| 69th National Board of Review Awards (1997) |
| Top 10 films: |
| 1. L.A. Confidential | |
| 2. As Good as It Gets | |
| 3. The Wings of the Dove | |
| 4. Good Will Hunting | |
| 5. Titanic | |
| 6. The Sweet Hereafter | |
| 7. Boogie Nights | |
| 8. The Full Monty | |
| 9. The Rainmaker | |
| 10. Jackie Brown |
| Top Foreign Films: |
| 1. Shall We Dance? | |
| 2. Beaumarchais, l'insolent | |
| 3. Ma vie en rose | |
| 4. La Promesse | |
| 5. Ponette |
| Best Picture: |
| L.A. Confidential |
| Best Foreign Film: |
| Shall We Dance? |
| Best Director: |
| Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential |
| Best Acting by an Ensemble |
| The Sweet Hereafter |
| 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 Documentary: |
| Fast, Cheap and Out of Control |
| Outstanding Directorial Debut: |
| Kasi Lemmons - Eve's Bayou |
| Breakthrough Performance: |
| Bai Ling - Red Corner |
| 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 |