The 3rd Annual Cadet Film Awards, 1996 Best Picture FARGO THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY SECRETS & LIES SHINE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET Best Director Jane Campion -- THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY Joel Coen -- FARGO Scott Hicks -- SHINE Lars von Trier -- BREAKING THE WAVES Baz Luhrmann -- WILLIAMS SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET Best Actor, Leading Role Leonardo Di Caprio -- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET Ralph Fiennes -- THE ENGLISH PATIENT Eddie Murphy -- THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Geoffrey Rush -- SHINE Billy Bob Thornton -- SLING BLADE Best Actress, Leading Role Brenda Blethyn -- SECRETS & LIES Nicole Kidman -- THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY Frances McDormand -- FARGO Debbie Reynolds -- MOTHER Courtney Love -- THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT Best Supporting Actor Steve Buscemi -- FARGO Samuel L. Jackson -- A TIME TO KILL William H. Macy -- FARGO Noah Taylor -- SHINE Vince Vaughn -- SWINGERS Best Supporting Actress Juliette Binoche -- THE ENGLISH PATIENT Minnie Driver -- BIG NIGHT Marianne Jean-Baptiste -- SECRETS & LIES Barbara Hershey -- THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY Renee Zellweger -- JERRY MAGUIRE Best Adapted Screenplay Laura Jones -- THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY Anthony Minghella -- THE ENGLISH PATIENT Billy Bob Thornton -- SLING BLADE Kenneth Branagh -- HAMLET John Hodge -- TRAINSPOTTING Best Original Screenplay Joel Coen and Ethan Coen -- FARGO Jan Sardi -- SHINE Mike Leigh -- SECRETS & LIES Jon Favreau -- SWINGERS Stanley Tucci and Joseph Tropiano -- BIG NIGHT Best Original Dramatic Score Jerry Goldsmith -- STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT Wojciech Kilar -- THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY David Hirschfelder -- SHINE Gabirel Yared -- THE ENGLISH PATIENT Patrick Doyle -- HAMLET Best Original Comedy or Musical Score Carter Burwell -- FARGO David Newman -- THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Rachel Portman -- EMMA Pete Townshend & Nancy Wilson-- JERRY MAGUIRE Hans Zimmer -- THE PREACHER'S WIFE Best Original Song "Kissing You" -- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET "Angel" -- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET "The Secret Garden" -- JERRY MAGUIRE "That Thing You Do" -- THAT THING YOU DO! "You Must Love Me" -- EVITA Best Foreign-Language Film CHUNGKING EXPRESS (Hong Kong) RIDICULE (France) LA CEREMONIE (France) KOLYA (Czech Republic) FLOATING LIFE (Australia) Best Cinematography Roger Deakins -- FARGO Darius Khondji -- EVITA John Seale -- THE ENGLISH PATIENT Stuart Dryburgh -- THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY Vilmos Zsigmond -- THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS Best Editing THE ENGLISH PATIENT FARGO THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY SHINE MICROCOSMOS Best Production Design THE ENGLISH PATIENT EVITA HAMLET THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET Best Costume Design WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT HAMLET THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY EVITA Best Sound MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE INDEPENDENCE DAY THE ENGLISH PATIENT STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT TWISTER Best Makeup THE NUTTY PROFESSOR INDEPENDENCE DAY STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT Best Sound Effects Editing THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT TWISTER Best Visual Effects INDEPENDENCE DAY STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT TWISTER Best Australian Film SHINE LOVE SERENADE LOVE AND OTHER CATASTROPHES CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION DATING THE ENEMY Best Debut Emily Watson for her performance in BREAKING THE WAVES Marianne Jean-Baptiste for her performance in SECRETS & LIES Tom Hanks for directing THAT THING YOU DO! Best Documentary LOOKING FOR RICHARD MICROCOSMOS WHEN WE WERE KINGS