Events in Film & TV
- Feb 23 "Trainspotting" directed by Danny Boyle based on the book by Irvine Welsh, starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle and Jonny Lee Miller opens in cinemas in the UK and Ireland
- Mar 8 "Fargo" directed and written by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi released in the US
- Jul 21 "The Daily Show" hosted by Craig Kilborn premieres on Comedy Central in the US
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Film & TV Awards in 1996
- Jan 21 53rd Golden Globes: "Sense and Sensibility", Nicolas Cage, & Sharon Stone win
- Jan 28 12th Sundance Film Festival: "Welcome to the Dollhouse" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- Feb 15 46th Berlin International Film Festival: "Sense and Sensibility" wins the Golden Bear
- Mar 6 10th American Comedy Award: James Burrows
- Mar 10 22nd People's Choice Awards: Tom Hanks & Demi Moore win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen & Candice Bergen win (TV)
- Mar 24 16th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Showgirls" wins
- Mar 25 68th Academy Awards: "Braveheart", Nicolas Cage & Susan Sarandon win
- Apr 23 49th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "Sense and Sensibility" Best Film, Michael Radford Best Director
- Apr 23 42nd British Academy Television Awards: "Father Ted" Best Comedy, "Cracker" Best Drama
- May 20 49th Cannes Film Festival: "Secrets & Lies" directed by Mike Leigh wins the Palme d'Or
- May 22 Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time
- Jul 4 29th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
- Aug 28 53rd Venice Film Festival: "Michael Collins" directed by Neil Jordan wins Golden Lion
- Sep 8 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz & Kathy Baker win
- Sep 14 21st Toronto International Film Festival: "Shine" directed by Scott Hicks wins the People's Choice Award
- Dec 14 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins
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- Jan 27 "ER" TV actress Yvette Freeman (39) weds musical director Lawny Hartley (49) in Dunleith, Delaware
- Feb 14 Secretary of Defense and former US Senator William Cohen of Maine (56) weds Black Entertainment Television host Janet Langhart (54) at United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- Feb 15 Chinese actress Gong Li (30) weds Singapore-born businessman Ooi Hoe Seong (46) at Singapore's Registry of Marriages
Divorces in Film & TV
- Feb 22 Actress Halle Berry files for divorce from David Justice
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