National Board of Review Awards 1997
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.- 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
- 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:
- *Fast, Cheap and Out of Control
- Career Achievement Award:
- *Robert Duvall
- Billy Wilder Award for Excellence in Directing:
- *Francis Ford Coppola
- Special Achievement in Filmmaking:
- *Ben Affleck and Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
- 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