1981 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Annual US film award ceremony 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.Maslin Janet 'Atlantic City' wins critics' prizes https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/05/movies/atlantic-city-wins-critics-prizes.html 3 January 2018 The New York Times 5 January 1982'Atlantic City' takes top critics awards https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2lsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7KQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1054,1721254&dq 3 January 2018 The Montreal Gazette 6 January 1982Carroll Kathleen 'Atlantic City' Named Best Picture https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uk5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qgIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5312,1811731&dq 3 January 2018 Toledo Blade 6 January 1982 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 External links Past Awards 1981 National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards