Gotham Independent Film Awards 1997

{{Infobox award

| name = 7th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards

| date = {{start date|1997|09|16}}

| host = Jon Stewart

| location =

| country = United States

| presenter = Independent Filmmaker Project

| award1_type = Breakthrough Director

| award1_winner = Macky Alston – Family Name

| previous = 6th

| main = Gotham Awards

| next = 8th

}}

The 7th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, were held on September 16, 1997, and were hosted by Jon Stewart.{{cite news |last1=Roman |first1=Monica |title=Roth chairs IFP awards |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/roth-chairs-ifp-awards-1116679782/ |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |work=Variety |date=June 13, 1997 |archive-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005195104/https://variety.com/1997/film/news/roth-chairs-ifp-awards-1116679782/ |url-status=live }} At the ceremony, Bob and Harvey Weinstein were honored with a Career Tribute with Kevin Kline, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Faith Hubley and Errol Morris receiving the other individual awards.{{cite news |last1=Roman |first1=Monica |title=Weinsteins to receive IFP honor |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/weinsteins-to-receive-ifp-honor-1117435011/ |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |work=Variety |date=April 3, 1997 |archive-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005195110/https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/weinsteins-to-receive-ifp-honor-1117435011/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=1997 Winners and nominees|url=http://gotham.ifp.org/flash/Timeline/1997.html|publisher=Gotham Independent Film Awards|accessdate=November 9, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325061150/http://gotham.ifp.org/flash/Timeline/1997.html|archivedate=March 25, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Gotham Awards Recipients (1991-Present) (as of June 17, 2011)|url=http://gotham.ifp.org/support/Gotham_Recipients.pdf|publisher=Gotham Independent Film Awards|accessdate=February 20, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185708/http://gotham.ifp.org/support/Gotham_Recipients.pdf|archivedate=March 4, 2016}}