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1st TFCA Awards
January 13, 1998
Best Film:
The Sweet Hereafter
The 1st Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1997, were held on 13 January 1998. [1]
Runner-Up: Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
Runner-Up: Sarah Polley – The Sweet Hereafter
Runners-Up: The Hanging Garden
Runners-Up: Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential , Ang Lee – The Ice Storm , Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights and James Cameron – Titanic
Runner-Up: L.A. Confidential
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