Broadcast Film Critics Association Crix honor ‘Confidential’ as best pic of '97 (Variety)
		By NICK MADIGAN, January 20, 1998 Giving slight pause to the “Titanic” juggernaut, “L.A. Confidential” won the best picture Critics’ Choice award Monday from the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. The noir movie also pulled in best adapted screenplay — from the James Ellroy novel — for Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland. “You have been very much the word-of-mouth for this picture,” Hanson said, addressing the television, radio and Internet reviewers who form the BFCA membership, during the luncheon event at the Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles. “It’s been in the theaters for four months, which is a very unusual thing for a movie these days.” The best picture award was the only surprise in the BFCA’s awards roster, since the remainder had been announced previously. But several of the honorees turned out for the occasion, just hours after the Golden Globes. They included a beaming Jack Nicholson, who won the best actor nod for “As Good as it Gets”; James Cameron, best director for that movie about a ship; Ving Rhames, star of “Don King: Only in America,” which won best made-for-TV picture; Jurnee Smollett, best child performer, for “Eve’s Bayou”; and veteran director Robert Wise, who took away the lifetime achievement award. Rhames kept his composure this time and did not give his award away. Nicholson, fresh from his Golden Globe best-comedic actor nod, apologized with a grin for seeming a little off-kilter. “I was running around all night,” he said. “I hope I didn’t offend anyone.” Helena Bonham-Carter, who won the best actress award for “The Wings of the Dove,” was not present but appeared on videotape to thank the reviewers, and David Paymer, from “Amistad,” stepped up to accept Anthony Hopkins’ prize for best supporting actor, in the same movie. Also absent was best supporting actress Joan Cusack, a winner for “In & Out.” Best original screenplay went to Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, for “Good Will Hunting”; best family film, “Anastasia”; best documentary, Spike Lee’s “Four Little Girls”; and best foreign film, “Shall We Dance?” Damon also won the breakthrough performer award.

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