Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1997 explained

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.

Winners

Best Film

1. L.A. Confidential
2. The Sweet Hereafter
3. Donnie Brasco

Best Actor

Best Actress

1. Helena Bonham CarterThe Wings of the Dove
2. Katrin CartlidgeCareer Girls
3. Tilda Swinton – Female Perversions

Best Supporting Actor

1. Kevin Spacey – L.A. Confidential
2. Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights
3. Robert Downey Jr. – One Night Stand

Best Supporting Actress

1. Sarah PolleyThe Sweet Hereafter
2. Joan CusackIn & Out
3. Alison ElliottThe Wings of the Dove

Best Director

1. Curtis HansonL.A. Confidential
2. Atom EgoyanThe Sweet Hereafter
3. Mike NewellDonnie Brasco

Best Screenplay

1. Curtis Hanson and Brian HelgelandL.A. Confidential
2. Kevin Smith – Chasing Amy
3. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck – Good Will Hunting

Best Cinematography

1. Roger DeakinsKundun
2. Eduardo SerraThe Wings of the Dove
3. Paul SarossyThe Sweet Hereafter

Best Documentary

1. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
2.
3. Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival

Best Foreign-Language Film

1. UndergroundFrance/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Germany/Bulgaria/Hungary
2. Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan
3. Irma VepFrance

Best New Filmmaker

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