In the Bedroom
Field became one of Hollywood's hottest new writer/directors with the release of "In the Bedroom", a film based on the short story “Killings” by author Andre Dubus. (Kubrick and Dubus were among Field's mentors; both died right before the production of "In the Bedroom".) "In the Bedroom" was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Tom Wilkinson, his first nomination), Best Actress (Sissy Spacek, her sixth nomination), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei, her second nomination), and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was shot in Rockland, Maine, a New England town in which Field resides—the house where he, his wife (Serena Rathbun), and their four children live was even used as the setting for one sequence.