The 7th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards honored the finest achievements in 1994 filmmaking.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump
• Best Actress:
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh - Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
• Best Director:
  • Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction
• Best Film:
  • Hoop Dreams
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Trois couleurs: Rouge (Red), Poland/France/Switzerland
• Best Score:
  • "The Lion King" - Hans Zimmer
• Best Screenplay:
  • Pulp Fiction - Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Martin Landau - Ed Wood
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Dianne Wiest - Bullets over Broadway
• Most Promising Actor:
  • Hugh Grant - Four Weddings and a Funeral
• Most Promising Actress:
  • Kirsten Dunst - Interview with the Vampire