1997 Academy Award Nominations

Here's the complete list.  No thoughts on the noms, really-- the spread
seems fair and surprisingly level-headed.  (Lest we fail to be thankful
for small favors, the TITANIC screenplay was not recognized.)  I mean,
can you *really* complain a Best Picture line-up that includes corrupt
cops, tough-talking shrinks, cranky obsessive-compulsives, full-frontal
male nudity (or, at least, the promise of same), and an entire movie
devoted to the sinking of a big, damn ship?  We may never have this good
again...
       
First, the numbers.  Those films with multiple nominations:

 14 - TITANIC
  9 - GOOD WILL HUNTING 
  9 - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 
  7 - AS GOOD AS IT GETS
  4 - AMISTAD 
  4 - THE FULL MONTY 
  4 - KUNDUN 
  4 - THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
  3 - BOOGIE NIGHTS 
  3 - MEN IN BLACK 
  2 - AIR FORCE ONE 
  2 - ANASTASIA
  2 - CON AIR 
  2 - MRS. BROWN 
  2 - THE SWEET HEREAFTER 
  2 - WAG THE DOG


Now, the nominations:


  BEST PICTURE 
  
  AS GOOD AS IT GETS 
  THE FULL MONTY 
  GOOD WILL HUNTING 
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 
  TITANIC 
  
  
  ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 
  
  Matt Damon, GOOD WILL HUNTING
  Robert Duvall, THE APOSTLE 
  Peter Fonda, ULEE'S GOLD 
  Dustin Hoffman, WAG THE DOG 
  Jack Nicholson, AS GOOD AS IT GETS 
  
  
  ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 
  
  Helena Bonham Carter, WINGS OF THE DOVE 
  Julie Christie, AFTERGLOW
  Judi Dench, MRS. BROWN
  Helen Hunt, AS GOOD AS IT GETS 
  Kate Winslet, TITANIC 
  
  
  ART DIRECTION 
  
  GATTACA 
  KUNDUN 
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 
  MEN IN BLACK 
  TITANIC 
  
  
  COSTUME DESIGN 
  
  AMISTAD 
  KUNDUN 
  OSCAR AND LUCINDA 
  TITANIC 
  THE WINGS OF THE DOVE 
  
  
  DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 
  
  AYN RAND: A SENSE OF LIFE 
  COLORS STRAIGHT UP 
  4 LITTLE GIRLS 
  THE LONG WAY HOME 
  WACO: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 
  
  
  FILM EDITING 
  
  AIR FORCE ONE 
  AS GOOD AS IT GETS 
  GOOD WILL HUNTING 
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 
  TITANIC 
  
  
  MAKEUP 
  
  MEN IN BLACK 
  MRS. BROWN 
  TITANIC 
  
  
  ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE 
  
  ANASTASIA 
  AS GOOD AS IT GETS 
  THE FULL MONTY 
  MEN IN BLACK 
  MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING 
  
  
  SHORT FILM LIVE ACTION 
  
  DANCE LEXIE DANCE 
  IT'S GOOD TO TALK 
  SWEETHEARTS? 
  VISAS AND VIRTUE 
  WOLFGANG 
  
  
  SOUND EFFECTS EDITING 
  
  FACE/OFF 
  THE FIFTH ELEMENT 
  TITANIC 
  
  
  SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL 
  PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED OR PUBLISHED 
  
  DONNIE BRASCO 
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL 
  THE SWEET HEREAFTER 
  WAG THE DOG 
  THE WINGS OF THE DOVE 
  
  
  ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
  
  Robert Forster, JACKIE BROWN
  Anthony Hopkins, AMISTAD
  Greg Kinnear, AS GOOD AS IT GETS
  Burt Reynolds, BOOGIE NIGHTS
  Robin Williams, GOOD WILL HUNTING
  
  
  ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
  
  Kim Basinger, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
  Joan Cusack, IN & OUT
  Minnie Driver, GOOD WILL HUNTING
  Julianne Moore, BOOGIE NIGHTS
  Gloria Stuart, TITANIC
  
  
  CINEMATOGRAPHY
  
  AMISTAD
  KUNDUN
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
  TITANIC
  THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
  
  
  DIRECTING
  
  THE FULL MONTY
  GOOD WILL HUNTING
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
  THE SWEET HEREAFTER
  TITANIC
  
  
  DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
  
  ALASKA: SPIRIT OF THE WILD
  AMAZON
  DAUGHTER OF THE BRIDE
  STILL KICKING: THE FABULOUS
  PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES
  A STORY OF HEALING
  
  
  FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
  
  BEYOND SILENCE
  CHARACTER
  FOUR DAYS IN SEPTEMBER
  SECRETS OF THE HEART
  THE THIEF
  
  
  ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE
  
  AMISTAD
  GOOD WILL HUNTING
  KUNDUN
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
  TITANIC
  
  
  ORIGINAL SONG
  
  HERCULES
  CON AIR
  ANASTASIA
  GOOD WILL HUNTING
  TITANIC
  
  
  SHORT FILM ANIMATED
  
  FAMOUS FRED
  GERI'S GAME
  LA VIEILLE DAME ET LES
  PIGEONS
  THE MERMAID
  REDUX RIDING HOOD
  
  
  SOUND
  
  AIR FORCE ONE
  CON AIR
  CONTACT
  L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
  TITANIC
  
  
  VISUAL EFFECTS
  
  THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK
  STARSHIP TROOPERS
  TITANIC
  
  
  SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR
  THE SCREEN
  
  AS GOOD AS IT GETS
  BOOGIE NIGHTS
  DECONSTRUCTING HARRY
  THE FULL MONTY
  GOOD WILL HUNTING