Films of 1997

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Last Updated: 6/24/25
Total Films: 113
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, 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), Kevin Kline (The Ice Storm), Nick Nolte (Affliction), Wesley Snipes (One Night Stand), and Sylvester Stallone (Cop Land)


Best Actress
Jennifer Lopez (Selena)

2. Christina Ricci (The Ice Storm)
3. Joan Allen (The Ice Storm)
4. Kate Winslet (Titanic)
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), 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. 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), 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. Gregory Nava (Selena)
5. Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur (Liar Liar)
Honorable Mentions: Mike Figgis (One Night Stand), James Mangold (Cop Land), and Jim Sheridan and Terry George (The Boxer)


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

2. Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (Fathers' Day)
3. Belinda Haas and Philip Haas (The Blood Oranges)
4. Paul Attanasio (Donnie Brasco)
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. Selena

  8. Liar Liar

  9. The Blood Oranges

  10. The Ice Storm

  11. The Game

  12. One Night Stand

  13. Affliction

  14. Deconstructing Harry

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. Fathers' Day

  5. The Devil's Own

  6. 12 Angry Men

  7. Prefontaine

  8. ...First Do No Harm

  9. Deceiver

  10. Mad City

  11. Cube

  12. Poison Ivy: The New Seduction

  13. 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. 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. Boogie Nights

  5. Kiss the Girls

  6. Swept from the Sea

  7. Hoodlum

  8. Eve's Bayou

  9. Ulee's Gold

  10. Suicide Kings

  11. Niagara, Niagara

  12. Absolute Power

  13. Tomorrow Never Dies

  14. Wishmaster

  15. 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