1977 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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12th NSFC Awards

December 19, 1977


Best Film:
Annie Hall

The 12th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 19 December 1977, honored the best filmmaking of 1977. [1] [2]

Contents

Winners

Best Picture

1. Annie Hall
2. That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Best Director

1. Luis Buñuel That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)
2. Steven Spielberg Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3. Woody Allen Annie Hall

Best Actor

1. Art Carney The Late Show
2. John Gielgud Providence
3. Fernando Rey That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)
3. John Travolta Saturday Night Fever

Best Actress

1. Diane Keaton Annie Hall
2. Shelley Duvall 3 Women
3. Jane Fonda Julia

Best Supporting Actor

1. Edward Fox A Bridge Too Far
2. Bill Macy The Late Show
3. David Hemmings Islands in the Stream
3. Maximilian Schell Julia

Best Supporting Actress

1. Ann Wedgeworth Handle with Care
2. Marcia Rodd Handle with Care
3. Sissy Spacek 3 Women

Best Screenplay

Best Cinematography

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References

  1. "'Annie Hall' Picked as Best of '77 By National Film Critics Society". The New York Times. 20 December 1977. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Written at New York. "'Annie Hall' Wins 3 Major Film Awards". Charleston News and Courier . Charleston, SC. AP. December 20, 1977. p. 3. GenealogyBank v2:13CCA871AD118D5A@GB3NEWS-1549ACCFB5CA695B@2443498-1549AB0688B90774@4-1549AB0688B90774@. Google News Archive Y4JJAAAAIBAJ/wwsNAAAAIBAJ (archived via archive.today). NewsBank 13CCA871AD118D5A.