1997 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

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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

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