1997


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Other films seen

    Abre los ojos
    Air Force One
    The Apostle
    As Good as it Gets
    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
    Chasing Amy
    Chinese Box
    Contact
    Deconstructing Harry
    The Designated Mourner
    Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag
    Face/Off
    The Fifth Element
    The Game
    Gattaca
    Happy Together
    The Ice Storm
    In & Out
    Liar Liar
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    Lucie Aubrac
    Men in Black
    Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
    My Best Friend's Wedding
    Painted Lady
    Princess Mononoke
    Romy & Michele's High School Reunion
    The Saint
    Selena
    Seven Years in Tibet
    She's So Lovely
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    What Makes Women Laugh?
    The Winter Guest
    Women


Best of 1997

  1. The Ice Storm
  2. Funny Games
  3. Mrs Brown
  4. Happy Together
  5. Live Flesh
  1. The Swindle
  2. The Winter Guest
  3. Painted Lady
  4. Abre los ojos
  5. Lucie Aubrac

LEADING ACTOR

Javier Bardem, Live Flesh
Leslie Cheung, Happy Together
Billy Connolly, Mrs Brown
Robert Duvall, The Apostle
Tony Leung, Happy Together

LEADING ACTRESS

Joan Allen, The Ice Storm
Carole Bouquet, Lucie Aubrac
Judi Dench, Mrs Brown
Vanessa Redgrave, Mrs Dalloway
Emma Thompson, The Winter Guest

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Greg Kinnear, As Good as it Gets
Jose Sancho, Live Flesh
Antony Sher, Mrs Brown

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Marthe Keller, Women
Phyllida Law, The Winter Guest
Carmen Maura, Women
Miranda Richardson, The Apostle
Sigourney Weaver, The Ice Storm

DIRECTION

Pedro Almodovar, Live Flesh
Michael Haneke, Funny Games
Ang Lee, The Ice Storm
John Madden, Mrs Brown
Wong Kar Wai, Happy Together

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Alejandro Amenabar & Mateo Gil, Abre los ojos
Jeremy Brock, Mrs Brown
Robert Duvall, The Apostle
Michael Haneke, Funny Games
Wong Kar Wai, Happy Together

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Pedro Almodovar, Jorge Guerricaechevarría & Ray Loriga, Live Flesh [novel, Ruth Rendell]
Sharman Macdonald & Alan Rickman, The Winter Guest [play, Sharman Macdonald]
James Schamus, The Ice Storm [novel, Rick Moody]

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