Jennifer Garner appeared on film.
Jennifer Garner . Following a supporting role in Pearl Harbor , Garner gained recognition for her performance as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC spy-action thriller Alias , which aired from 2001 to 2006 . Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American romantic period war film directed by Michael Bay , produced by Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Randall Wallace . The film is loosely based on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 , and the Doolittle Raid . Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics , the film was a major box office success , earning $ 59 million in its opening weekend and , in the end , nearly $ 450 million worldwide . However , it was also nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards , including Worst Picture . This marked the first occurrence of a Worst-Picture-nominated film winning an Academy Award .