Films of 1997

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Last Updated: 4/21/25
Total Films: 108
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
The Apostle

2. Good Will Hunting
3. Gattaca
4. Titanic
5. Rosewood
Honorable Mentions: Wag the Dog, The Boxer, Cop Land, and Liar Liar


Best Actor
Robert Duvall (The Apostle)

2. Dustin Hoffman (Wag the Dog)
3. Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
4. Jim Carrey (Liar Liar)
5. Sylvester Stallone (Cop Land)
Honorable Mentions: Charles Dance (The Blood Oranges), Daniel Day-Lewis (The Boxer), Johnny Depp (Donnie Brasco), Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic), Michael Douglas (The Game), Ethan Hawke (Gattaca), Kevin Kline (The Ice Storm), Nick Nolte (Affliction), and Wesley Snipes (One Night Stand)


Best Actress
Christina Ricci (The Ice Storm)

2. Joan Allen (The Ice Storm)
3. Kate Winslet (Titanic)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Robin Williams (Good Will Hunting)

2. Al Pacino (Donnie Brasco)
3. James Coburn (Affliction)
4. Walton Goggins (The Apostle)
5. Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting)
Honorable Mentions: Xander Berkeley (Gattaca), Clifton Collins, Jr. (One Eight Seven), Rick Dial (The Apostle), Harvey Keitel (Cop Land), Jude Law (Gattaca), Ray Liotta (Cop Land), Alfred Molina (Boogie Nights), Edward James Olmos (Selena), Robert Patrick (Cop Land), Stellan Skarsgård (Good Will Hunting), and Billy Zane (Titanic)


Best Supporting Actress
Gloria Stuart (Titanic)

2. Emily Watson (The Boxer)
3. Uma Thurman (Gattaca)
4. Nastassja Kinski (One Night Stand)
5. Ming-Na Wen (One Night Stand)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
James Cameron (Titanic)

2. Robert Duvall (The Apostle)
3. John Singleton (Rosewood)
4. Andrew Niccol (Gattaca)
5. Barry Levinson (Wag the Dog)
Honorable Mentions: Roberto Benigni (La vita è bella), Mike Figgis (One Night Stand), David Fincher (The Game), Philip Haas (The Blood Oranges), Ang Lee (The Ice Storm), James Mangold (Cop Land), Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), and Jim Sheridan (The Boxer)


Best Cinematography
Russell Carpenter (Titanic)

2. Slawomir Idziak (Gattaca)
3. Chris Menges (The Boxer)
4. Bernard Zitzermann (The Blood Oranges)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron, and Richard A. Harris (Titanic)

2. Lisa Zeno Churgin (Gattaca)
3. Bruce Cannon (Rosewood)
4. James Haygood (The Game)
5. Hank Corwin and Thomas J. Nordberg (U Turn)
Honorable Mentions: Clive Barrett and Gerry Hambling (The Boxer), Craig McKay (Cop Land) and John Smith (One Night Stand)


Best Original Screenplay
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting)

2. Robert Duvall (The Apostle)
3. Andrew Niccol (Gattaca)
4. Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur (Liar Liar)
5. Mike Figgis (One Night Stand)
Honorable Mentions: James Mangold (Cop Land) and Jim Sheridan and Terry George (The Boxer)


Best Adapted Screenplay
Hilary Henkin and David Mamet (Wag the Dog)

2. Belinda Haas and Philip Haas (The Blood Oranges)
3. Paul Attanasio (Donnie Brasco)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
The Big One

2. Affluenza
3. Trekkies
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. The Apostle

  2. Good Will Hunting

Films Rated '9'
  1. Gattaca

  2. Titanic

  3. Rosewood

  4. Wag the Dog

  5. The Boxer

  6. Cop Land

  7. Liar Liar

  8. The Blood Oranges

  9. The Ice Storm

  10. The Game

  11. One Night Stand

  12. Affliction

  13. Deconstructing Harry

  14. Selena

Films Rated '8'
  1. La vita è bella

  2. Path to Paradise

  3. Jackie Brown

  4. Gummo

  5. The Postman

  6. Donnie Brasco

  7. Murder at 1600

  8. Switchback

  9. One Eight Seven

Films Rated '7'
  1. Trial and Error

  2. U Turn

  3. George Wallace

  4. The Devil's Own

  5. Prefontaine

  6. …First Do No Harm

  7. Deceiver

  8. Mad City

  9. Cube

  10. Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

  11. The Sweet Hereafter

Films Rated '6'
  1. The Rainmaker

  2. Air Force One

  3. The Jackal

  4. Con Air

  5. Seven Years in Tibet

  6. Gridlock'd

  7. The Full Monty

  8. Dante's Peak

  9. Suspicious Minds

  10. Exception to the Rule

  11. Weapons of Mass Distraction

  12. Chasing Amy

  13. Nightwatch

Films Rated '5'
  1. G.I. Jane

  2. Anaconda

  3. Breakdown

  4. In & Out

  5. Red Corner

  6. The Edge

  7. The Relic

  8. The Locusts

  9. The Saint

  10. Incognito

  11. The Spanish Prisoner

  12. Chinese Box

  13. As Good As It Gets

  14. The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Films Rated '4'
  1. Turbulence

  2. L.A. Confidential

  3. Devil's Advocate

  4. Boogie Nights

  5. Swept from the Sea

  6. Hoodlum

  7. Eve's Bayou

  8. Ulee's Gold

  9. Suicide Kings

  10. Niagara, Niagara

  11. Absolute Power

  12. Kiss the Girls

  13. Tomorrow Never Dies

  14. Wishmaster

  15. Children of Heaven

Films Rated '3'
  1. Meet Wally Sparks

  2. Another 9½ Weeks

  3. Hollywood Confidential

  4. Lost Highway

  5. Contact

  6. What the Deaf Man Heard

  7. Mimic

  8. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Films Rated '2'
  1. Lolita

  2. Gone Fishin'

  3. George of the Jungle

  4. Event Horizon

  5. Smilla's Sense of Snow

  6. Bevery Hills Ninja

  7. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

  8. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

  9. Vegas Vacation

  10. Truth or Consequences, N.M.

  11. Love Jones

Films Rated '1'
  1. Scream 2

  2. Excess Baggage

  3. Conspiracy Theory

  4. Alien: Resurrection

  5. Batman & Robin

  6. She's So Lovely

  7. Grosse Pointe Blank

  8. The 6th Man

  9. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn

  10. Spice World

  11. The Fifth Element