Title: Men in Black
Runtime: 98 Min
Year: 1997
Genres: Action - Comedy - Sci-Fi
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, Siobhan Fallon, Mike Nussbaum, Jon Gries, Sergio Calderón, Carel Struycken, Fredric Lehne (as Fredric Lane), Richard Hamilton, Kent Faulcon, David Cross, Keith Campbell, Ken Thorley, Patrick Breen
Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld
PLOT
Men in Black follows the exploits of agents Kay and Jay, members of a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth. The two Men in Black find themselves in the middle of the deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. In order to prevent worlds from colliding, the MiB must track down the terrorist and prevent the destruction of Earth. It's just another typical day for the Men in Black.
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English - Spanish (only a few words)
Writers: (comic) Lowell Cunningham - (screen story & screenplay) Ed Solomon
Awards:
1998- ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (ASCAP Award)
-Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures - Will Smith, McFaddin, Theresa & Patrice Rushen For the song "Men In Black". (WON)
1998- Academy Awards, USA (Oscar)
-Best Makeup - Rick Baker & David LeRoy Anderson (WON)
-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - Bo Welch (art director) & Cheryl Carasik (set decorator) (NOMINATED)
-Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score - Danny Elfman (NOMINATED)
1998- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Saturn Award)
-Best Music - Danny Elfman (WON)
-Best Science Fiction Film (WON)
-Best Supporting Actor - Vincent D'Onofrio (WON)
-Best Actor - Will Smith (NOMINATED)
-Best Director - Barry Sonnenfeld (NOMINATED)
-Best Make-Up - Rick Baker, David LeRoy Anderson & Katherine James (NOMINATED)
-Best Special Effects - Eric Brevig, Peter Chesney, Rob Coleman & Rick Baker (NOMINATED)
-Best Writer - Ed Solomon (NOMINATED)
1998- Art Directors Guild (Excellence in Production Design Award)
-Feature Film - Bo Welch (production designer) & Tom Duffield (art director) (NOMINATED)
1998- BAFTA Awards (BAFTA Film Award)
-Best Special Effects - Eric Brevig, Rick Baker, Rob Coleman & Peter Chesney (NOMINATED)
1998- BMI Film & TV Awards (BMI Film Music Award)
-Danny Elfman (WON)
1998- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (Blockbuster Entertainment Award)
-Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi - Will Smith (WON)
-Favorite Soundtrack (WON)
-Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi - Tommy Lee Jones (NOMINATED)
-Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi - Vincent D'Onofrio (NOMINATED)
-Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi - Linda Fiorentino (NOMINATED)
1997- Bogey Awards, Germany (Bogey Award in Platin)
-(Columbia Tri-Star (distributor) ). (WON)
1998- Cinema Audio Society, USA (C.A.S. Award)
-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film - Lee Dichter (re-recording mixer), Skip Lievsay (re-recording mixer), Michael Barry (re-recording mixer) & Peter F. Kurland (production mixer) (NOMINATED)
1998- Czech Lions (Box Office Award)
-Men in Black (WON)
2001- DVD Exclusive Awards (Video Premiere Award)
-Best DVD Overall Original Supplemental Material (Organa Prods.). (NOMINATED)
1998- Empire Awards, UK (Empire Award)
-Best Film (WON)
1998- Golden Globes, USA (Golden Globe)
-Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (NOMINATED)
1997- Golden Screen, Germany
-(Golden Screen) (Columbia (distributor) ). (WON)
-(Golden Screen with 1 Star) (Columbia (distributor) ). (WON)
1998- Grammy Awards (Grammy)
-Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television - Danny Elfman For the main theme. (NOMINATED)
1998- Hugo Awards (Hugo)
-Best Dramatic Presentation (NOMINATED)
1998- Kids' Choice Awards, USA (Blimp Award)
-Favorite Movie Actor - Will Smith (WON)
-Favorite Movie (NOMINATED)
1998- MTV Movie Awards (MTV Movie Award)
-Best Fight - Will Smith For the fight between Will Smith and an alien (the giant cockroach). (WON)
-Best Movie Song - Will Smith For "Men In Black". (WON)
-Best Comedic Performance - Will Smith (NOMINATED)
-Best Movie (NOMINATED)
-Best On-Screen Duo - Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones (NOMINATED)
1998- Mainichi Film Concours (Readers' Choice Award)
-Best Foreign Language Film - Barry Sonnenfeld (WON)
1998- Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA (Golden Reel Award)
-Best Sound Editing - Dialogue & ADR unknown (NOMINATED)
-Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic) unknown (NOMINATED)
-Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley unknown (NOMINATED)
1998- Satellite Awards (Golden Satellite Award)
-Best Motion Picture - Animated or Mixed Media - Laurie MacDonald & Walter F. Parkes (WON)
-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Tommy Lee Jones (NOMINATED)
-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Rip Torn (NOMINATED)
-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Linda Fiorentino (NOMINATED)
-Outstanding Visual Effects - Rick Baker (as Richard Baker) (NOMINATED)
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