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.

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