1997 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Annual US film awards ceremony
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The 23rd Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1997, were voted on in December 1997.[1][2]
DateDecember 1997
Best PictureL.A. Confidential
| 23rd LAFCA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 1997 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | L.A. Confidential |
Winners
- Best Picture:
- L.A. Confidential
- Runner-up: The Sweet Hereafter
- Best Director:
- Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential
- Runner-up: Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter
- Best Actor:
- Robert Duvall – The Apostle
- Runner-up: Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
- Best Actress:
- Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
- Runner-up: Jodie Foster – Contact
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights
- Runner-up: Kevin Spacey – L.A. Confidential
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights
- Runner-up: Gloria Stuart – Titanic
- Best Screenplay:
- Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland – L.A. Confidential
- Runner-up: Kevin Smith – Chasing Amy
- Best Cinematography:
- Dante Spinotti – L.A. Confidential
- Runner-up: Paul Sarossy – The Sweet Hereafter
- Best Production Design:
- Peter Lamont – Titanic
- Runner-up: Jeannine Oppewall – L.A. Confidential
- Best Music Score:
- Philip Glass – Kundun
- Runner-up: James Horner – Titanic
- Best Foreign-Language Film:
- La Promesse • Belgium/France/Luxembourg
- Runner-up: Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan
- Best Non-Fiction Film:
- Best Animation (tie):
- The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
- New Generation Award:
- Special Citation:
