The 1997 KohOscars

The KohOscars Podcast deep dives into a comprehensive retrospective on the year 1997! This episode's committee was comprised of Scott Harvey, Payson Johnson, Kaleb Koho, Cody Newberry, Adelaide Spence, and Dylan Vanthuyne. The above the line category nominations were determined live on the show.

Best Picture

Boogie Nights
Contact
Good Will Hunting
The Ice Storm
Irma Vep
Jackie Brown
L.A. Confidential
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Nowhere
Titanic

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson - Boogie Nights
Robert Zemeckis - Contact
Quentin Tarantino - Jackie Brown
Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
David Lynch - Lost Highway
Gregg Araki - Nowhere
James Cameron - Titanic

Best Actor

Jim Carrey - Liar Liar
Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
Philip Baker Hall - Hard Eight
Dustin Hoffman - Wag the Dog
Ian Holm - The Sweet Hereafter
Guy Pearce - L.A. Confidential
Mark Wahlberg - Boogie Nights

Best Actress

Joan Allen - The Ice Storm
Maggie Cheung - Irma Vep
Cheryl Dunye - The Watermelon Woman
Jodie Foster - Contact
Pam Grier - Jackie Brown
Julia Roberts - My Best Friend's Wedding
Kate Winslet - Titanic

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Blake - Lost Highway
Russell Crowe - L.A. Confidential
Danny DeVito - The Rainmaker
Robert Forster - Jackie Brown
John Malkovich - Con Air
Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights
Robin Williams - Good Will Hunting

Best Supporting Actress

Kim Basinger - L.A. Confidential
Joan Cusack - In & Out
Minnie Driver - Good Will Hunting
Holly Hunter - Crash
Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights
Christina Ricci - The Ice Storm
Gloria Stuart - Titanic

Best Original Screenplay

Boogie Nights - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Full Monty - Simon Beaufoy
Good Will Hunting - Ben Affleck & Matt Damon
Grosse Point Blank - John Cusack, D.V. DeVincentis, Tom Jankiewicz, & Steve Pink
Nowhere - Gregg Araki
Titanic - James Cameron
The Watermelon Woman - Cheryl Dunye

Best Adapted Screenplay

Contact - Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart, Carl Sagan, & Ann Druyan
The Ice Storm - James Schamus
Irma Vep - Olivier Assayas
Jackie Brown - Quentin Tarantino
L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson & Brian Helgeland
The Sweet Hereafter - Atom Egoyan
Wag the Dog - Hilary Henkin & David Mamet

Best Cameo

Kirsten Dunst - Wag the Dog
William H. Macy - Wag the Dog
Ian McKellen - Bent
Alfred Molina - Boogie Nights
Kevin Smith - Chasing Amy
Chris Tucker - Jackie Brown
Christopher Walken - MouseHunt

Best Voice Performance

Hank Azaria - Anastasia
Danny DeVito - Hercules
Susan Egan - Hercules
Angela Lansbury - Anastasia
Christopher Lloyd - Anastasia
Stephanie McKean - Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
James Woods - Hercules

Best Animated Feature

Anastasia
The Batman/Superman Movie
Cats Don't Dance
Hercules
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Pooh's Grand Adventure

Best First Feature

Paul Thomas Anderson - Hard Eight
Cheryl Dunye - The Watermelon Woman
Sean Mathias - Bent
David Mirkin - Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion
Greg Motolla - The Daytrippers
Jill Sprecher - Clockstoppers
Gore Verbinski - MouseHunt

Best Sequel

Alien: Resurrection
Batman & Robin
Chasing Amy
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Scream 2
Tomorrow Never Dies

Best Cinematography

Amistad - Janusz Kaminski
Boogie Nights - Robert Elswit
The Ice Storm - Frederick Elmes
Irma Vep - Eric Gautier
L.A. Confidential - Dante Spinotti
Nowhere - Arturo Smith
Titanic - Russell Carpenter

Best Film Editing

Boogie Nights - Dylan Tichenor
Good Will Hunting - Pietro Scalia
Irma Vep - Luc Barnier
Jackie Brown - Sally Menke
L.A. Confidential - Peter Honess
Nowhere - Gregg Araki
The Watermelon Woman - Cheryl Dunye

Best Production Design

Amistad - Rick Carter
Boogie Nights - Bob Ziembicki
The Fifth Element - Dan Weil
Gattaca - Jan Roelfs
L.A. Confidential - Jeannine Oppewall
Nowhere - Patti Podesta
Titanic - Peter Lamont

Best Original Score

Good Will Hunting - Danny Elfman
The Ice Storm - Mychael Danna
L.A. Confidential - Jerry Goldsmith
Lost Horizon - Angelo Badalamenti
Men in Black - Danny Elfman
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion - Shiro Sagisu
Titanic - James Horner

Best Original Song

“Go the Distance” - Hercules (music by Alan Menken & lyrics by David Zippel)
“How Do I Live” - Con Air (music & lyrics by Diane Warren)
“I Won't Say I'm in Love” - Hercules (music by Alan Menken & lyrics by David Zippel)
“Journey to the Past” - Anastasia (music & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty)
“Men in Black” - Men in Black (music & lyrics by Will Smith, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington, & Terri McFadden)
“My Heart Will Go On” - Titanic (music by James Horner & lyrics by Will Jennings)
“Zero to Hero” - (music by Alan Menken & lyrics by David Zippel)