My Take on the 1997 Academy Award Nominations…
This year hubris paid off, as this Titanic turned out to be unsinkable. James Cameron was king of the world. As for Leonardo’s teeny-bopper fans, their hearts will go on. And on. And on. And on. And on. (Boldface indicates actual winners.)
Category Most Likely to Win Most Deserving to Win Actual Winners I Missed Best Picture Best Actor Jack Nicholson (As Good
As It Gets) Robert Duvall (The
Apostle) Best Actress Helen Hunt (As Good As
It Gets) Helena Bonham Carter (The
Wings of the Dove) Best Supporting Actor Burt Reynolds (Boogie
Nights) Greg Kinnear (As Good As
It Gets) Robin Williams (Good
Will Hunting) Best Supporting Actress Gloria Stuart (Titanic) Minnie Driver (Good Will
Hunting) Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential) Best Director James Cameron (Titanic) Atom Egoyan (The
Sweet Hereafter) Original Screenplay Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets) Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting) Adapted Screenplay Hilary Henkin and David Mamet (Wag the Dog) Atom Egoyan (The
Sweet Hereafter) Foreign Film Character (The
Netherlands) Beyond Silence
(Germany) My Scores 5 accurate predictions 1 pleasant surprise 3 total misses
Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential)