1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Winner and Nominees

Fargo

Frances McDormand

Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Marvin’s Room

Diane Keaton

Secrets & Lies

Brenda Blethyn

The English Patient

Kristin Scott Thomas

Unhook the Stars

Gena Rowlands