Released into theaters in 2003 to positive response, Something's Gotta Give earned star Keaton an Oscar nomination as well as a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy come awards time - proving that Meyers' grasp on the complexities of contemporary relationships was as strong as ever.
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Meyers' professional association with Keaton was well established thanks to such features as the Father of the Bride films and Baby Boom, so when Meyers next chose to direct a tale of an aging womanizer who finds himself uncharacteristically falling for a woman his own age, the actress seemed an ideal choice to play the object of desire opposite screen legend Jack Nicholson - in fact, Meyers crafted the roles with Keaton and Nicholson in mind. Starring Hollywood heavy Mel Gibson as an arrogant ad executive who suddenly possesses the power to read women's minds, What Women Want offered a funny and original take on modern relationships and proved a hit with moviegoers. Now separated from former spouse Shyer, Meyers next stepped into the director's chair to helm the fantasy-flavored romantic comedy What Women Want. While some may have argued that her career as a producer/screenwriter had begun to sour somewhat with a seeming over-reliance on remakes and such "throwback" comedies as Nothing But Trouble, Meyers soon found a more "fresh" approach as a director, giving her career a strong second wind. Meyers' directorial debut, The Parent Trap (1998), avoided the usual remake pitfalls to offer a charmingly modern take on the Disney classic. She subsequently remained with Shyer for the lukewarm romantic comedy I Love Trouble (1994) and the sure-thing sequel Father of the Bride II (1995). Despite that film's relative success, Meyers lay somewhat low for several years before returning to write and produce the hit 1991 remake Father of the Bride.
The good-natured Diane Keaton comedy Baby Boom followed in 1987, and few could deny the charm of the touching tale of a shrewd New York businesswoman whose life changes upon inheriting a baby girl. With a warm, undeniably contemporary approach to modern relationships and gender roles, Meyers' writing for Private Benjamin broke new ground in Hollywood by proving that female actresses could be as bankable as their male showbiz counterparts, while Irreconcilable Differences helped to launch the career of a precocious young star named Drew Barrymore. Meyers soon moved into feature territory with screenplays for Private Benjamin (which, co-written with Harvey Miller, netted a Writers' Guild Award and an Oscar nomination) and Irreconcilable Differences. Her keen observation of the human condition prompted Meyers to try her hand at screenwriting, resulting in scripts for such popular sitcoms as The Odd Couple and All in the Family. Subsequent studies at UCLA eventually led Meyers to enter show business as an assistant director and production manager. The Philadelphia, PA native received her higher education at Washington, D.C.'s American University before relocating to Los Angeles as a story editor for Rastar Productions in 1972. Later moving into directing with the popular Disney remake The Parent Trap (1998), Meyers entered into a successful new phase in her career that would yield such hit romantic comedies as What Women Want and Something's Gotta Give. As the screenwriter/producer (along with frequent collaborator and then-spouse Charles Shyer) of some of the best-known comedies of the 1980s and '90s, Nancy Meyers could, at least in part, be credited with providing screen starlet Goldie Hawn with a couple of the bubbly actress's late-career signature roles.
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