"Hold"" who had a No.1 single in 1981 (& another top 5 hit in 1982). Hicks's late 1983 film clip for their third single ""Shotdown (In Love)"" was also showcased at the U.S. ""Aussie"" Music Festival in Los Angeles, alongside Mondo Rock and INXS videos. He is, however, best known as the screenwriter and director of ""Shine"", the Oscar-winning biopic of pianist David Helfgott. Geoffrey Rush won the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal as Helfgott, and the film was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music,"
"1997 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1998, honored the best filmmaking of 1997. 1. L.A. Confidential<br> 2. ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. ""Boogie Nights"" 1. Curtis Hanson – ""L.A. Confidential""<br> 2. Atom Egoyan – ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. Paul Thomas Anderson – ""Boogie Nights"" 1. Robert Duvall – ""The Apostle""<br> 2. Peter Fonda – ""Ulee's Gold""<br> 3. Dustin Hoffman – ""Wag the Dog""<br> 3. Ian Holm – ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. Al Pacino – ""Donnie Brasco"" 1. Julie Christie – ""Afterglow""<br> 2. Helena Bonham Carter – ""The Wings"
"""universal acclaim"". ""Shine"" grossed $35,892,330 in the United States and Canada. The film also grossed $10,187,418 at the box office in Australia. Shine (film) Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. The screenplay was written by Jan Sardi, and directed by Scott Hicks. The film made its US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997,"
"1997 MTV Movie Awards The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 10, 1997, and hosted by Mike Myers. Performers included Jewel, Bush, and En Vogue. This year also eliminated the categories of ""Most Desirable Female"" and ""Most Desirable Male."" Scream"" Tom Cruise – ""Jerry Maguire"" Claire Danes – ""Romeo + Juliet"" Matthew McConaughey – ""A Time To Kill"" Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery – ""The Rock"" Jim Carrey – ""The Cable Guy"" Jim Carrey – ""The Cable Guy"" Bush — ""Machinehead"" (from ""Fear"") Vivica A. Fox and Will Smith – ""Independence Day"" Truck Drives Through Farm Equipment –"
"1998. With eleven awards, ""Titanic"" tied with ""Ben-Hur"" for the most Academy Awards in Oscar history. It also became the first film to win Best Picture without a screenwriting nomination since 1965's ""The Sound of Music"". Best Actress winner Helen Hunt became the first performer to win an Oscar while concurrently starring in a television series; Jack Nicholson became the fourth performer to win at least three acting Oscars. Both won for their roles in ""As Good as It Gets"", making it the seventh film to win both lead acting awards. Nominated for their performances as Rose DeWitt Bukater in"
"dansu?"") • Japan<br> 3. ""Irma Vep"" • France Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997 The 18th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best films of 1997. The awards were given on 14 December 1997. 1. L.A. Confidential<br> 2. ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. ""Donnie Brasco"" 1. Helena Bonham Carter – ""The Wings of the Dove""<br> 2. Katrin Cartlidge – ""Career Girls""<br> 3. Tilda Swinton – ""Female Perversions"" 1. Kevin Spacey – ""L.A. Confidential""<br> 2. Burt Reynolds – ""Boogie Nights""<br> 3. Robert Downey Jr. – ""One Night Stand"" 1. Sarah Polley – ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 2. Joan Cusack –"
"Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. 2000: Russell Crowe – ""Gladiator"" as Maximus Decimus Meridius † 2001: Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" as John Nash ‡ 2002: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Gangs of New York"" as William ""Bill the Butcher"" Cutting ‡ (TIE) / Jack Nicholson – ""About Schmidt"" as Warren Schmidt ‡ (TIE) 2003: Sean Penn – ""Mystic River"" as Jimmy Markum †"
"""Twister"" Fairuza Balk vs. Robin Tunney – ""The Craft"" 1997 MTV Movie Awards The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 10, 1997, and hosted by Mike Myers. Performers included Jewel, Bush, and En Vogue. This year also eliminated the categories of ""Most Desirable Female"" and ""Most Desirable Male."" Scream"" Tom Cruise – ""Jerry Maguire"" Claire Danes – ""Romeo + Juliet"" Matthew McConaughey – ""A Time To Kill"" Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery – ""The Rock"" Jim Carrey – ""The Cable Guy"" Jim Carrey – ""The Cable Guy"" Bush — ""Machinehead"" (from ""Fear"") Vivica A. Fox and Will Smith"
"Control<br> 2. ""4 Little Girls""<br> 3. """" 1997 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1998, honored the best filmmaking of 1997. 1. L.A. Confidential<br> 2. ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. ""Boogie Nights"" 1. Curtis Hanson – ""L.A. Confidential""<br> 2. Atom Egoyan – ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. Paul Thomas Anderson – ""Boogie Nights"" 1. Robert Duvall – ""The Apostle""<br> 2. Peter Fonda – ""Ulee's Gold""<br> 3. Dustin Hoffman – ""Wag the Dog""<br> 3. Ian Holm – ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. Al Pacino – ""Donnie Brasco"" 1. Julie Christie – ""Afterglow""<br>"
"Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997 The 18th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best films of 1997. The awards were given on 14 December 1997. 1. L.A. Confidential<br> 2. ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 3. ""Donnie Brasco"" 1. Helena Bonham Carter – ""The Wings of the Dove""<br> 2. Katrin Cartlidge – ""Career Girls""<br> 3. Tilda Swinton – ""Female Perversions"" 1. Kevin Spacey – ""L.A. Confidential""<br> 2. Burt Reynolds – ""Boogie Nights""<br> 3. Robert Downey Jr. – ""One Night Stand"" 1. Sarah Polley – ""The Sweet Hereafter""<br> 2. Joan Cusack – ""In & Out""<br> 3. Alison Elliott – ""The"
"of film, television, theatre and music. ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category. ★ Lucas Black - ""Sling Blade"" ★ Michelle Trachtenberg - ""Harriet the Spy ★ Blake Bashoff - ""Big Bully"" ★ (tie) Vanessa Lee Chester - ""Harriet the Spy"" ★ (tie) Claire Danes - ""To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday"" ★ Jonathan Lipnicki - ""Jerry Maguire"" ★ Mae Whitman - ""One Fine Day"" ★ Andrei Chalimon - ""Kolya"" (Czech Republic) ★ Kenny Vadas - ""Captains Courageous"" ★ Jena Malone - ""Bastard Out of Carolina"" ★ Shawn Toovey - ""Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"" ★ Beverley Mitchell - ""7th"
"the Best Actor Oscar for ""Save the Tiger"" (1973), becoming the first actor to achieve this rare double (the only other actors to have done so are Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Spacey, and Denzel Washington). He was also nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in the controversial film ""Missing"" in 1982, and for his roles in ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959), ""The Apartment"" (1960), ""Days of Wine and Roses"" (1962), ""The China Syndrome"" (1979), for which he was also awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and ""Tribute"" (1980). He won another"
"– """" ""' Ben Kingsley – ""Sexy Beast"" ""' Jennifer Connelly – ""A Beautiful Mind"" ""' James Franco – ""James Dean"" ""' Judy Davis – """" 7th Critics' Choice Awards The 7th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 11, 2002, honoring the finest achievements of 2001 filmmaking. ""' Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" ""' Sissy Spacek – ""In the Bedroom"" ""' ""Shrek"" ""' ""Gosford Park"" ""' Dakota Fanning – ""I Am Sam"" ""' Howard Shore – """" ""' Ron Howard – ""A Beautiful Mind"" (TIE) ""' Baz Luhrmann – ""Moulin Rouge!"" (TIE) ""' ""Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's"
"7th Critics' Choice Awards The 7th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 11, 2002, honoring the finest achievements of 2001 filmmaking. ""' Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" ""' Sissy Spacek – ""In the Bedroom"" ""' ""Shrek"" ""' ""Gosford Park"" ""' Dakota Fanning – ""I Am Sam"" ""' Howard Shore – """" ""' Ron Howard – ""A Beautiful Mind"" (TIE) ""' Baz Luhrmann – ""Moulin Rouge!"" (TIE) ""' ""Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"" ""' ""Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)"" • France ""' ""A Beautiful Mind"" ""' ""Memento"" – Christopher Nolan ""' ""May It Be"" performed by Enya"
"and ""Dead Man""<br> 2. Chris Menges – ""Michael Collins""<br> 3. John Seale – ""The English Patient"" 1. La Cérémonie<br> 2. ""Lamerica""<br> 3. ""Chungking Express"" (""Chung Hing sam lam"") 1. When We Were Kings<br> 2. ""Anne Frank Remembered""<br> 3. """" 1996 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 31st National Society of Film Critics Awards, given by the National Society of Film Critics on January 5, 1997, honored the best in film for 1996. 1. Breaking the Waves<br> 2. ""Secrets & Lies""<br> 3. ""Dead Man"" 1. Lars von Trier – ""Breaking the Waves""<br> 2. Mike Leigh – ""Secrets & Lies""<br> 3."
"1996 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 31st National Society of Film Critics Awards, given by the National Society of Film Critics on January 5, 1997, honored the best in film for 1996. 1. Breaking the Waves<br> 2. ""Secrets & Lies""<br> 3. ""Dead Man"" 1. Lars von Trier – ""Breaking the Waves""<br> 2. Mike Leigh – ""Secrets & Lies""<br> 3. Jim Jarmusch – ""Dead Man"" 1. Eddie Murphy – ""The Nutty Professor""<br> 2. Vincent D'Onofrio – ""The Whole Wide World""<br> 3. Geoffrey Rush – ""Shine"" 1. Emily Watson – ""Breaking the Waves""<br> 2. Brenda Blethyn – ""Secrets & Lies""<br>"
"fields of film, television, theatre and music. ★ Bold indicates the winner in each category. ★ (tie) Blake Heron - ""Shiloh""<br> ★ (tie) Kevin Zegers - ""Air Bud"" ★ Mara Wilson - ""A Simple Wish"" ★ Jeremy Foley - ""Dante's Peak"" ★ Jessica Biel - ""Ulee's Gold"" ★ Joseph Ashton - ""The Education of Little Tree"" ★ Jamie Renée Smith - ""Dante's Peak"" ★ Gregory Smith - """" ★ Jena Malone - ""Ellen Foster"" ★ Edwin Hodge - """" ★ Shadia Simmons - ""In His Father's Shoes"" ★ Seth Adkins - ""First Do No Harm"" ★ (tie) Austin O'Brien -"
"given the Best Actor award for his work in both ""The Way of All Flesh"" and ""The Last Command"". Also, Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers each received an Honorary Award. Major winners at the ceremony included ""7th Heaven"" and """", which each received three awards, and ""Wings"", receiving two awards. Among its honors, ""Sunrise"" won the award for Unique and Artistic Picture and ""Wings"" won the award for Outstanding Picture (now known as Best Picture). These two categories at the time were regarded equally as the top award of the night intended to honor different and important aspects of superior"
"1997. It has since been re-released in a 2-disc special edition that was concurrently released across North America and much of Europe. To coincide the film's 50th anniversary, Warner Archive Collection released a manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray on May 3, 2016 that’s sold exclusively to online retailers. The film is one of only two films (the other being ""Cimarron"") to be nominated in every eligible category at the Academy Awards. Each of the four actors was nominated for an Oscar but only Elizabeth Taylor and Sandy Dennis won, for Best Actress and Supporting Actress, respectively. The film also won the Black and"
"Shiner (2000 film) Shiner is a 2000 film written by Scott Cherry and directed by John Irvin and starring Michael Caine and Martin Landau. It was shot in London. The story centers on Billy ""Shiner"" Simpson (Caine) a boxing promoter banned from legitimate fights until he finds a promising start in his son Eddie. The night of the fight sees Eddie killed, and Simpson suspects rival Frank Spedding (Landau). Billy seeks revenge, only to grow mad as his suspicions draw closer to home. Jane Crowther of the BBC said, ""A Lear-like construction serves well to show the gradual unraveling of"
"win Best Picture without any acting nominations. Sean Penn became the ninth person to win Best Lead Actor twice. Best Supporting Actor winner Heath Ledger became the second performer to win a posthumous acting Oscar. The first actor to receive this distinction was Peter Finch who posthumously won Best Actor for ""Network"" two months after his death in January 1977. With its six nominations, ""WALL-E"" tied with 1991's ""Beauty and the Beast"" as the most nominated animated film in Oscar history. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. The following 15 films received multiple nominations: The following four films received"
"Billy Zane William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role in the epic romantic disaster film ""Titanic"" (1997), as well as roles in the science fiction comedies ""Back to the Future"" (1985) and ""Back to the Future Part II"" (1989), ""Dead Calm"" (1989), the television series ""Twin Peaks"" (1991), the western film ""Tombstone"" (1993), the horror film ""Demon Knight"" (1995), the first Kingdom Hearts video game (2002) as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, and the comedy-drama ""CQ"" (2001). Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Thalia and William"
"Larry Sanders Show)<br> 2003 Tom Fontana (The Jury, Oz)<br> 2002 Darren Star (Sex and the City, Beverly Hills, 90210)<br> 2001 Gary David Goldberg (Family Ties, Spin City)<br> 2000 David Chase (Northern Exposure, The Sopranos) 2017 Walter Hill (Alien), (The Warriors) <br> 2016 Paul Feig (Ghostbusters), (The Heat)<br> 2015 John Singleton (Four Brothers), (2 Fast 2 Furious), (Shaft)<br> 2013 Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs),(Philadelphia)<br> 2012 Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, The Walking Dead, The Green Mile)<br> 2011 John Lasseter (Up, Tangled, Toy Story)<br> 2010 Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Grindhouse)<br> 2009 Ron Howard (The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind)<br> 2008"
"– ""Forrest Gump"" 1995: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson – ""Leaving Las Vegas"" 1996: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott – ""Shine"" 1997: Peter Fonda as Ulysses ""Ulee"" Jackson – ""Ulee's Gold"" 1998: Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank – ""The Truman Show"" 1999: Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham – ""American Beauty"" 2000: Russell Crowe – ""Gladiator"" as Maximus Decimus Meridius 2001: Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" as John Nash 2002: Jack Nicholson – ""About Schmidt"" as Warren Schmidt 2003: Sean Penn – ""Mystic River"" as Jimmy Markum 2004: Paul Giamatti – ""Sideways"" as Miles Raymond 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman –"
"2nd Golden Satellite Awards The 2nd Golden Satellite Awards, given on February 22, 1998, honored the best in film and television of 1997. Mary Pickford Award – Jodie Foster Outstanding New Talent – Aaron Eckhart ""' Robert Duvall – ""The Apostle"" ""' Jack Nicholson – ""As Good as It Gets"" ""' Judi Dench – ""Mrs Brown"" ""' Helen Hunt – ""As Good as It Gets"" ""' ""Men in Black"" ""' ""Titanic"" – Peter Lamont ""' ""Amistad"" – Janusz Kaminski ""' ""Titanic"" – Deborah Lynn Scott ""' James Cameron – ""Titanic"" ""' ""4 Little Girls"" ""' ""Titanic"" – Richard A. Harris"
"during the awards ceremony on March 27, 1995. For only the second time in Oscar history, three of the four acting winners were previous winners. The 11th ceremony held in 1939 previously accomplished this feat. Best Actor winner Tom Hanks became the fifth performer to win consecutive acting Oscars and the second person to do so in the aforementioned category since Spencer Tracy won for his performances in ""Captains Courageous"" and ""Boys Town"". He also was the sixth person to win Best Actor twice. Best Supporting Actress winner Dianne Wiest became the first person to win two acting Oscars for"
"Robin O'Hara – ""Habit"" ""'Scott Saunders – ""The Headhunter's Sister"" 13th Independent Spirit Awards The 13th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1997, were announced on March 21, 1998. It was hosted by John Turturro. The Apostle Eve's Bayou ""'Robert Duvall – ""The Apostle"" ""'Robert Duvall – ""The Apostle"" ""'Julie Christie – ""Afterglow"" ""'Jason Lee – ""Chasing Amy"" ""'Debbi Morgan – ""Eve's Bayou"" ""Chasing Amy"" – Kevin Smith ""In the Company of Men"" – Neil LaBute """" – Declan Quinn ""The Sweet Hereafter"" • Canada ""'Aaron Eckhart – ""In the Company of Men"" Fast, Cheap &"
"""' Gary Sinise – ""George Wallace"" ""' Kate Mulgrew – """" ""' Tracey Ullman – ""Tracey Takes On..."" ""' Jennifer Beals – ""The Twilight of the Golds"" (TIE) ""' Alfre Woodard – ""Miss Evers' Boys"" (TIE) ""' ""NYPD Blue"" ""' ""Frasier"" ""' Vondie Curtis-Hall – """" ""' Ellen Barkin – ""Before Women Had Wings"" Blade Runner Winners: Losers: Winners: Losers: 2nd Golden Satellite Awards The 2nd Golden Satellite Awards, given on February 22, 1998, honored the best in film and television of 1997. Mary Pickford Award – Jodie Foster Outstanding New Talent – Aaron Eckhart ""' Robert Duvall – ""The"
"BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for a single performance in film for his performance as piano prodigy David Helfgott in ""Shine"" (1996). Rush was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Merle (Bischof), a department store sales assistant, and Roy Baden Rush, an accountant for the Royal Australian Air Force. His father was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry, and his mother was of German descent. His parents divorced when he was five, and his mother subsequently took him to live with her parents in suburban Brisbane. Before he began his"
"1st Golden Satellite Awards The 1st Golden Satellite Awards, given by the International Press Academy, were awarded on January 15, 1997. The ceremony was hosted by Stacy Keach. Mary Pickford Award – Rod Steiger Outstanding Contribution to New Media – Bill Gates Outstanding New Talent – Arie Verveen ""' Geoffrey Rush – ""Shine"" (TIE) ""' James Woods – """" (TIE) ""' Tom Cruise – ""Jerry Maguire"" ""' Frances McDormand – ""Fargo"" ""' Gwyneth Paltrow – ""Emma"" ""' ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"" ""' ""Romeo + Juliet"" – Catherine Martin ""' ""The English Patient"" – John Seale ""' ""Evita"" – Penny"
"Sunshine (2007 film) Sunshine is a 2007 science fiction thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and adapted from a screenplay written by Alex Garland. The story takes place in the year 2057, and follows a group of astronauts on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun. The ensemble cast features Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, and Chipo Chung. The director cast a group of international actors for the film, and had the actors live together and learn about topics related to their roles, as a form of method"
"– ""Devil in a Blue Dress""<br> 2. Kevin Spacey – ""Seven"", ""The Usual Suspects"", ""Swimming with Sharks"" and ""Outbreak""<br> 3. Delroy Lindo – ""Clockers"" and ""Get Shorty"" 1. Joan Allen – ""Nixon""<br> 2. Mira Sorvino – ""Mighty Aphrodite""<br> 3. Illeana Douglas – ""To Die For"" 1. Amy Heckerling – ""Clueless""<br> 2. André Téchiné, Gilles Taurand and Olivier Massart – ""Wild Reeds"" (""Les roseaux sauvages"")<br> 3. Todd Haynes – ""Safe"" 1. Wild Reeds (Les roseaux sauvages)<br> 2. ""Lamerica""<br> 3. ""Through the Olive Trees"" (""Zire darakhatan zeyton"") 1995 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 30th National Society of Film Critics Awards,"
"Sphere (1998 film) Sphere is a 1998 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed and produced by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson. ""Sphere"" was based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. The film was released in the United States on February 13, 1998. An alien spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, estimated to have been there for nearly 300 years. A team of experts, including marine biologist Dr. Beth Halperin (Stone), mathematician Dr. Harry Adams (Jackson), astrophysicist Dr. Ted Fielding (Schreiber), psychologist Dr. Norman"