32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards January 3, 1998 Best Picture: L.A. Confidential The 32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1998, honored the best filmmaking of 1997. Winners Best Picture 1. L.A. Confidential 2. The Sweet Hereafter 3. Boogie Nights Best Director 1. Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential 2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights Best Actor 1. Robert Duvall – The Apostle 2. Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold 3. Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog 3. Ian Holm – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Al Pacino – Donnie Brasco Best Actress 1. Julie Christie – Afterglow 2. Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove 3. Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown Best Supporting Actor 1. Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights 2. Kevin Spacey – L.A. Confidential 3. Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding Best Supporting Actress 1. Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights 2. Sarah Polley – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Nathalie Richard – Irma Vep Best Screenplay 1. Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland – L.A. Confidential 2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter 3. Kevin Smith – Chasing Amy Best Cinematography 1. Roger Deakins – Kundun 2. Dante Spinotti – L.A. Confidential 3. Christopher Doyle – Happy Together Best Foreign Language Film 1. La Promesse 2. Underground 3. Gabbeh Best Non-Fiction Film 1. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control 2. 4 Little Girls 3. Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist Special Citation Charles Burnett's Nightjohn, a film whose exceptional quality and origin challenge strictures of the movie marketplace. References External links Past Awards 1997 1997 film awards 1998 in American cinema