3rd Critics' Choice Awards

The 3rd Critics' Choice Awards given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association on 20 January 1998 honored the finest achievements in 1997 filmmaking.

Top 10 Films

(in alphabetical order)

1. Amistad
2. As Good as It Gets
3. Boogie Nights
4. Donnie Brasco
5. Good Will Hunting
6. L.A. Confidential
7. The Full Monty
8. The Wings of the Dove
9. Titanic
10. Wag the Dog

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets
• Best Actress:
  • Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove
• Best Director:
  • James Cameron - Titanic
• Best Family Film:
  • Anastasia
• Best Film:
  • L.A. Confidential
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Shall we dansu? (Shall We Dance?), Japan
• Best Screenplay - Adaptation:
  • L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
• Best Screenplay - Original:
  • Good Will Hunting - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Anthony Hopkins - Amistad
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Joan Cusack - In & Out
• Best Young Performance:
  • Jurnee Smollett - Eve's Bayou
• Breakout Artist of the Year:
  • Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Robert Wise