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Bonham-Carter Cast For Elton John's First Movie

26 November 1998 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Helena Bonham-Carter, who was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for last year's Wings of the Dove, The (1997), has been signed to costar in the first film to be made by Rocket Films, Elton John's production company. The $5-million film, Women Talking Dirty, will be co-produced by David Furnish who made the documentary, Tantrums and Tiaras, about John. »

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An Honor Sure -- But Oscar Also Means Money

11 February 1998 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Helena Bonham Carter, a favorite to win the actress Oscar for her performance in Wings of the Dove, The (1997), had this candid reaction to what winning actually means, when she was interviewed for today's (Wednesday) London Daily Telegraph: "In practical terms, it means your price goes up, you get a bigger choice of parts and the most exciting thing is you get glory, acclaim and peer group approval. ... It's a result of happy accidents really. You've got to have the commercial success, the critical success and a good company like Miramax behind you." »

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Titanic Ties Record For Oscar Nods

10 February 1998 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Titanic (1997) is not only overwhelming the box office; it clearly overwhelmed Motion Picture Academy voters who gave it 14 nominations for this year's Oscars, tying a record. It was nominated in three top categories, best picture, director (James Cameron) and actress (Kate Winslet). Also competing in the best picture category will be L.A. Confidential (1997) (winner of more critics awards this year than any other film, despite its lusterless box-office performance), Good Will Hunting (1997), As Good As It Gets (1997) and Full Monty, The (1997). Other Best Director nominees were: Peter Cattaneo, Full Monty, The (1997); Gus Van Sant Jr., Good Will Hunting (1997); Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential (1997); Atom Egoyan, Sweet Hereafter, The (1997). Other Best Actress nominees were: Helena Bonham Carter, Wings of the Dove, The (1997); Julie Christie, Afterglow (1997); Judi Dench, Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997); Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets (1997); Best Actor nominees: Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting (1997); Robert Duvall, Apostle, The (1997); Peter Fonda, Ulee's Gold (1997); Dustin Hoffman, Wag the Dog (1997); Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets (1997).; Best screenplay nominees: (Written for the screen): Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks, As Good As It Gets (1997); Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights (1997); Woody Allen, Deconstructing Harry (1997); Simon Beaufoy, Full Monty, The (1997); Ben Affleck & Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting (1997). -- (Based on material previously produced or published): Paul Attanasio, Donnie Brasco (1997); Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential (1997); Atom Egoyan, Sweet Hereafter, The (1997); Hilary Henkin and David Mamet, Wag the Dog (1997); Hossein Amini, Wings of the Dove, The (1997). »

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Wga Announces 1997 Nominees

5 February 1998 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Writers Guild nominees, announced Wednesday, for best screenplays of 1997: Original screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson for Boogie Nights (1997), Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks for As Good As It Gets (1997), Simon Beaufoy for Full Monty, The (1997), Matt Damon & Ben Affleck for Good Will Hunting (1997), and James Cameron for Titanic (1997). Best adaptation: Paul Attanasio for Donnie Brasco (1997), based on a book by Joseph Pistone with Richard Woodley; Hilary Henkin and David Mamet for Wag the Dog (1997), based on American Hero by Larry Beinhart; James Schamus for Ice Storm, The (1997), based on a Rick Moody novel; Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson for L.A. Confidential (1997), based on a James Ellroy novel; and Hossein Amini for Wings of the Dove, The (1997), based on a Henry James novel. »

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Sag Applauds Indie Actors

28 January 1998 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Despite a resurgence of the majors at recent awards presentations, performances in independent films dominated the Screen Actors Guild's Awards nominations in the movie categories announced Tuesday. Miramax's Good Will Hunting (1997) received four nods to top the list. The top male nominees were: Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting (1997), Robert Duvall for Apostle, The (1997), Peter Fonda for Ulee's Gold (1997), Dustin Hoffman for Wag the Dog (1997) and Jack Nicholson for As Good As It Gets (1997). The top female nominees were: Helena Bonham Carter for Wings of the Dove, The (1997), Judi Dench for Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (1997), Pam Grier for Jackie Brown (1997), Helen Hunt for As Good As It Gets (1997), Kate Winslet for Titanic (1997) and Robin Wright Penn for She's So Lovely (1997). »

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1998 | 1997

5 articles from 1998

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