On March 24, 1997, Billy Bob Thornton won the 1996 adapted screenplay Oscar for "Sling Blade." Thorton directed and starred in the drama.
On March 24, 1997, Billy Bob Thornton won the 1996 adapted screenplay Oscar for "Sling Blade." Thorton directed and starred in the drama.
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) is a film directed by Pat O' Connor and written by Sue Miller (story) and Ken Hixon (screenplay). The film is starred by Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup and Jennifer Connelly.
Matt Damon won the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for: Good Will Hunting (1997) Shared with: Ben Affleck
Jason Reitman directed his first film in 1998.
The 1997 Hindi film Mohabbat was directed by Reema Rakesh Nath. It had a running time of 180 minutes and starred Sanjay Kapoor. It was considered a flop at the box office.
The movie 'The Christmas List' was directed by Charles Jarrott. It was released in December 1997 and starred Mimi Rogers and Rob Stewart and was produced by Lance Robbins.
Paul Thomas Anderson is the director/writer of "Boogie Nights"
Ben Affleck, director of "The Town," shared a 1997 Academy Award with Matt Damon for Best Original Screenplay ("Good Will Hunting").
They co-starred in "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) and "Ocean's Twelve" (2004), and in "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002), which was directed by Clooney. Their latest collaboration was in "Money Monster" (2016), directed by Jodie Foster.
Longtime buddies and co-stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon shared the 1997 Best Original Screenplay award for "Good Will Hunting."
Ben Affleck has won two Oscars. He won an Oscar along with friend Matt Damon in 1997 for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting. In 2013, he won a Best Picture Oscar for Argo, which he produced.
Kate Winslet was nominated for her performance in titanic, but she did not win the Oscar in 1997. Helen Hunt did for her role in as Good As it Gets.