63rd New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1997)

Best Film:

	L.A. Confidential
	Runners-up: The Sweet Hereafter and Titanic

Best Director:

	Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential
	Runner-up: Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter

Best Actor:

	Peter Fonda - Ulee's Gold
	Runners-up: Ian Holm - The Sweet Hereafter and Robert Duvall - The Apostle

Best Actress:

	Julie Christie - Afterglow
	Runners-up: Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings of the Dove and Judi Dench - Mrs Brown

Best Supporting Actor:

Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights

Best Supporting Actress:

Joan Cusack - In & Out

Best Screenplay:

Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland - L.A. Confidential

Best Cinematography:

Roger Deakins - Kundun

Best Foreign Language Film:

	Ponette • France
	Runners-up: Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan, Underground • France/Germany/FR Yugoslavia and Ma Vie en Rose • France/Belgium/UK

Best Documentary Film:

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Best First Film:

Neil LaBute - In the Company of Men