1980 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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
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Best Cinematography

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

References

External links

• Past Awards