Dale's Oscar(tm) Emporium: 1997

My Oscar(tm) Nominations for 1997 to Date

These be my picks for the Oscars(tm). Once the nominations are handed out, I'll post my reactions to them. And when the awards are handed out, I'll post my reactions to the awards themselves. Aren't you looking forward to that? (Say yes. Lie, if necessary.)

Dale's Oscar(tm) Picks for 1997: Clip 'n' Save!

Picture
- Cop Land, produced by Cathy Konrad, Ezra Swedlow, and Cary Woods
- Face/Off, produced by Terence Chang, Christopher Godsick, Barrie M. Osborne, and David Permut
- Titanic, produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau
Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights
- James Cameron, Titanic
- James Mangold, Cop Land
- John Woo, Face/Off
Actor
- Nicolas Cage, Face/Off
- Robert Carlyle, The Full Monty
- John Cusack, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
- Dustin Hoffman, Wag the Dog
- Djimon Hounsou, Amistad
- Jack Nicholson, As Good as it Gets
- Sylvester Stallone, Cop Land
Actress
- Jodie Foster, Contact
- Kate Winslet, Titanic
Supporting Actor
- Mark Addy, The Full Monty
- Jamyang Wangchuck, Seven Years in Tibet
- Rupert Everett, My Best Friend's Wedding
- Greg Kinnear, As Good as it Gets
- Ray Liotta, Cop Land
- Tom Wilkinson, The Full Monty
- Stellan Skarsgard, Good Will Hunting
- David Thewlis, Seven Years in Tibet
- James Woods, Contact
Supporting Actress
- Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential
- The Lady Chablis, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (I know, technically she is a man, but this is really the only appropriate category)
- Joan Cusack, In & Out
- Cameron Diaz, My Best Friend's Wedding
- Minnie Driver, Good Will Hunting
- Elaine Stritch, Out to Sea
- Michelle Yeoh, Tomorrow Never Dies
Original Screenplay
- Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks, As Good as it Gets
- Ronald Bass, My Best Friend's Wedding
- Simon Beaufoy, The Full Monty
- James Cameron, Titanic
- David Mamet, The Edge
- James Mangold, Cop Land
- Paul Rudnick, In & Out
- Mike Werb & Michael Colleary, Face/Off
Adapted Screenplay
- Michael Goldenberg and James V. Hart, Contact
- Hillary Henkin and David Mamet, Wag the Dog
Visual Effects
Costumes
- Jean-Paul Gaultier, The Fifth Element
- Mona May, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
- Ruth Myers, L.A. Confidential
- Enrico Sabbatini, Seven Years in Tibet
- Deborah Lynn Scott, Titanic
Art Direction/Set Decoration
- Jeffrey Beecroft, art director; Jackie Carr, set decorator, The Game
- Jean Giraud and Dan Weil, art directors; Maggie Gray and Anna Pinnock, set decorators, The Fifth Element
- At Hoang, art director; Jim Erickson, set decorator, Seven Years in Tibet
- Peter Lamont, art director; Michael Ford, set decorator, Titanic
- Joseph C. Nemec III, art director; Peter Young, set decorator, The Saint
- Jeannine Claudia Oppewall, art director; Jay Hart, set decorator, L.A. Confidential
- Bo Welch, art director; Cheryl Carasik, set decorator, Men in Black
- Bob Ziembicki, art director; Sandy Struth, set decorator, Boogie Nights
Makeup
- Rick Baker, Men in Black
Cinematography
- Russell Carpenter, Titanic
- Robert Elswit, Boogie Nights
- Robert Fraisse, Seven Years in Tibet
- Lajos Koltai, Out to Sea
- Donald McAlpine, The Edge
- Jorgen Persson, Smilla's Sense of Snow
- Harris Savides, The Game
Dramatic Musical Score
- Danny Elfman, Good Will Hunting
- Jerry Goldsmith, The Edge
- Howard Shore, Cop Land
- John Williams, Seven Years in Tibet
Musical/Comedy Score
- Danny Elfman, Men in Black
- Mark Knopfler, Wag the Dog
Song
- "Once Upon a December," Anastasia
- "Surrender," Tomorrow Never Dies
- "We Guard Our Borders," Wag the Dog
Editing
- Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron, and Richard A. Harris, Titanic
- Dylan Tichenor, Boogie Nights

There are also some movies so far this year that I have found to be less meritorious. Rather than work out a whole "worst picture" counterpart to above (ala the "Razzies"), I'll just note the worst films to date.

Worst Movies of 1997

Batman and Robin: Really, really, really bad, ridiculously expensive, deservedly a bomb.
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion: Must we forever suffer through "dumb is cool" movies? At least Janeane Garofalo was all right.
Con Air: Jerry Bruckheimer, repeat after me: Less is more, less is more, less is more. Now repeat it a million more times before you make another movie.
Conspiracy Theory: Another crappy formulaic so-called thriller! Hooray! The worst of 1997 so far.

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