The 4th Society of Texas Film Critics Awards were given by the
Society of Texas Film Critics
The Society of Texas Film Critics (STFC) was an organization composed of selected print, television, radio, and internet film critics from across the state of Texas. Every major metropolitan area of the state was represented among its membersh ...
(STFC) on December 29, 1997.
Founded in 1994, the Society of Texas Film Critics members included film critics working for print and broadcast outlets across the state of Texas.
Winners
* Best Film:
** ''
The Sweet Hereafter''
* Best Director:
**
Atom Egoyan – ''
The Sweet Hereafter''
* Best Actor:
**
Robert Duvall – ''
The Apostle''
* Best Actress:
**
Helena Bonham Carter – ''
The Wings of the Dove''
* Best Supporting Actor:
**
Kevin Spacey – ''
L.A. Confidential
''L.A. Confidential'' (1990) is a neo-noir novel by James Ellroy and the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is "A glory that costs everything and means nothing"— Steve Erickson.
Plot
The s ...
'' and ''
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil''
* Best Supporting Actress:
**
Joan Cusack – ''
In & Out''
* Best Original Screenplay:
** ''
In the Company of Men'' –
Neil LaBute
* Best Adapted Screenplay:
** ''
L.A. Confidential
''L.A. Confidential'' (1990) is a neo-noir novel by James Ellroy and the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is "A glory that costs everything and means nothing"— Steve Erickson.
Plot
The s ...
'' –
Brian Helgeland and
Curtis Hanson
* Best Foreign Language Film:
** ''
Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?)'' –
Japan
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* Best Documentary Feature:
** ''
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control''
References
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1997
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1997 film awards