1997 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

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.

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

External links

• 1997 Awards

References

• 'L.A. Confidential' Wins Critics Circle Award The New York Times
• Nostalgic Choices in N.Y. Los Angeles Times
• New York Film Critics Keep It 'Confidential' They Get Misty For Christie And Fonda Peter, Too Daily News