Edward Norton started his career in 1996 with the American neo-noir crime thriller film, Primal Fear, which was based on the novel of the same name by William Diehl. The film directed by Gregory Hoblit earned mostly positive reviews and Norton for his brilliant work won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture and a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards. The same year, the actor appeared in two more films, Everyone Says I Love You and The People vs. Larry Flynt and both the films were well received by the critics.