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Academy Awards Win: Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade (Best Adapted Screenplay) Win: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen , Fargo (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Arthur Miller, The Crucible (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: Anthony Minghella, The English Patient (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: John Hodge, Trainspotting (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: Kenneth Branagh, Hamlet (1996) (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks , Shine (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: John Sayles, Lone Star (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks , Shine (Best Original Screenplay) Boston Film Critics Win: Stanley Tucci, Joseph Tropiano , Big Night Broadcast Film Critics Association Win: Anthony Minghella, The English Patient Chicago Film Critics Win: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen , Fargo Golden Globes Win: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski , The People vs. Larry Flynt Runner-Up: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen , Fargo Runner-Up: Anthony Minghella, The English Patient Runner-Up: John Sayles, Lone Star Runner-Up: Jan Sardi, Shine Los Angeles Film Critics Win: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen , Fargo National Society of Film Critics Win: Albert Brooks, Monica Mcgowan Johnson , Mother New York Film Critics Win: Stanley Tucci, Joseph Tropiano , Big Night Writers' Guild Win: Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade (Best Adapted Screenplay) Win: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen , Fargo (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Anthony Minghella, The English Patient (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: John Hodge, Trainspotting (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: Douglas McGrath, Emma (1996) (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: Elaine May, The Birdcage (Best Adapted Screenplay) Runner-Up: John Sayles, Lone Star (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire (Best Original Screenplay) Runner-Up: Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks , Shine (Best Original Screenplay)

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