3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Date: 20 January 1998

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Top 10 Films

• Amistad (1997)
• As Good as It Gets (1997)
• Boogie Nights (1997)
• Donnie Brasco (1997)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• The Full Monty (1997)
• The Wings of the Dove (1997)
• Titanic (1997)
• Wag the Dog (1997)

Best Actor

• Jack Nicholson (As Good as It Gets)

Best Actress

• Helena Bonham Carter (The Wings of the Dove)

Best Director

• James Cameron (Titanic)

Best Family Film

• Anastasia (1997)

Best Film

• L.A. Confidential (1997)

Best Foreign Language Film

• Shall we dansu? (Shall We Dance?) (Japan)

Best Screenplay - Adaptation

• Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential)

Best Screenplay - Original

• Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)

Best Supporting Actor

• Anthony Hopkins (Amistad)

Best Supporting Actress

• Joan Cusack (In & Out)

Best Young Performance

• Jurnee Smollett (Eve's Bayou)

Breakout Artist of the Year

• Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Robert Wise