1980 National Society of Film Critics Awards

15th NSFC Awards

January 6, 1981


Best Film:
Melvin and Howard

The 15th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 6 January 1981, honored the best filmmaking of 1980.[1][2]

Winners

Best Picture

1. Melvin and Howard
2. Raging Bull
2. Every Man for Himself (Sauve qui peut (la vie))

Best Director

1. Martin Scorsese Raging Bull
2. Jonathan Demme Melvin and Howard
3. Jean-Luc Godard Every Man for Himself (Sauve qui peut (la vie))

Best Actor

1. Peter O'Toole The Stunt Man
2. Robert De Niro Raging Bull
3. Robert Duvall The Great Santini

Best Actress

1. Sissy Spacek Coal Miner's Daughter
2. Mary Tyler Moore Ordinary People
3. Goldie Hawn Private Benjamin

Best Supporting Actor

1. Joe Pesci Raging Bull
2. Timothy Hutton Ordinary People
3. Jason Robards Melvin and Howard

Best Supporting Actress

1. Mary Steenburgen Melvin and Howard
2. Debra Winger Urban Cowboy
3. Cathy Moriarty Raging Bull

Best Screenplay

1. Bo Goldman Melvin and Howard
2. John Sayles Return of the Secaucus 7
3. Jean Gruault Mon Oncle d'Amérique

Best Cinematography

1. Michael Chapman Raging Bull
2. Freddie Francis The Elephant Man
3. Ghislain Cloquet and Geoffrey Unsworth Tess

References

  1. Maslin, Janet (7 January 1981). "'Melvin and Howard' is chosen as best film". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "Society Of Film Critics Picks Melvin And Howard". The Palm Beach Post via Google News Archive.
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