1996 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Winner
![Dead Man Walking Susan Sarandon](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dead-man-walking-tim-robbins-image.jpg)
Dead Man Walking
Susan Sarandon
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim’s families.
1996 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Nominees
![Casino Sharon Stone](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/casino-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
Casino
Sharon Stone
![Leaving Las Vegas Elisabeth Shue](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/leaving-las-vegas-mike-figgis-image.jpg)
Leaving Las Vegas
Elisabeth Shue
![Sense and Sensibility Emma Thompson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sense-and-sensibility-image.jpg)
Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson
![The Bridges of Madison County Meryl Streep](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-bridges-of-madison-county-clint-eastwood-image.jpg)