Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1991



4th CFCA Awards

Best Film:

 Silence of the Lambs  The 4th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on March 5, 1992 during a ceremony at The Pump Room. They honored the finest achievements in 1991 filmmaking. The nominees were revealed in January 1992. Thelma & Louise and Barton Fink tied for the most nominations with six each. The Silence of the Lambs earned the most awards (5), including Best Film.

Winners and nominees
The winners and nominees for the 4th Chicago Film Critics Awards are as follows:

Best Actor
Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs
 * Warren Beatty – Bugsy
 * Val Kilmer – The Doors
 * Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides
 * John Turturro – Barton Fink

Best Actress
Jodie Foster – The Silence of the Lambs
 * Geena Davis – Thelma & Louise
 * Laura Dern – Rambling Rose
 * Anne Parillaud – La Femme Nikita
 * Susan Sarandon – Thelma & Louise

Best Cinematography
Roger Deakins – Barton Fink

Best Director
Jonathan Demme – The Silence of the Lambs
 * Joel Coen – Barton Fink
 * Ridley Scott – Thelma & Louise

Best Film
The Silence of the Lambs
 * Barton Fink
 * Beauty and the Beast
 * Boyz n the Hood
 * Thelma & Louise

Best Foreign Film
An Angel at My Table

Best Screenplay
Ted Tally – The Silence of the Lambs
 * Joel and Ethan Coen – Barton Fink
 * Callie Khouri – Thelma & Louise

Best Supporting Actor
Harvey Keitel – Bugsy
 * John Goodman – Barton Fink

Best Supporting Actress
Mercedes Ruehl – The Fisher King

Most Promising Actor
Ice Cube – Boyz n the Hood
 * Brad Pitt – Thelma & Louise

Most Promising Actress
Juliette Lewis – Cape Fear

Commitment to Chicago
Irv and Essie Kupcinet