The 2nd San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 18 December 1997, honored the best in film for 1997.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets
• Best Actress:
  • Pam Grier – Jackie Brown
• Best Director:
  • James Cameron – Titanic
• Best Film:
  • L.A. Confidential
• Best Screenplay – Adapted:
  • L.A. Confidential – Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson
• Best Screenplay – Original:
  • As Good as It Gets – James L. Brooks
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Jurnee Smollett – Eve's Bayou
• Special Award for Body of Work:
  • Samuel L. Jackson