1996

Jodie Foster receives the Actor of the Decade Award, and audiences are treated to the premieres of Liv Ullman’s directorial debut Private Confessions, Billy Bob Thornton’s Sling Blade, Richard Spence’s Different For Girls, Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves, and John Hick’s Shine. Also honored are William Wyler, Michael Mann, Kim Novak, and Andrew Davis.