1996 The Satellite Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Winner

Killer: A Journal of Murder
James Woods
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him …

Shine
Geoffrey Rush
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
1996 The Satellite Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Nominees

Fargo
William H. Macy

Jude
Christopher Eccleston

Sling Blade
Billy Bob Thornton
