Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1996

The 31st Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the finest achievements in 1996 filmmaking, were given in 1997.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade
• Best Actress:
  • Frances McDormand – Fargo
• Best Animated Film
  • James and the Giant Peach
• Best Director:
  • Joel Coen – Fargo
• Best Documentary Film
  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
• Best Film:
  • The People vs. Larry Flynt
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Ridicule, France
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Edward Norton – Primal Fear

• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Irma P. Hall – A Family Thing