See also: 1994 in film, other events of 1995, 1996 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

• March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation
• November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye.
• November 21 - Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
• November 22 - Casino is released, starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci, directed by Martin Scorsese.

Top grossing films

1. Toy Story (Disney)
2. Batman Forever (Warner)
3. Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton
4. Pocahontas
5. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, starring Jim Carrey
6. GoldenEye
7. Casper
8. Jumanji, starring Robin Williams and Bonnie Hunt
9. Se7en
10. Die Hard With a Vengeance, starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Braveheart - 20th Century Fox, B. H. Finance C. V., Icon Entertainment International, Paramount Pictures, The Ladd Company
• Best Director: Mel Gibson - Braveheart
• Best Actor: Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas
• Best Actress: Susan Sarandon - Dead Man Walking

Deaths

• February 2 - Donald Pleasance, actor
• March 12 - Juanin Clay, actress
• March 16 - Albert Hackett, screenwriter
• April 4 - Priscilla Lane, actress
• April 14 - Burl Ives, actor, singer
• April 25 - Ginger Rogers, actress
• May 16 – Lola Flores, Spanish actress
• May 18 - Elizabeth Montgomery, actress
• May 18 - Elisha Cook Jr, actor
• May 18 - Alexander Godunov, dancer, actor
• May 26 - Friz Freleng, animator
• June 29 - Lana Turner, actress
• July 4 - Eva Gabor, actress
• August 3 - Ida Lupino, actress,director
• October 21 - Maxene Andrews, member of The Andrews Sisters
• October 22 - Mary Wickes, actress
• October 25 - Viveca Lindfors, actress
• November 21 - Peter Grant, actor and manager
• November 23 - Louis Malle, director
• November 24 - Jeffrey Lynn, actor
• December 9 - Vivian Blaine, actress
• December 22 - Butterfly McQueen, actress
• December 25 - Dean Martin, singer,actor

Other movies released

• Angus
• Babe
• Bad Boys
• Batman Forever
• Billy Madison
• Casino
• Congo
• Desperado
• Die Hard With a Vengeance
• Empire Records
• Escape to Witch Mountain
• Fluke
• Friday
• Get Shorty
• GoldenEye
• A Goofy Movie, starring Jason Marsden
• Heat
• It Takes Two
• Jerky Boys: The Movie
• Kids
• Kiss of Death
• A Little Princess
• Losing Isaiah
• Mallrats
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
• Napoleon
• Nine Months
• The Scarlet Letter
• Three Wishes
• Tommy Boy, starring Chris Farley, David Spade and Rob Lowe
• Top Dog
• From the Journals of Jean Seberg - a documentary directed by Mark Rappaport