Films of 1997

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Last Updated: 10/7/25
Total Films: 116
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). 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, Boogie Nights, Selena, and Liar Liar


Best Actor
Robert Duvall (The Apostle)

2. Dustin Hoffman (Wag the Dog)
3. Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
4. Edward James Olmos (Selena)
5. Jim Carrey (Liar Liar)
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), Samuel L. Jackson (Jackie Brown), Kevin Kline (The Ice Storm), Nick Nolte (Affliction), Ving Rhames (Don King: Only in America), Wesley Snipes (One Night Stand), Sylvester Stallone (Cop Land), and Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights)


Best Actress
Jennifer Lopez (Selena)

2. Christina Ricci (The Ice Storm)
3. Joan Allen (The Ice Storm)
4. Kate Winslet (Titanic)
5. Pam Grier (Jackie Brown)
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), Don Cheadle (Boogie Nights), 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), John C. Reilly (Boogie Nights), Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights), Stellan Skarsgård (Good Will Hunting), and Billy Zane (Titanic)


Best Supporting Actress
Gloria Stuart (Titanic)

2. Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights)
3. Emily Watson (The Boxer)
4. Uma Thurman (Gattaca)
5. Joanna Gleason (Boogie Nights)
Honorable Mentions: Nastassja Kinski (One Night Stand) and Ming-Na Wen (One Night Stand)


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: Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights), 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), Gregory Nava (Selena), 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. Robert Elswit (Boogie Nights)
5. Bernard Zitzermann (The Blood Oranges)
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. Dylan Tichenor (Boogie Nights)
Honorable Mentions: Clive Barrett and Gerry Hambling (The Boxer), Hank Corwin and Thomas J. Nordberg (U Turn) Craig McKay (Cop Land), Nancy Richardson (Selena), 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 Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights)
5. Gregory Nava (Selena)
Honorable Mentions: Mike Figgis (One Night Stand), Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur (Liar Liar), James Mangold (Cop Land), and Jim Sheridan and Terry George (The Boxer)


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

2. Quentin Tarantino (Jackie Brown)
3. Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (Fathers' Day)
4. Belinda Haas and Philip Haas (The Blood Oranges)
5. Paul Attanasio (Donnie Brasco)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Documentary
Long Shots: The Life and Times of the American Basketball Association

2. The Big One
3. Affluenza
4. Trekkies
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. Boogie Nights

  8. Selena

  9. Liar Liar

  10. The Blood Oranges

  11. The Ice Storm

  12. The Game

  13. One Night Stand

  14. Affliction

  15. Deconstructing Harry

Films Rated '8'
  1. La vita è bella

  2. Path to Paradise

  3. Gummo

  4. Jackie Brown

  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. Don King: Only in America

  5. Fathers' Day

  6. The Devil's Own

  7. 12 Angry Men

  8. Prefontaine

  9. ...First Do No Harm

  10. Deceiver

  11. Mad City

  12. Cube

  13. Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

  14. Fire Down Below

  15. The Sweet Hereafter

Films Rated '6'
  1. The Rainmaker

  2. Face/Off

  3. Air Force One

  4. The Jackal

  5. Con Air

  6. Seven Years in Tibet

  7. Gridlock'd

  8. The Full Monty

  9. Dante's Peak

  10. Suspicious Minds

  11. Exception to the Rule

  12. Weapons of Mass Distraction

  13. The Sign of the Beaver

  14. Chasing Amy

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. Kiss the Girls

  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. Tomorrow Never Dies

  13. Wishmaster

  14. Children of Heaven

Films Rated '3'
  1. Meet Wally Sparks

  2. In the Company of Men

  3. Nightwatch

  4. Another 9½ Weeks

  5. Hollywood Confidential

  6. Lost Highway

  7. Contact

  8. What the Deaf Man Heard

  9. Mimic

  10. 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. I Know What You Did Last Summer

  2. Scream 2

  3. Excess Baggage

  4. Conspiracy Theory

  5. Alien: Resurrection

  6. Batman & Robin

  7. She's So Lovely

  8. Grosse Pointe Blank

  9. The 6th Man

  10. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn

  11. Spice World

  12. The Fifth Element