1st Critics' Choice Awards

The 1st Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 22, 1996, honoring the finest achievements of 1995 filmmaking.

1st Critics' Choice Awards
Date	January 22, 1996
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	Sense and Sensibility

Winners

Mel Gibson, Best Director winner

Kevin Bacon, Best Actor winner

Nicole Kidman, Best Actress winner

Ed Harris, Best Supporting Actor co-winner

Kevin Spacey, Best Supporting Actor co-winner

Mira Sorvino, Best Supporting Actress winner

Emma Thompson, Best Screenplay winner

• Best Actor:
  • Kevin Bacon – Murder in the First
• Best Actress:
  • Nicole Kidman – To Die For
• Best Director:
  • Mel Gibson – Braveheart
• Best Family Film:
  • Babe
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Il Postino: The Postman (Il postino) • Italy
• Best Picture:
  • Sense and Sensibility
• Best Screenplay:
  • Sense and Sensibility – Emma Thompson
• Best Supporting Actor (TIE):
  • Ed Harris – Apollo 13, Just Cause, and Nixon
  • Kevin Spacey – Outbreak, Se7en, Swimming with Sharks, and The Usual Suspects
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Mira Sorvino – Mighty Aphrodite