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