patient
Anthony Minghella		 — Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thorton		 The English Patient
Anthony Minghella
Best Screenplay, Original Fargo
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen		 Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
Best Foreign Language Film Kolya Ridicule — Kolya Ridicule

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Secrets & Lies, directed by Mike Leigh, United Kingdom

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Michael Collins, directed by Neil Jordan, U.K. / Ireland / U.S.A.

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Sense and Sensibility, directed by Ang Lee, United States

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<font-size=100%> Month <font-size=100%> Date <font-size=100%> Name <font-size=100%> Age <font-size=100%>Country <font-size=100%> Profession <font-size=100%> Notable films
<font-size=100%> January 1 Virgil W. Vogel 76 USA Director, Film Editor The Mole People • The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
7 William H. Clothier 92 USA Cinematographer The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance • The Alamo • Big Jake • McLintock! • The Cheyenne Social Club• Rio Lobo
10 Al Silvani 85 USA Actor Rocky • The Gauntlet • Every Which Way But Loose
13 Mark Herron 67 USA Actor 8 1/2 • Girl in Gold Boots • Eye of the Cat
19 Don Simpson 52 USA Producer Top Gun • The Rock • Bad Boys • Flashdance • Beverly Hills Cop
21 William Larsen 68 USA Actor JFK • Heaven Can Wait • Being There
<font-size=100%> February 2 Gene Kelly 83 USA Actor, Singer Singin' in the Rain • An American in Paris • Xanadu • On the Town • Inherit the Wind • Viva Knievel!
6 Patsy Smart 77 UK Actress The Elephant Man • The Pink Panther Strikes Again • Electric Dreams
13 Martin Balsam 76 USA Actor Psycho • 12 Angry Men • Breakfast at Tiffany's • Tora! Tora! Tora! • Cape Fear • Little Big Man • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
13 Scott Beach 65 USA Actor Stand by Me • Mrs. Doubtfire • American Graffiti • The Right Stuff
15 McLean Stevenson 68 USA Actor The Cat from Outer Space • The Christian Licorice Store
16 Roger Bowen 63 USA Actor MASH • What About Bob? • Zapped! • Tunnel Vision • Steelyard Blues
25 Haing S. Ngor 55 Cambodia Actor The Killing Fields • My Life • Heaven & Earth
<font-size=100%> March 4 Whit Bissell 86 USA Actor Hud • The Magnificent Seven • The Defiant Ones • The Time Machine • Airport
10 George Burns 100 USA Actor Oh God! • The Sunshine Boys • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts • Radioland Murders • Honolulu
13 Lucio Fulci 68 Italy Director, Actor Zombi 2 • City of the Living Dead • The Beyond • The House by the Cemetery • New York Ripper • Warriors of the Year 2072 • Zombi 3 • Don't Torture a Duckling • Sette note in nero • Four of the Apocalypse
16 Charlie Barnett 41 USA Actor D.C. Cab • Nobody's Fool
28 Barbara McLean 92 USA Film Editor All About Eve • Twelve O'Clock High • The Robe • Viva Zapata! • The Desert Rats
<font-size=100%> April 5 Norman Rockett 84 USA Set Decorator Planet of the Apes • Tora! Tora! Tora! • The Greatest Story Ever Told • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
6 Greer Garson 91 UK Actress Mrs. Miniver • The Chase • The Singing Nun • Random Harvest • Madam Curie • Julius Caesar
8 Ben Johnson 77 USA Actor The Last Picture Show • The Wild Bunch • The Getaway • Red Dawn • Angels in the Outfield • Tex
16 Lucille Bremer 79 USA Actress Meet Me in St. Louis • Ziegfeld Follies
21 Luigi Pistilli 66 Italy Actor The Good, the Bad and the Ugly • For a Few Dollars More • A Bay of Blood • Cagliostro
26 Stirling Silliphant 78 USA Screenwriter In the Heat of the Night • The Poseidon Adventure • The Towering Inferno • Over the Top • Charly
<font-size=100%> May 3 Jack Weston 71 USA Actor The Thomas Crown Affair • Dirty Dancing • Ishtar • The Cincinnati Kid
19 Margaret Rawlings 89 Japan Actress Roman Holiday • Hands of the Ripper • Follow Me!
23 Patrick Cargill 77 UK Actor Father, Dear Father • Help! • Up Pompeii • Inspector Clouseau
29 Jennings Lang 81 USA Producer High Plains Drifter • Earthquake • The Front Page
29 Jeremy Sinden 45 UK Actor Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope • Chariots of Fire • Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse • The Object of Beauty • Let Him Have It
30 Natividad Vacío 83 USA Actor The Magnificent Seven • The Man with Two Brains • Cheech and Chong's Next Movie • The Milagro Beanfield War
<font-size=100%> June 1 Michael Fox 75 USA Actor Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? • The Longerst Yard • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms • The Dunwich Horror
2 John Alton 94 Hungary Cinematographer An American in Paris • Father of the Bride • He Walked by Night
3 Peter Glenville 82 USA Director Becket • The Comedians • Term of Trial • Summer and Smoke
5 Vito Scotti 78 USA Actor The Godfather • The Aristocats • Get Shorty • Loaded Weapon 1 • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash • Von Ryan's Express
6 Marc de Jonge 47 France Actor Rambo III • Empire of the Sun
7 Percy Edwards 88 UK Actor Labyrinth • The Dark Crystal • The Island of Adventure • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
10 Jo Van Fleet 81 USA Actress Annie Hall • Cool Hand Luke • East of Eden • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral • The Tenant
27 Albert R. Broccoli 87 USA Producer Dr. No • Goldfinger • From Russia with Love • Diamonds Are Forever • Moonraker • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang • Octopussy
<font-size=100%> July 1 Steve Tesich 53 Yugoslavia Screenwriter Breaking Away
13 Pandro S. Berman 91 USA Producer Father of the Bride • Top Hat • A Patch of Blue • Jailhouse Rock
15 Dana Hill 32 USA Actress European Vacation • Tom and Jerry: The Movie • The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Jetsons: The Movie • Rover Dangerfield
21 Luana Anders 58 USA Actress Easy Rider • The Two Jakes • The Last Detail • Dementia 13
24 Virginia Christine 76 USA Actress Guess Who's Coming to Dinner • Judgment at Nuremberg • Invasion of the Body Snatchers • Billy the Kid vs. Dracula • The Cobweb
30 Claudette Colbert 92 France Actress It Happened One Night • Since You Went Away • Drums Along the Mohawk • The Palm Beach Story • Texas Lady • The Egg and I• Zaza • Sleep, My Love • Family Honeymoon
<font-size=100%> August 3 Guido Alberti 86 Italy Actor 8 1/2 • Saving Grace
11 Charles McGregor 73 USA Actor Blazing Saddles • Superfly • Born to Win • Three the Hard Way
14 Bob Hannah 57 USA Actor Driving Miss Daisy • The Prince of Tides • Fried Green Tomatoes • Coal Miner's Daughter • Chattahoochee • Carny
15 Joe Seneca 77 USA Actor Kramer vs. Kramer • Malcolm X • A Time to Kill • The Blob • Silverado • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three • Crossroads • Mo' Better Blues
16 Miles Goodman 46 USA Composer Little Shop of Horrors • Dunston Checks In • What About Bob? • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels • The Muppet Christmas Carol • Blankman • Teen Wolf
<font-size=100%> September 7 Bibi Besch 56 Austria Actress Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan • Steel Magnolias • Tremors • My Family • Meteor
7 Joseph F. Biroc 93 USA Cinematographer It's a Wonderful Life • Airplane! • Escape from the Planet of the Apes • The Grissom Gang
10 Joanne Dru 74 USA Actress All the King's Men • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon • Red River
13 Tupac Shakur 25 USA Singer, Actor Juice • Poetic Justice • Above the Rim • Gridlock'd
22 Dorothy Lamour 81 USA Actress Road to Morocco • The Greatest Show on Earth • Creepshow 2 • Road to Rio • Road to Utopia
30 George Zuckerman 80 USA Screenwriter Written on the Wind • The Tarnished Angels
<font-size=100%> October 4 Stephen J. Friedman 59 USA Producer The Last Picture Show • Slap Shot • Enemy Mine • The Big Easy • There Goes the Neighborhood
8 William Prince 83 UK Actor Network • Family Plot • Spies Like Us • Cyrano de Bergerac
16 Jason Bernard 58 USA Actor Liar Liar • While You Were Sleeping • No Way Out • WarGames
30 John Young 80 UK Actor Monty Python and the Holy Grail • Chariots of Fire • Time Bandits • The Wicker Man
<font-size=100%> November 12 Peter Leeds 79 USA Actor The Last Time I Saw Paris • Love Me or Leave Me
22 Mark Lenard 72 USA Actor Star Trek: The Motion Picture • Annie Hall • Hang 'Em High
29 Jordan Cronenweth 61 USA Cinematographer Blade Runner • Peggy Sue Got Married • Altered States • Final Analysis
<font-size=100%> December 8 Howard E. Rollins, Jr. 46 USA Actor Ragtime • A Soldier's Story •
12 Larry Gates 81 USA Actor In the Heat of the Night • Invasion of the Body Snatchers • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof • Funny Lady • Leonard Part 6 • Airport • The Sand Pebbles
19 Marcello Mastroianni 72 Italy Actor 8 1/2
20 Carl Sagan 62 USA Author, Screenwriter Contact
28 Edward Carfagno 67 USA Art Director Ben-Hur • Soylent Green • Speed • Richie Rich • Rambo • Executive Decision

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