1979 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

45th New York Film Critics Circle Awards February 2025 45th New York Film Critics Circle Awards February 1, 1980 Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer The 45th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1979. The winners were announced on 19 December 1979 and the awards were given on 1 February 1980.Maslin Janet Film critics vote top award for 'Kramer vs. Kramer' https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6vkgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DXUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1315,4381840&dq Google News Archive 29 December 2017 The Day 22 December 1979 Winners Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs. Kramer Runners-up: Peter Sellers - Being There and Nick Nolte - North Dallas Forty Best Actress: Sally Field - Norma Rae Runners-up: Bette Midler - The Rose and Hanna Schygulla - The Marriage of Maria Braun Best Director: Woody Allen - Manhattan Runners-up: Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer and Bob Fosse - All That Jazz Best Film: Kramer vs. Kramer Runners-up: Breaking Away and Manhattan Best Foreign Language Film: The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'albero degli zoccoli) • Italy Runners-up: La Cage aux Folles • France/Italy, Peppermint Soda (Diabolo menthe) • France and Soldier of Orange (Soldaat van Oranje) • Netherlands/Belgium Best Screenplay: Steve Tesich - Breaking Away Runners-up: Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman - Manhattan and Jerzy Kosinski - Being There Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas - Being There Runners-up: Frederic Forrest - The Rose and James Woods - The Onion Field Best Supporting Actress: Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer and The Seduction of Joe Tynan Runners-up: Jane Alexander - Kramer vs. Kramer and Barbara Barrie - Breaking Away References External links 1979 Awards 1979 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1979 New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards