The 1st Critics' Choice Movie Awards were given on 22 January 1996 to honor the finest achievements in 1995 filmmaking.

Best Picture - Sense and Sensibility

Best Actor: Kevin Bacon - Murder In The First

Best Actress: Nicole Kidman - To Die For

Best Supporting Actors: Kevy Spacey and Ed Harris for several films

Best Supporting Actress: Mira Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite

Best Director: Mel Gibson - Braveheart

Best Screenplay: Emma Thompson - Sense And Sensibility

Best Foreign Film: The Postman (Il Postino), Italy

Best Documentary: Crumb

Special Family Film Award: Babe