10 Best Films of 1997
- Titanic - The competition wasn't even close.
- As Good As It Gets
- Men In Black
- Air Force One
- Cop Land
- Con Air
- G. I. Jane
- Liar Liar
- Anastasia
- In & Out
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5 Worst Films of 1997
- Vegas Vacation - absolutely horrible
- The Saint
- Batman and Robin
- The Devil's Own
- The Fifth Element
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Best Actor
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Titanic (I bestowed this same honor upon him last year for Romeo + Juliet in 1996.)
- Harrison Ford - Air Force One
- Sylvester Stallone - Cop Land
- Jack Nicholson - As Good As It Gets
- Jim Carrey - Liar Liar
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Best Actress
- Demi Moore - G. I. Jane (She put everything into this movie.)
- Kate Winslet - Titanic
- Helen Hunt - As Good As It Gets
- Jodi Foster - Contact
- Meg Ryan - Anastasia (voice)
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Best Supporting Actor
- Gary Oldman - Air Force One (The first interesting "bad guy" in years.)
- Billy Zane - Titanic
- Greg Kinnear - As Good As It Gets
- John Malkovich - Con Air
- Vincent D'Onofrio - Men In Black
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Best Supporting Actress
- Joan Cusack - In & Out (The best and funniest performance of the year.)
- Glenn Close - Air Force One
- Michelle Yeoh - Tomorrow Never Dies
- Kathy Bates - Titanic
- Milla Jovovich - The Fifth Element
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Best Director
- James Cameron - Titanic (He gave everything of himself to make this movie possible, including his salary.)
- Simon West - Con Air
- James Mangold - Cop Land
- James L. Brooks - As Good As It Gets
- Barry Sonnenfeld - Men In Black
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Best Screenplay
- James Cameron - Titanic
- Mark Andrus - As Good As It Gets
- Lowell Cunningham, Ed Solomon (I), and David Koepp - Men In Black
- James Mangold - Cop Land
- Scott Rosenberg - Con Air
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Best Cinematography
- Titanic
- Air Force One
- Men In Black
- Con Air
- Volcano
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Best Film Editing
- Titanic
- Contact (When the characters mingled with the President and other significant figures it was very believable.)
- Men In Black
- Con Air
- Anastasia
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Best Costume Design
- Titanic
- Batman and Robin
- Men In Black
- Con Air
- The Fifth Element
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Best Production Design
- Titanic
- Air Force One
- Contact
- Men In Black
- The Fifth Element
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Original Score
- Danny Elfman - Men In Black
- James Horner - Titanic
- Elliot Goldenthal - Batman and Robin
- David Arnold II - Tomorrow Never Dies
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Original Song
- "Once Upon A December" - Anastasia
- "How Do I Live (Without You)?" - Con Air
- "Men In Black" - Men In Black
- "My Heart Will Go On" - Titanic
- "Tomorrow Never Dies" - Tomorrow Never Dies
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Visual Effects
- Titanic
- Anastasia
- Volcano
- The Lost World
- Men In Black
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As a special note for 1997...
This year we lost a great actor. Perhaps the funniest man ever to appear on Saturday Night Live, Chris Farley passed away in December of 1997. Always noted for being full of life (which is quite an understatement) and for being a lovable guy, Chris Farley will be dearly missed. No longer will we see him put on his powerful display of comedic energy and laugh ourselves silly. However, he will always be in our memories and in our video copies of Tommy Boy and others.
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