Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 1997
# Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 1997

1st TFCA Awards

January 13, 1998

Best Film:

The Sweet Hereafter

The 1st Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1997, were held on 13 January 1998.

## Winners

* Best Actor:
   * Ian Holm - The Sweet Hereafter

Runner-Up: Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets

* Best Actress:
   * Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove

Runner-Up: Sarah Polley – The Sweet Hereafter

* Best Canadian Film:
   * The Sweet Hereafter

Runners-Up: The Hanging Garden

* Best Director:
   * Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter

Runners-Up: Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential, Ang Lee – The Ice Storm, Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights and James Cameron – Titanic

* Best Film:
   * The Sweet Hereafter

Runner-Up: L.A. Confidential

* Clyde Gilmour Award:
   * Clyde Gilmour
