The Nutty Professor (1996 film) The Nutty Professor (1996 film) The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American slapstick science-fiction comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name, which starred Jerry Lewis, which itself was a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". The film co-stars Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle and John Ales. The original music score was composed by David Newman. The film won Best Makeup at the 69th Academy Awards. Murphy portrays a university professor, Sherman Klump, a kind-hearted man who is morbidly obese. A
1996 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1996 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 31st National Society of Film Critics Awards, given by the National Society of Film Critics on January 5, 1997, honored the best in film for 1996. 1. Breaking the Waves<br> 2. "Secrets & Lies"<br> 3. "Dead Man" 1. Lars von Trier – "Breaking the Waves"<br> 2. Mike Leigh – "Secrets & Lies"<br> 3. Jim Jarmusch – "Dead Man" 1. Eddie Murphy – "The Nutty Professor"<br> 2. Vincent D'Onofrio – "The Whole Wide World"<br> 3. Geoffrey Rush – "Shine" 1. Emily Watson – "Breaking the Waves"<br> 2. Brenda Blethyn – "Secrets & Lies"<br>