National Board of Review Awards 1997



69th National Board of Review Awards December 9, 1997

Best Picture:  L.A. Confidential  The 69th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 1997, were announced on 9 December 1997 and given on 9 February 1998.

Top 10 films

 * 1) L.A. Confidential
 * 2) As Good as It Gets
 * 3) The Wings of the Dove
 * 4) Good Will Hunting
 * 5) Titanic
 * 6) The Sweet Hereafter
 * 7) Boogie Nights
 * 8) The Full Monty
 * 9) The Rainmaker
 * 10) Jackie Brown

Top Foreign Films

 * 1) Shall We Dance?
 * 2) Beaumarchais, l'insolent
 * 3) Ma vie en rose
 * 4) La Promesse
 * 5) Ponette

Winners

 * Best Picture:
 * L.A. Confidential
 * Best Foreign Film:
 * Shall We Dance?
 * Best Actor:
 * Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets
 * Best Actress:
 * Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Greg Kinnear - As Good as It Gets
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Anne Heche - Donnie Brasco, Wag the Dog
 * Best Acting by an Ensemble
 * The Sweet Hereafter
 * Breakthrough Performance:
 * Bai Ling - Red Corner
 * Best Director:
 * Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
 * Outstanding Directorial Debut:
 * Kasi Lemmons - Eve's Bayou
 * Best Documentary:
 * Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
 * Career Achievement Award:
 * Robert Duvall
 * Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing:
 * Francis Ford Coppola
 * Special Achievement in Filmmaking:
 * Ben Affleck and Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
 * William K. Everson Award for Film History
 * Gavin Lambert, Nazimova
 * Freedom of Expression:
 * Richard Gere and Jon Avnet - Red Corner
 * Special Citations:
 * Edward Bernds, Lifetime Achievement in Film Technology
 * James Cameron, Special Effects Technology, Titanic
 * Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking:
 * The Apostle
 * Chasing Amy
 * The Daytrippers
 * Different for Girls
 * Gridlock'd
 * In the Company of Men
 * Star Maps
 * The Tango Lesson
 * Telling Lies in America
 * Welcome to Sarajevo