1981 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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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[]

Best Picture[]

1. Atlantic City
2. Reds
3. Prince of the City
4. Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
5. Pennies from Heaven

Best Director[]

1. Louis Malle – Atlantic City
2. Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City
3. Héctor Babenco – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)

Best Actor[]

1. Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
2. Gene Hackman – All Night Long
3. Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond

Best Actress[]

1. Marília Pêra – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
2. Faye Dunaway – Mommie Dearest
3. Diane Keaton – Reds

Best Supporting Actor[]

1. Robert Preston – S.O.B.
2. Jerry Orbach – Prince of the City
3. Jack Nicholson – Reds

Best Supporting Actress[]

1. Maureen Stapleton – Reds
2. Mona Washbourne – Stevie
3. Lisa Eichhorn – Cutter's Way

Best Screenplay[]

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[]

1. Gordon Willis – Pennies from Heaven
2. Vilmos Zsigmond – Blow Out
3. Vittorio Storaro – Reds

References[]

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (5 January 1982). "'Atlantic City' wins critics' prizes". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "'Atlantic City' takes top critics awards". The Montreal Gazette. 6 January 1982. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ Carroll, Kathleen (6 January 1982). "'Atlantic City' Named Best Picture". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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