3rd Critics' Choice Awards

The 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards were presented on January 20, 1998, honoring the finest achievements of 1997 filmmaking.

Top 10 films
(in alphabetical order)


 * Amistad
 * As Good as It Gets
 * Boogie Nights
 * Donnie Brasco
 * The Full Monty
 * Good Will Hunting
 * L.A. Confidential
 * Titanic
 * Wag the Dog
 * The Wings of the Dove

Winners



 * Best Actor:
 * Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
 * Best Actress:
 * Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
 * Best Child Performance:
 * Jurnee Smollett – Eve's Bayou
 * Best Director:
 * James Cameron – Titanic
 * Best Documentary:
 * 4 Little Girls
 * Best Family Film:
 * Anastasia
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan
 * Best Original Screenplay:
 * Good Will Hunting – Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
 * Best Picture:
 * L.A. Confidential
 * Best Picture Made for Television:
 * Don King: Only in America
 * Best Screenplay Adaptation:
 * L.A. Confidential – Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Anthony Hopkins – Amistad
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Joan Cusack – In & Out
 * Breakthrough Performer:
 * Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
 * Lifetime Achievement Award:
 * Robert Wise