National Board of Review Awards 1997
1997 film awards by National Board of Review
69th National Board of Review Awards
December 9, 1997
Best Picture:
L.A. Confidential
The 69th National Board of Review Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 1997, were announced on 9 December 1997 and given on 9 February 1998.
Top 10 films
- L.A. Confidential
- As Good as It Gets
- The Wings of the Dove
- Good Will Hunting
- Titanic
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Boogie Nights
- The Full Monty
- The Rainmaker
- Jackie Brown
Top Foreign Films
- Shall We Dance?
- Beaumarchais, l'insolent
- Ma vie en rose
- La Promesse
- Ponette
Winners
- Best Picture:
- L.A. Confidential
- Best Foreign Film:
- Shall We Dance?
- Best Actor:
- Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets
- Best Actress:
- Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Greg Kinnear - As Good as It Gets
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Anne Heche - Donnie Brasco, Wag the Dog
- Best Acting by an Ensemble
- The Sweet Hereafter
- Breakthrough Performance:
- Bai Ling - Red Corner
- Best Director:
- Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
- Outstanding Directorial Debut:
- Kasi Lemmons - Eve's Bayou
- Best Documentary:
- Career Achievement Award:
- Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing:
- Special Achievement in Filmmaking:
- William K. Everson Award for Film History
- Gavin Lambert, Nazimova
- Freedom of Expression:
- Richard Gere and Jon Avnet - Red Corner
- Special Citations:
- Edward Bernds, Lifetime Achievement in Film Technology
- James Cameron, Special Effects Technology, Titanic
- Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking:
- The Apostle
- Chasing Amy
- The Daytrippers
- Different for Girls
- Gridlock'd
- In the Company of Men
- Star Maps
- The Tango Lesson
- Telling Lies in America
- Welcome to Sarajevo
External links
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1997
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