| 2nd San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (1997) |
| Best Film: |
| L.A. Confidential |
| Best Director: |
| James Cameron - Titanic |
| Best Actor: |
| Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets |
| Best Actress: |
| Pam Grier - Jackie Brown |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Burt Reynolds - Boogie Nights |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Jurnee Smollett - Eve's Bayou |
| Best Screenplay - Adapted: |
| L.A. Confidential - Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson |
| Best Screenplay - Original: |
| As Good as It Gets - James L. Brooks |
| Special Award for Body of Work: |
| Samuel L. Jackson |