Which of these films involving Ed Norton earned him a 71st Academy Award nomination for Best Actor?
The 1998 film, "American History X", involving Ed Norton earned him a 71st Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. This film is an American crime drama. It was directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. The film stars Norton and Edward Furlong, as two brothers from Los Angeles, CA. They are involved in the white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements. The older brother (Norton) serves 3 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. He is rehabilitated during his prison time, and then tries to prevent his brother from further neo-Nazi indoctrination. The supporting cast includes Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach, Elliott Gould, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee, and Beverly D'Angelo.
Budgeted at $20 million, the film received lukewarm success at the box office, grossing just under $24 million worldwide. The film's critical response gained a consensus where the 'The New York Times' described it as "A compelling and provocative story led by an excellent performance by Edward Norton".
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