3rd Critics' Choice Awards

3rd Critics' Choice Awards
Date	January 20, 1998
Official website	www.criticschoice.com
Highlights
Best Film	L.A. Confidential

The 3rd Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 20, 1998, honoring the finest achievements of 1997 filmmaking.

Top 10 films

(in alphabetical order)

• Amistad
• As Good as It Gets
• Boogie Nights
• Donnie Brasco
• The Full Monty
• Good Will Hunting
• L.A. Confidential
• Titanic
• Wag the Dog
• The Wings of the Dove

Winners

James Cameron, Best Director winner

Jack Nicholson, Best Actor winner

Helena Bonham Carter, Best Actress winner

Anthony Hopkins, Best Supporting Actor winner

Joan Cusack, Best Supporting Actress winner

Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Best Child Performance winner

Curtis Hanson, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner

Ben Affleck, Best Original Screenplay co-winner

Matt Damon, Best Original Screenplay co-winner

• Best Actor:
  • Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
• Best Actress:
  • Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
• Best Child Performance:
  • Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Eve's Bayou
• Best Director:
  • James Cameron – Titanic
• Best Family Film:
  • Anastasia
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan
• Best Picture:
  • L.A. Confidential
• Best Screenplay – Adapted:
  • 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
• Breakout Artist of the Year:
  • Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Robert Wise