1981 National Society of Film Critics Awards
16th NSFC Awards
January 5, 1982
Best Film:
Atlantic City
The 16th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 5 January 1982, honored the best filmmaking of 1981.[1][2][3]
Winners
[edit]Best Picture
[edit]1. Atlantic City
2. Reds
3. Prince of the City
4. Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
5. Pennies from Heaven
Best Director
[edit]1. Louis Malle – Atlantic City
2. Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City
3. Héctor Babenco – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
Best Actor
[edit]1. Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
2. Gene Hackman – All Night Long
3. Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond
Best Actress
[edit]1. Marília Pêra – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
2. Faye Dunaway – Mommie Dearest
3. Diane Keaton – Reds
Best Supporting Actor
[edit]1. Robert Preston – S.O.B.
2. Jerry Orbach – Prince of the City
3. Jack Nicholson – Reds
Best Supporting Actress
[edit]1. Maureen Stapleton – Reds
2. Mona Washbourne – Stevie
3. Lisa Eichhorn – Cutter's Way
Best Screenplay
[edit]1. John Guare – Atlantic City
2. Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths – Reds
3. Dennis Potter – Pennies from Heaven
3. Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City
Best Cinematography
[edit]1. Gordon Willis – Pennies from Heaven
2. Vilmos Zsigmond – Blow Out
3. Vittorio Storaro – Reds
References
[edit]- ^ Maslin, Janet (5 January 1982). "'Atlantic City' wins critics' prizes". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "'Atlantic City' takes top critics awards". The Montreal Gazette. 6 January 1982. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Carroll, Kathleen (6 January 1982). "'Atlantic City' Named Best Picture". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 3 January 2018.