18th BSFC Awards
December 14, 1997
Best Film:
L.A. Confidential
The 18th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the: best films of 1997. The awards were given on 14 December 1997.
Winnersβ»
Best Filmβ»
1. L.A. Confidential
2. The Sweet Hereafter
3. Donnie Brasco
Best Actorβ»
Best Actressβ»
1. Helena Bonham Carter β The Wings of the Dove
2. Katrin Cartlidge β Career Girls
3. Tilda Swinton β Female Perversions
Best Supporting Actorβ»
1. Kevin Spacey β L.A. Confidential
2. Burt Reynolds β Boogie Nights
3. Robert Downey Jr. β One Night Stand
Best Supporting Actressβ»
1. Sarah Polley β The Sweet Hereafter
2. Joan Cusack β In & Out
3. Alison Elliott β The Wings of the Dove
Best Directorβ»
1. Curtis Hanson β L.A. Confidential
2. Atom Egoyan β The Sweet Hereafter
3. Mike Newell β Donnie Brasco
Best Screenplayβ»
1. Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland β L.A. Confidential
2. Kevin Smith β Chasing Amy
3. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck β Good Will Hunting
Best Cinematographyβ»
1. Roger Deakins β Kundun
2. Eduardo Serra β The Wings of the Dove
3. Paul Sarossy β The Sweet Hereafter
Best Documentaryβ»
1. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
2. Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
3. Messageββto Love: The Isle of Wight Festival
Best Foreign-Language Filmβ»
1. Underground β’ France/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Germany/Bulgaria/Hungary
2. Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) β’ Japan
3. Irma Vep β’ France
Best New Filmmakerβ»
External linksβ»
Referencesβ»
- Boston film critics extend streak of `L.A. Confidential' The Boston Globe
- Noir thriller is: big Boston crix winner The Variety
- 1997 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database