Best Adult Comedy movies of 1997 that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jack Nicholson,
Directors : James L. Brooks,

A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Actors : Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Denis Leary,
Directors : Barry Levinson,

Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a presidential sex scandal.

Actors : Matt Dillon, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Frank Oz,

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.

Actors : Nick Nolte, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Julie Christie,
Directors : Alan Rudolph,

A handyman with marital problems meets a housewife with the same.