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32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards<br> <div style="padding-left: 15px"> January 3, 1998 </div>
Best Picture:<br> <big> L.A. Confidential </big> </div> The 32nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1998, honored the best filmmaking of 1997.
1. L.A. Confidential<br> 2. The Sweet Hereafter<br> 3. Boogie Nights
1. Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential<br> 2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter<br> 3. Paul Thomas Anderson – Boogie Nights
1. Robert Duvall – The Apostle<br> 2. Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold<br> 3. Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog<br> 3. Ian Holm – The Sweet Hereafter<br> 3. Al Pacino – Donnie Brasco
1. Julie Christie – Afterglow<br> 2. Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove<br> 3. Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown
1. Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights<br> 2. Kevin Spacey – L.A. Confidential<br> 3. Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding
1. Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights<br> 2. Sarah Polley – The Sweet Hereafter<br> 3. Nathalie Richard – Irma Vep
1. Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland – L.A. Confidential<br> 2. Atom Egoyan – The Sweet Hereafter<br> 3. Kevin Smith – Chasing Amy
1. Roger Deakins – Kundun<br> 2. Dante Spinotti – L.A. Confidential<br> 3. Christopher Doyle – Happy Together
1. La Promesse<br> 2. Underground<br> 3. Gabbeh
1. Fast, Cheap & Out of Control<br> 2. 4 Little Girls<br> 3. '