1971 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Annual US film award ceremony 6th NSFC Awards December 24, 1971 Best Film: Claire's Knee The 6th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 24 December 1971, honored the best filmmaking of 1971.Thompson Howard ‘Claire's Knee,’ Jane Fonda and Finch Picked by National Critics https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/30/archives/-claires-knee-jane-fonda-and-finch-picked-by-national-critics.html 3 January 2018 The New York Times 30 December 1971French Film Named Best By Critics https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L4wbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mVAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4493,4565643&dq Google News Archive 3 January 2018 The Pittsburgh Press 30 December 1971Thompson Howard 'Claire's Knee' Named Best Film https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ivAgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1XMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5454,5190025&dq Google News Archive 3 January 2018 The Day 31 December 1971 Winners Best Picture 1. Claire's Knee (Le genou de Claire) 2. The Conformist (Il conformista) 3. A Clockwork Orange Best Director Bernardo Bertolucci – The Conformist (Il conformista) Best Actor Peter Finch – Sunday Bloody Sunday Best Actress Jane Fonda – Klute Best Supporting Actor Bruce Dern – Drive, He Said Best Supporting Actress Ellen Burstyn – The Last Picture Show Best Screenplay Penelope Gilliatt – Sunday Bloody Sunday Best Cinematography Vittorio Storaro – The Conformist (Il conformista) Special Award The Sorrow and the Pity (Le chagrin et la pitié) References External links Past Awards 1971 National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards