| Thelma Adams | New York Post | 1997 | Yes |
| Akron Beacon Journal | | 1997 | No |
| Tom Alesia | Wisconsin State Journal | 1997 | No |
| Soren Andersen | Tacoma News Tribune | 1997 | No |
| John Anderson | Newsday | 1997 | Yes |
| Nigel Andrews | Financial Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Jason Armstrong | Morning Star | 1997 | No |
| William Arnold & Paula Nechak | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 1997 | No |
| The Associated Press | | 1997 | No |
| The Anthens Flagpole | | 1997 | No |
| Paul Arthur | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Michael Atkinson | Mr. Showbiz | 1997 | Yes |
| Austin Chronicle Consensus | | 1997 | No |
| Raj Bahadur | Scene Magazine | 1997 | No |
| Wallace Baine | Santa Cruz Sentinel | 1997 | Yes |
| Joe Baltake | Sacramento Bee | 1997 | Yes |
| Steve Barnes and Amy Biancolli | Albany Times Union | 1997 | No |
| David Baron | New Orleans Times Picayue | 1997 | Yes |
| Matt Barrett | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Rick Barton | New Orleans Gambit Weekly | 1997 | No |
| Dale E. Basye | Williamette Week | 1997 | No |
| Marjourie Baumgartner | Austin Chronicle | 1997 | No |
| John Beifuss | Memphis Commercial Appeal | 1997 | Yes |
| Shelia Benson | Cinemania Online | 1997 | No |
| James Berardinelli | ReelViews | 1997 | Yes |
| Jami Bernard | New York Daily News | 1997 | Yes |
| Dacid L. Blaylock | Cinema-Scene | 1997 | No |
| Mike Boone | Calgary Herald | 1997 | No |
| Donna Bowman | Nashville Scene | 1997 | Yes |
| Jay Boyar | Orlando Sentinel | 1997 | Yes |
| Ed Bradley | The Flint Journal | 1997 | No |
| Chris Brewster | New York Star Gazette | 1997 | No |
| Bonnie Britton | Indianapolis Star/News | 1997 | No |
| Broadcast Film Critics | | 1997 | No |
| Joan Bunke | Des Moines Register | 1997 | No |
| Robert W. Butler | Kansas City Star | 1997 | Yes |
| Duane Byrge | Hollywood Reporter | 1997 | Yes |
| Arch Campbell | NBC | 1997 | No |
| Bob Campbell | New Jersey Star Ledger | 1997 | Yes |
| Bob Carlton | Birmingham News | 1997 | No |
| Mark Caro | Chicago Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Jay Carr | Boston Globe | 1997 | Yes |
| Neal Carruth | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Peter Castaldi | ABC-TV Australia | 1997 | No |
| Chris Chang | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Godfrey Cheshire | New York Post | 1997 | Yes |
| Mike Clark | USA Today | 1997 | Yes |
| Richard Corliss | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Dan Craft | The Pantagraph | 1997 | No |
| Critics Choice Awards | | 1997 | No |
| Bob Curtright | Wichita Eagley | 1997 | No |
| Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics | | 1997 | No |
| David Daly | Springfield News-Leader | 1997 | No |
| Manohla Dargis | LA Weekly | 1997 | No |
| Gary Dauphin | Village Voice | 1997 | Yes |
| Sandi Davis | The Oklahoman | 1997 | No |
| Steve Davis | Austin Chronicle | 1997 | No |
| Claire Dederer | Seattle Weekly | 1997 | No |
| Thomas Delapa | Boulder Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Jim Delmont | Omaha World Herald | 1997 | No |
| Robert Denerstein | Rocky Mountain News | 1997 | No |
| Dan DiNicola | Sunday Gazette | 1997 | No |
| Rod Dreher | Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel | 1997 | Yes |
| Duane Dudek | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 1997 | Yes |
| Hazel-Dawn Dumpert | LA Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Ken Eisner | Georgia Straight | 1997 | Yes |
| David Elliott | San Diego Union-Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Jim Emerson | Cinemania Online | 1997 | Yes |
| Warren Epstein | Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph | 1997 | No |
| Steve Erickson | Cineaste | 1997 | Yes |
| Robert Faires | Austin Chronicle | 1997 | Yes |
| F.X. Feeney | LA Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Bob Fenster | Arizona Republic | 1997 | Yes |
| Peggy Fernandez | Santa Cruz Sentinel | 1997 | No |
| Marshall Fine | Gannett Suburban Newspapers | 1997 | Yes |
| Robert Fischer | Munich Film Museum | 1997 | No |
| Laura Flyer | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel | | 1997 | No |
| Cam Fuller | Saskatoon Star Phoenix | 1997 | No |
| Bill Gallo | Westword | 1997 | Yes |
| Jack Garner | Gannett News Service | 1997 | Yes |
| Jeff Garretson | Yakima Herald - Republic | 1997 | No |
| Judy Gerstel | Toronto Star | 1997 | Yes |
| Dann Gire | Arlington Heights Daily Herald | 1997 | Yes |
| Owen Gleiberman | Entertainment Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| The Globe & Mail | | 1997 | No |
| Lance Goldenberg | Tampa Weekly Planet | 1997 | Yes |
| Renee Graham | Boston Globe | 1997 | Yes |
| George Grantsoudes | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| John Griffin | Montreal Gazette | 1997 | Yes |
| Edward Guthmann | San Francisco Chronicle | 1997 | Yes |
| Mark Hanby | The Oklahoman | 1997 | No |
| Ernest Hardy | LA Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Rick Harmon | Montgomery Advertiser | 1997 | No |
| John Hartl | Seattle Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Dennis Harvey | San Francisco Bay Guardian | 1997 | Yes |
| Molly Haskell | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Kitty Bowe Hearty | Cinemania Online | 1997 | No |
| Karen Hershenson | Knight Ridder | 1997 | Yes |
| Chris Hewitt | St. Paul Pioneer Press | 1997 | No |
| Chris Hicks | Deseret News | 1997 | Yes |
| Julie Hinds | San Jose Mercury News | 1997 | Yes |
| Mark Hinson | Tallahasee Democrat | 1997 | No |
| J. Hoberman | Village Voice | 1997 | Yes |
| Louis Hobson | Express | 1997 | No |
| Peter Hogue | Film Comment | 1997 | No |
| Joe Holleman | St. Louis Post Gazette | 1997 | Yes |
| Ann Hornaday | Baltimore Sun | 1997 | Yes |
| Marc Horton | Edmonton Journal | 1997 | No |
| Robert Horton | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Jeff Howard | Las Vegas Sun | 1997 | No |
| Desson Howe | Washington Post | 1997 | No |
| Peter Howell | Toronto Star | 1997 | Yes |
| David Hunter | | 1997 | Yes |
| Stephen Hunter | Washington Post | 1997 | Yes |
| John Hurley | Staten Island Advance | 1997 | No |
| Richard T. Jameson | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Michael Janusonis | The Providence Journal Bulletin | 1997 | Yes |
| Dave Jewett | Vancouver Columbian | 1997 | No |
| Brian D. Johnson | Macleans | 1997 | Yes |
| Malcolm Johnson | Hartford Courant | 1997 | No |
| Kent Jones | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Mike Jones | Walk the Walk in Saskatoon | 1997 | No |
| Kamni Khan | Staten Island Advance | 1997 | No |
| Dave Kehr | New York Daily News | 1997 | Yes |
| Bill Kelley | Sarasota Herald Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Rita Kempley | Washington Post | 1997 | Yes |
| Jim Keough | Telegram & Gazette | 1997 | No |
| Peter Keough | Boston Phoenix | 1997 | Yes |
| Tom Keough | Seattle Weekly | 1997 | No |
| Dennis King | Tulsa World | 1997 | Yes |
| Bruce Kirkland | Toronto Sun | 1997 | Yes |
| Andy Klein | Cinemania Online | 1997 | Yes |
| Stephanie Jo Klein | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Brian Kleeman | Naperville Sun | 1997 | No |
| Brent Kliewer | Santa Fe New Mexican | 1997 | No |
| Chris Kopp | Cincinnati Post | 1997 | No |
| Bryan Lark | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Dave Larsen | Dayton Daily News | 1997 | Yes |
| Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronoicle | 1997 | Yes |
| Terry Lawson | Detroit Free Press | 1997 | Yes |
| Sean Leary | Moline Dispatch | 1997 | No |
| Shawn Levy | The Oregonian | 1997 | Yes |
| Elaine Liner | Corpus Christi Caller-Times | 1997 | No |
| Chris Lombardi | New Jersey Courier-Post | 1997 | No |
| Kristin Long | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Amy Longsdorf | Allentown Morning Call | 1997 | No |
| Donald Lyons | Film Comment | 1997 | No |
| Alison Macor | Austin American Statesman | 1997 | Yes |
| Malay Mail | | 1997 | No |
| Paul Malcolm | LA Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Leonard Maltin | Entertainment Tonight | 1997 | No |
| Philip Martin | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 1997 | No |
| Janet Maslin New York Times | | 1997 | No |
| Jack Matthews | New York Newsday | 1997 | No |
| Kevin Maynard | Mr. Showbiz | 1997 | Yes |
| Jim McBride | Cinemania Online | 1997 | No |
| Holly McClure | Orange County Register | 1997 | No |
| Dave McCoy | Cinemania Online | 1997 | Yes |
| Margaret McGurk | Cincinnati Enquirer | 1997 | No |
| Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | 1997 | No |
| Michael Medved | New York Post | 1997 | Yes |
| G.T. Melhus | Des Moines Register | 1997 | No |
| George Meyer | Sarasota Herald-Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Bruce Miller | Sioux City Journal | 1997 | No |
| Michael Miller | Columbia State | 1997 | Yes |
| Bob Mondello | NPR All Things Considered | 1997 | No |
| Katherine Monk | Vancouver Sun | 1997 | No |
| Rob Moore | South Carolina Index-Journal | 1997 | No |
| Roger Moore | Winston-Salem Journal | 1997 | No |
| Gary Morris | San Francisco Weekly | 1997 | No |
| Donald Munro | Fresno Bee | 1997 | Yes |
| Kathleen Murphy | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Noel Murray | Nashville Scene | 1997 | No |
| Steve Murray | Atlanta Jouranl-Constitution | 1997 | Yes |
| National Board Of Review | | 1997 | No |
| Dave Neil | Las Vegas Sun | 1997 | No |
| Rob Nelson | City Pages | 1997 | Yes |
| Daniel Neman | Richnmond Times Dispatch | 1997 | Yes |
| Deidri Noble | The Daily Spectrum | 1997 | No |
| Paris News (Orlando - Paris | TX) | 1997 | No |
| Louis B. Parks | Houston Chronicle | 1997 | Yes |
| Joshua Pederson | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| People Magazine | | 1997 | No |
| Steve Persall | St. Persburg Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Joyce Persico | Trenton Times | 1997 | No |
| Jennifer Petinski | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| John Petrakis | Chicago Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Philadelphia Inquirer | | 1997 | No |
| Betsy Pickle | Knoxville News-Sentinel | 1997 | No |
| Beth Pinsker | Dallas Morning News | 1997 | Yes |
| Margaret Pomeranz | The Movie Show | 1997 | Yes |
| Portland Press Herald / Maine Telegram | | 1997 | No |
| Ryan Posly | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Premiere Magazine France | | 1997 | No |
| Peter Rainer | New Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Larry Ratliff | San Antonio Express-News | 1997 | Yes |
| Steven Rea | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1997 | Yes |
| Michael Rechtschaffen | Hollywood Reporter | 1997 | No |
| Michael Reid | Victoria Times-Colonist | 1997 | No |
| Aaron Rich | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| B. Ruby Rich | San Francsico Bay Guardian | 1997 | Yes |
| Joshua Rich | Michigan Daily | 1997 | Yes |
| Carrie Rickey | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1997 | Yes |
| Gregg Rickman | San Francisco Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Jim Ridley | Nashville Scene | 1997 | Yes |
| Eleanor Ringel | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 1997 | No |
| Rene Rodriguez | Miami Herald | 1997 | Yes |
| Steven Rosen | Denver Post | 1997 | Yes |
| Jonathan Rosenbaum | Chicago Reader | 1997 | Yes |
| Bob Ross | Tampa Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Robert Roten | Laramie | 1997 | Yes |
| Desmond Ryan | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1997 | Yes |
| Jeff Sackmann | Spokesman Review | 1997 | No |
| Adam Sandel | Santa Cruz Sentinel | 1997 | No |
| Andrew Sarris | New York Observer | 1997 | Yes |
| Marc Savlov | Austin Chronicle | 1997 | Yes |
| Glen Schaefer | Vancouver Province | 1997 | Yes |
| Frank Scheck | Hollywood Reporter | 1997 | Yes |
| Lisa Schwarzbaum | Entertainment Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Jody Seaborn | Austin American Statesman | 1997 | No |
| Ken Seeber | Southern Illinoisan | 1997 | No |
| Matt Zoller Seitz | New York Press | 1997 | Yes |
| Jeff Shannon | Cinemania Online | 1997 | Yes |
| Henry Sheehan | Orange County Register | 1997 | Yes |
| Christopher Sheid | Indiana Times | 1997 | No |
| Betsy Sherman | Boston Globe | 1997 | Yes |
| Jerry Shottenkirk | The Oklahoman | 1997 | No |
| Barbara Shulgasser | San Francsico Examiner | 1997 | Yes |
| Joel Siegel | ABC-TV | 1997 | Yes |
| Jeff Simon | Buffalo News | 1997 | No |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Gavin Smith | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Russell Smith | Austin Chronicle | 1997 | Yes |
| Matt Soergel | Florida Times-Union | 1997 | Yes |
| Peter Sorel | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1997 | No |
| Southam National | | 1997 | No |
| Southeast Film Critics Association | | 1997 | No |
| Andy Spletzer | The Stranger | 1997 | Yes |
| Michael Sragow | New Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Susan Stark | Detroit News | 1997 | Yes |
| Vince Staten | Louisville Courier Journal) | 1997 | No |
| Ruth Stein | San Francisco Chronicle | 1997 | No |
| Chuck Stephens | Film Comment | 1997 | Yes |
| Jay Stone | Ottawa Citizen | 1997 | Yes |
| David Stratton | Movie Show | 1997 | Yes |
| Bob Strauss | Los Angeles Daily News | 1997 | Yes |
| Jeff Strickler | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| The Studio | | 1997 | No |
| Hank Stuever | Austin American Statesman | 1997 | Yes |
| Jane Sumner | Dallas Morning News | 1997 | Yes |
| Scotland | Siobhan Synnot, The Daily Record/The Sunday Mail | 1997 | No |
| Amy Taubin | Village Voice | 1997 | Yes |
| Prashant Tamaskar | Michigan Daily | 1997 | No |
| Charles Taylor | Salon Magazine | 1997 | Yes |
| Ella Taylor | LA Weekly | 1997 | Yes |
| Kevin Thomas | Los Angeles Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Bill Thompson | Charleston Post and Courier | 1997 | Yes |
| Peter Thompson | Sunday | 1997 | No |
| Time Magazine | | 1997 | No |
| Time Out London | | 1997 | No |
| Time Out New York | | 1997 | No |
| TLA | | 1997 | No |
| Lawrence Toppman | Charlotte Observer | 1997 | Yes |
| Peter Travers | Rolling Stone | 1997 | Yes |
| Kenneth Turan | Los Angeles Times | 1997 | Yes |
| Joan Vadeboncoeur | Syracuse Post Standard | 1997 | No |
| Sally Vallongo | Toledo Blade | 1997 | No |
| Jeff Vice | Deseret News | 1997 | Yes |
| A.R. Villasenor | Long Beach Press Telegraph | 1997 | No |
| Mal Vincent | Norfolk Virginian Pilot | 1997 | Yes |
| Sarah Voorhees | Birmingham Post-Herald | 1997 | No |
| David Webster | Spokesman Review | 1997 | No |
| Ron Weiskind | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1997 | Yes |
| Glenn Whipp | Los Angeles Daily News | 1997 | Yes |
| Armond White | New York Press | 1997 | Yes |
| Katherine Jenson White | The Oklahoman | 1997 | No |
| Michael Wilmington | Chicago Tribune | 1997 | Yes |
| Matthew Wilson | Kitsap Sun | 1997 | No |
| Kent Wolgamott | Lincoln Star Journal | 1997 | No |
| Philip Wuntch | Dallas Morning News | 1997 | Yes |
| Gene Wyatt | Nashville Tennessean | 1997 | No |
| Ron Yamauchi | Georgia Straight | 1997 | Yes |
| Dan Zakreski | Saskatoon Star Phoenix | 1997 | No |
| Michael Zilberman | Michigan Daily | 1997 | Yes |
| Lawrie Zion | Sydney Sidewalk | 1997 | No |