Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996

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9th CFCA Awards
March 10, 1997


Best Film:
Fargo

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References

  1. "1996 - 9th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards". Chicago Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.