1997 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.

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