1997 National Society of Film Critics Awards



32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards January 3, 1998

Best Picture:  L.A. Confidential  The 32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1998, honored the best filmmaking of 1997.

Best Picture
1. L.A. Confidential 2. The Sweet Hereafter 3. Boogie Nights

Best Director
1. Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential 2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights

Best Actor
1. Robert Duvall – The Apostle 2. Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold 3. Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog 3. Ian Holm – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Al Pacino – Donnie Brasco

Best Actress
1. Julie Christie – Afterglow 2. Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove 3. Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown

Best Supporting Actor
1. Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights 2. Kevin Spacey – L.A. Confidential 3. Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding

Best Supporting Actress
1. Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights 2. Sarah Polley – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Nathalie Richard – Irma Vep

Best Screenplay
1. Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland – L.A. Confidential 2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Kevin Smith – Chasing Amy

Best Cinematography
1. Roger Deakins – Kundun 2. Dante Spinotti – L.A. Confidential 3. Christopher Doyle – Happy Together

Best Foreign Language Film
1. La Promesse 2. Underground 3. Gabbeh

Best Non-Fiction Film
1. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control 2. 4 Little Girls 3. Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

Special Citation

 * Charles Burnett's Nightjohn, a film whose exceptional quality and origin challenge strictures of the movie marketplace.