The 3rd Critics' Choice Movie Awards were presented on January 20, 1998, honoring the finest achievements of 1997 filmmaking.^[1]

(in alphabetical order)

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

• Best Actor:
  • Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
• Best Actress:
  • Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove
• Best Child Performance:
  • Jurnee Smollett – Eve's Bayou
• Best Director:
  • James Cameron – Titanic
• Best Documentary:
  • 4 Little Girls
• Best Family Film:
  • Anastasia
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Shall We Dance? (Shall we dansu?) • Japan
• Best Original Screenplay:
  • Good Will Hunting – Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
• Best Picture:
  • L.A. Confidential
• Best Picture Made for Television:
  • Don King: Only in America
• Best Screenplay Adaptation:
  • L.A. Confidential – Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Anthony Hopkins – Amistad
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Joan Cusack – In & Out
• Breakthrough Performer:
  • Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Robert Wise