Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1981



2nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

January 29, 1982

Best Film:

 Pixote  The 2nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1981. The awards were given on 29 January 1982.

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
 * Best Actor:
 * Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
 * Best Actress:
 * Marília Pêra – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * Jack Nicholson – Reds
 * Best Supporting Actress:
 * Mona Washbourne – Stevie
 * Best Director:
 * Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
 * Best Screenplay:
 * Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn – My Dinner with Andre
 * Best Cinematography:
 * Gordon Willis – Pennies from Heaven
 * Best Documentary:
 * Diaries
 * Best Foreign-Language Film (tie):
 * Beau Pere (Beau-père) • France
 * Taxi zum Klo • West Germany
 * Best Independent Film:
 * Gal Young 'Un
 * Best American Film:
 * My Dinner with Andre