| 2nd Critics Choice Awards (1997) |
| Top 10 films (in alphabetical order) |
| Big Night | |
| The Crucible | |
| The English Patient | |
| Evita | |
| Fargo | |
| Hamlet | |
| Jerry Maguire | |
| Lone Star | |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | |
| Shine |
| Best Picture: |
| Fargo |
| Best Director: |
| Anthony Minghella - The English Patient |
| Best Actor: |
| Geoffrey Rush - Shine |
| Best Actress: |
| Frances McDormand - Fargo |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Joan Allen - The Crucible |
| Best Screenplay: |
| The English Patient - Anthony Minghella |
| Best Foreign Language Film: |
| Ridicule • France |
| Best Documentary: |
| When We Were Kings |
| Best Family Film: |
| Fly Away Home |
| Breakout Artist of the Year: |
| Renée Zellweger - Jerry Maguire |
| Best Child Performance: |
| Jonathan Lipnicki - Jerry Maguire |
| Lifetime Achievement Award: |
| Lauren Bacall |