Hanson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1998 , for co-writing '' L.A. Confidential '' with Brian Helgeland , with additional nominations for Best Picture , Best Director , and a Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival . An active member of the Directors Guild of America , he was a member of the Creative Rights Committee , the President 's Committee on Film Preservation , and the Film Foundation
1997 Cannes Film Festival
1997 Cannes Film Festival
Curtis Hanson