The 2nd Florida Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best in film for 1997. Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential won three awards.

Best Film:

Titanic

Best Director:

Curtis Hanson – L.A. Confidential

Best Actor:

Robert Duvall – The Apostle

Best Actress:

Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets

Best Supporting Actor:

Rupert Everett – My Best Friend’s Wedding

Best Supporting Actress:

Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights

Best Screenplay:

Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland – L.A. Confidential

Best Cast:

Boogie Nights

Best Cinematography:

Dante Spinotti – L.A. Confidential

Best Documentary Film:

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Best Foreign Language Film:

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

Pauline Kael Breakout Award:

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (writers-actors) – Good Will Hunting

Golden Orange for Outstanding Contribution to Film:

Victor Nunez (director-writer), Ulee’s Gold, for his consistent — and consistently intelligent — approach to Florida themes for nearly two decades.