1997 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

63rd New York Film Critics Circle Awards

63rd NYFCC Awards

announced: December 11, 1997
given: January 4, 1998

Best Picture:
L.A. Confidential

The 63rd New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 1997, were announced on 11 December 1997 and given on 4 January 1998.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Winners

Best Actor:
- Peter Fonda - Ulee's Gold
- Runners-up: Ian Holm - The Sweet Hereafter and Robert Duvall - The Apostle
Best Actress:
- Julie Christie - Afterglow
- Runners-up: Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove and Judi Dench - Mrs Brown
Best Cinematography:
- Roger Deakins - Kundun
Best Director:
- Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
- Runner-up: Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter
Best Documentary Film:
- Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Best Film:
- L.A. Confidential
- Runners-up: The Sweet Hereafter and Titanic
Best First Film:
- Neil LaBute - In the Company of Men
Best Foreign Language Film:
- Ponette • France
- Runners-up: Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan, Underground • France/Germany/FR Yugoslavia and Ma Vie en Rose • France/Belgium/UK
Best Screenplay:
- Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland - L.A. Confidential
Best Supporting Actor:
- Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights
Best Supporting Actress:
- Joan Cusack - In & Out

References

^ Maslin, Janet (12 December 1997). "'L.A. Confidential' Wins Critics Circle Award". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^ Anderson, John (12 December 1997). "Nostalgic Choices in N.Y." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
^ Kehr, Dave (12 December 1997). "New York Film Critics keep it 'Confidential'; they get misty for Christie and Fonda Peter, too". NY Daily News. Retrieved 25 December 2017.