1997 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
# 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
