The first annual Online Film Critics Society year-end awards have been announced:
BEST PICTURE: L.A. Confidential
BEST ACTOR: Jack Nicholson – As Good As It Gets
BEST ACTRESS: Judi Dench – Mrs. Brown
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Gloria Stuart – Titanic
BEST SCREENPLAY: L.A. Confidential – Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland
BEST DIRECTOR: James Cameron – Titanic
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Four Little Girls
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Shall We Dance
The Online Film Critics Society is the most influential organization of film critics whose reviews are posted primarily or exclusively on the internet or online services. There were 66 members registered as of January 10, 1998. The official website for the OFCS is located here.