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.

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

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Past Awards

1981

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National Society of Film Critics Awards

National Society of Film Critics Awards