National Society of Film Critics Awards 1997

32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards

January 3, 1998

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Best Picture:

L.A. Confidential

The 32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1998, honored the best filmmaking of 1997.

Winners

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.

References

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Past Awards

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