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National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

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    Best Actor

    • Michael Keaton
      Winner
      • Michael Keaton
      • Beetlejuice
      • Clean and Sober
    • Gene Hackman at an event for The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
      • Gene Hackman
      • Mississippi Burning
    • Dustin Hoffman
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Rain Man
      Tied with Max von Sydow for Pelle the Conqueror (1987) in 3rd place.
    • Max von Sydow at an event for Bad Education (2004)
      • Max von Sydow
      • Pelle the Conqueror
      Tied with Dustin Hoffman for Rain Man (1988) in 3rd place.

    Best Actress

    • Judy Davis in Page Eight (2011)
      Winner
      • Judy Davis
      • High Tide
    • Carmen Maura at an event for Volver (2006)
      • Carmen Maura
      • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
    • Melanie Griffith
      • Melanie Griffith
      • Working Girl
      Tied with Barbara Hershey for A World Apart (1988) in 3rd place.
    • Barbara Hershey at an event for Black Swan (2010)
      • Barbara Hershey
      • A World Apart
      Tied with Melanie Griffith for Working Girl (1988) in 3rd place.

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wings of Desire

      7.9 (83K)
      Henri Alekan
    • [object Object]

      The Unbearable Lightness of Being

      7.2 (40K)
      Sven Nykvist
    • [object Object]

      Tequila Sunrise

      6.1 (36K)
      Conrad L. Hall
      Tied with Philippe Rousselot for Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and Vittorio Storaro for Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) in 3rd place.
    • [object Object]

      Dangerous Liaisons

      7.5 (79K)
      Philippe Rousselot
      Tied with Conrad L. Hall for Tequila Sunrise (1988) and Vittorio Storaro for Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) in 3rd place.
    • [object Object]

      Tucker: The Man and His Dream

      6.9 (23K)
      Vittorio Storaro
      Tied with Conrad L. Hall for Tequila Sunrise (1988) and Philippe Rousselot for Dangerous Liaisons (1988) in 3rd place.

    Best Director

    • Philip Kaufman in Twisted (2004)
      Winner
      • Philip Kaufman
      • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    • Behind the scenes - Chris Menges
      • Chris Menges
      • A World Apart
    • Wim Wenders at an event for Don't Come Knocking (2005)
      • Wim Wenders
      • Wings of Desire

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Thin Blue Line

      7.9 (27K)
    • [object Object]

      Hôtel Terminus

      7.6 (1.8K)
    • [object Object]

      Tokyo Olympiad

      7.8 (2.4K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Unbearable Lightness of Being

      7.2 (40K)
    • [object Object]

      Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

      7.5 (50K)
    • [object Object]

      A World Apart

      7.1 (1.9K)
      Tied with Wings of Desire (1987) in 3rd place.
    • [object Object]

      Wings of Desire

      7.9 (83K)
      Tied with A World Apart (1988) in 3rd place.

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bull Durham

      7.0 (63K)
      Ron Shelton
    • [object Object]

      Dead Ringers

      7.2 (58K)
      David Cronenberg
      Norman Snider
    • [object Object]

      A World Apart

      7.1 (1.9K)
      Shawn Slovo

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Dean Stockwell in Air Force One (1997)
      Winner
      • Dean Stockwell
      • Married to the Mob
      • Tucker: The Man and His Dream
    • Alec Guinness in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
      • Alec Guinness
      • Little Dorrit
    • Tim Robbins
      • Tim Robbins
      • Bull Durham

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Mercedes Ruehl
      Winner
      • Mercedes Ruehl
      • Married to the Mob
    • Lena Olin
      • Lena Olin
      • The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    • Michelle Pfeiffer at an event for Stardust (2007)
      • Michelle Pfeiffer
      • Dangerous Liaisons

    Special Award

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    • Carmen Maura and Julieta Serrano in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
      Matador (1986)
      Winners
      • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
      • Matador
      Pedro Almodóvar
      For his originality in such films.

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    Event date

    January 8, 1989

    Event location

    USA

    Event links

    • http://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com

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