1972 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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7th NSFC Awards

December 29, 1972


Best Film:
The Discreet Charm
of the Bourgeoisie

The 7th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 29 December 1972, honored the best filmmaking of 1972. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The member critics voting were Hollis Alpert of World, Gary Arnold of The Washington Post , Vincent Canby of The New York Times , Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times , Jay Cocks of Time , Judith Crist of New York , David Denby of The Atlantic , Bernard Drew of the Gannett News Service, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times , Joseph Gelmis of Newsday , Penelope Gilliatt of The New Yorker , Roger Greenspun of The New York Times , Molly Haskell of The Village Voice , Pauline Kael of The New Yorker , Michael Korda of Glamour , Arthur Knight of Saturday Review , Thomas Meehan of Saturday Review , William S. Pechter of Commentary , Andrew Sarris of The Village Voice , Richard Schickel of Life , Bruce Williamson of Playboy , and Paul D. Zimmerman of Newsweek . [4]

Winners

Best Picture

2. The Godfather (28 points)
3. Cries and Whispers (25 points)
4. The Emigrants (13 points)
5. The Sorrow and the Pity (9 points)

Best Director

2. Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather (25 points)
3. Ingmar Bergman Cries and Whispers (24 points)
4. Jan Troell The Emigrants (9 points)

Best Actor

2. Marlon Brando The Godfather (21 points)
3. Peter O'Toole The Ruling Class (13 points)
4. Alec McCowen Travels with My Aunt (9 points)

Best Actress

2. Harriet Andersson Cries and Whispers (23 points)
3. Bulle Ogier La Salamandre and L'amour fou (20 points)
4. Janet Suzman A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (16 points)
5. Liza Minnelli Cabaret (9 points)

Best Supporting Actor (tie)

3. Robert Duvall The Godfather (14 points)
4. Barry Foster Frenzy (13 points)

Best Supporting Actress

2. Ida Lupino Junior Bonner (11 points)
2. Susan Tyrrell Fat City (11 points)
4. Cybill Shepherd The Heartbreak Kid (10 points)
5. Harriet Andersson Cries and Whispers (9 points)

Best Screenplay

2. Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (20 points)
3. John Berger and Alain Tanner La Salamandre (11 points)
4. Jan Troell and Bengt Forslund The Emigrants (9 points)
4. Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo The Godfather (9 points)

Best Cinematography

2. Vilmos Zsigmond Images (25 points)
3. Gordon Willis The Godfather (22 points)
4. Geoffrey Unsworth Cabaret (11 points)

Special Awards

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References

  1. Weiler, A. H. (29 December 1972). "Movie by Bunuel voted best of '72". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "'The Discreet Charm' said best picture by film critics". Eugene Register-Guard. 29 December 1972. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. "Critics vote Bunuel, film best of year". Los Angeles Times. 30 December 1972. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. Denby, David, ed. (1973). Film 72/73: An Anthology by the National Society of Film Critics. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill.