1997 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards

January 3, 1998

Best Picture:
L.A. Confidential

The 32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1998, honored the best filmmaking of 1997. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including Titanic, and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks.

Contents

Winners

Best Picture

1. L.A. Confidential
2. The Sweet Hereafter
3. Boogie Nights

<i>L.A. Confidential</i> (film) 1997 film by Curtis Hanson

L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name, the third book in his L.A. Quartet series. The film tells the story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity. The title refers to the 1950s scandal magazine Confidential, portrayed in the film as Hush-Hush.

<i>The Sweet Hereafter</i> (film) 1997 film by Atom Egoyan

The Sweet Hereafter is a 1997 Canadian drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan, starring Ian Holm, Sarah Polley and Bruce Greenwood and adapted from the novel of the same name by Russell Banks. The film tells the story of a school bus accident in a small town that results in the deaths of numerous children. A class-action lawsuit ensues, proving divisive in the community and becoming tied with personal and family issues.

<i>Boogie Nights</i> 1997 film by Paul Thomas Anderson

Boogie Nights is a 1997 American drama film written, produced and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, chronicling his rise in the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s through to his fall during the excesses of the 1980s. The film is an expansion of Anderson's mockumentary short film The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), and stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Heather Graham.

Best Director

1. Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential
2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter
3. Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights

Curtis Hanson American actor and director

Curtis Lee Hanson was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His directing work included the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential (1997), the comedy Wonder Boys (2000), the hip hop drama 8 Mile (2002), and the romantic comedy-drama In Her Shoes (2005).

Atom Egoyan Canadian-Armenian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor

Atom Egoyan, is a Canadian stage and film director, writer, and producer. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica (1994), a film set primarily in and around the fictional Exotica strip club. Egoyan's most critically acclaimed film is the drama The Sweet Hereafter (1997), for which he received two Academy Award nominations, and his biggest commercial success is the erotic thriller Chloe (2009).

Paul Thomas Anderson American film director, screenwriter, and producer

Paul Thomas Anderson, also referred to as P. T. Anderson or PTA, is an American filmmaker. His films have been nominated for 25 Academy Awards, winning three for cast and crew.

Best Actor

1. Robert Duvall – The Apostle
2. Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold
3. Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog
3. Ian Holm – The Sweet Hereafter
3. Al Pacino – Donnie Brasco

Robert Duvall American actor and director

Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and filmmaker whose career spans more than six decades. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards, and has won a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy Award. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. Duvall has starred in numerous films and television series, including To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Twilight Zone (1963), The Outer Limits (1964), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), MASH (1970), THX 1138 (1971), Joe Kidd (1972), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Great Santini (1979), The Natural (1984), Lonesome Dove (1989), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), and Falling Down (1993).

<i>The Apostle</i> 1997 film by Robert Duvall

The Apostle is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role. John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson and Billy Joe Shaver also appear. It was filmed on location in and around Saint Martinville and Des Allemands, Louisiana with some establishing shots done in the Dallas, Texas area by a second unit before principal photography began. And main opening shots filmed in Grand Coteau and Lafayette Louisiana.

Peter Fonda American actor

Peter Henry Fonda is an American actor. He is the son of Henry Fonda, younger brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda. Fonda was a part of the counterculture of the 1960s.

Best Actress

1. Julie Christie – Afterglow
2. Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
3. Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown

Julie Christie British actress and activist

Julie Frances Christie is a British actress. An icon of the "swinging London" era of the 1960s, she has received such accolades as an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has appeared in six films that were ranked in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, and in 1997 she received the BAFTA Fellowship.

Helena Bonham Carter British actress

Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress. She is known for her roles in both low-budget independent art films and large-scale blockbusters. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997). For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King's Speech (2010), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film Enid (2009).

<i>The Wings of the Dove</i> (1997 film) 1997 film based on the novel by Henry James

The Wings of the Dove is a 1997 British-American romantic drama film directed by Iain Softley and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, and Alison Elliott. The screenplay by Hossein Amini is based on the 1902 novel of the same name by Henry James. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and five BAFTAs, recognizing Bonham Carter's performance, the screenplay, costume design and the cinematography.

Best Supporting Actor

1. Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights
2. Kevin Spacey – L.A. Confidential
3. Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding

Burt Reynolds American actor, director and producer

Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).

Kevin Spacey American actor, director and producer

Kevin Spacey Fowler is an American actor, producer and singer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) and an Academy Award for Best Actor for the midlife crisis-themed drama American Beauty (1999).

Rupert Everett British actor

Rupert James Hector Everett is an English actor and writer. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another Country (1984) as a homosexual pupil at an English public school in the 1930s; the role earned him his first BAFTA Award nomination. He went on to receive a second BAFTA Award nomination and his first Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), followed by a second Golden Globe nomination for An Ideal Husband (1999).

Best Supporting Actress

1. Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights
2. Sarah Polley – The Sweet Hereafter
3. Nathalie Richard – Irma Vep

Best Screenplay

1. Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland – L.A. Confidential
2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter
3. Kevin Smith – Chasing Amy

Best Cinematography

1. Roger Deakins – Kundun
2. Dante Spinotti – L.A. Confidential
3. Christopher Doyle – Happy Together

Best Foreign Language Film

1. La Promesse
2. Underground
3. Gabbeh

Best Non-Fiction Film

1. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
2. 4 Little Girls
3. Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

Special Citation

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References

  1. ↑ McCarthy, Todd; Cheshire, Godfrey (3 January 1998). "'Confidential' adds kudos". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Lyman, Rick (5 January 1998). "'L.A. Confidential' Wins National Critics' Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "'L.A. Confidential' Adds Another Critical Laurel". Los Angeles Times. 5 January 1998. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Carr, Jay (5 January 1998). "National Critics honor 'L.A. Confidential'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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