In the summer of 1996 , Searcy produced , directed and acted in his independent feature , '' Paradise Falls '' ( 1997 ) , written by Sean Bridgers , and they won a Hollywood Discovery Award at the Hollywood Film Festival for Best Feature Film ( Under $ 1 Million ) and Best Dramatic Feature at the Charleston , S.C. , 1997 WorldFest . Since then , he has appeared in films such as '' Cast Away '' ( 2000 ) , '' One Hour Photo '' ( 2002 ) , '' Runaway Jury '' ( 2003 ) , '' The Assassination of Richard Nixon '' ( 2005 ) , '' The Ugly Truth '' ( 2009 ) , '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri '' ( 2017 ) and '' The Shape of Water '' ( 2017 ) , both of the latter having been nominated for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
Nick Searcy