The 3rd Critics' Choice Awards were given on 20 January 1998 to honor the finest achievements in 1997 filmmaking.

 

 

Best Picture - L.A. Confidential

Best Actor: Jack Nicholson - As Good As It Gets

Best Actress: Helena Bonham Carter - The Wings Of A Dove

Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins - Amistad

Best Supporting Actress: Joan Cusack - In & Out

Best Director: James Cameron - Titanic

Best Original Screenplay: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck - Good Will Hunting

Best Screenplay Adaptation: Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland- L.A. Confidential

Best Child Performance: Jurnee Smollett - Eve's Bayou

Best Documentary: Four Little Girls

Best Family Film: Anastasia

Best Foreign Language Film: Shall We Dance?

Best Picture Made For Television: Don King: Only In America

Breakthrough Performer: Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting

Lifetime Achievement Award, 1997: Robert Wise, Director