69th National Board of Review Awards December 9, 1997
Best Picture: L.A. Confidential 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.
Top 10 films 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
Top Foreign Films 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
References
External links National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1997