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New York Film Critics Circle Awards

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    NYFCC Award

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    Best Actor

    • Anthony Hopkins at an event for Beowulf (2007)
      Winner
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • The Silence of the Lambs
    • River Phoenix
      • River Phoenix
      • My Own Private Idaho
    • Nick Nolte
      • Nick Nolte
      • The Prince of Tides

    Best Actress

    • Jodie Foster
      Winner
      • Jodie Foster
      • The Silence of the Lambs
    • Geena Davis at an event for The Oscars (2020)
      Susan Sarandon
      • Geena Davis
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Thelma & Louise
    • Juliet Stevenson
      • Juliet Stevenson
      • Truly Madly Deeply

    Best Cinematographer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Barton Fink

      7.6 (133K)
      Roger Deakins
    • [object Object]

      Cape Fear

      7.3 (232K)
      Freddie Francis

    Best Director

    • Jonathan Demme
      Winner
      • Jonathan Demme
      • The Silence of the Lambs
    • Gus Van Sant
      • Gus Van Sant
      • My Own Private Idaho

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paris Is Burning

      8.2 (20K)
    • [object Object]

      Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

      8.1 (25K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Silence of the Lambs

      8.6 (1.7M)
    • [object Object]

      My Own Private Idaho

      6.9 (65K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Europa Europa

      7.5 (18K)
      Germany.
    • [object Object]

      The Vanishing

      7.7 (52K)
      Netherlands/France

    Best New Director

    • John Singleton at an event for Abduction (2011)
      Winner
      • John Singleton
      • Boyz n the Hood
    • Anthony Minghella at an event for Breaking and Entering (2006)
      • Anthony Minghella
      • Truly Madly Deeply

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Naked Lunch

      6.9 (60K)
      David Cronenberg
    • [object Object]

      Thelma & Louise

      7.6 (186K)
      Callie Khouri

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Samuel L. Jackson at an event for Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
      Winner
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • Jungle Fever
    • Steven Hill in Law & Order (1990)
      • Steven Hill
      • Billy Bathgate
    • John Goodman
      • John Goodman
      • Barton Fink

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Judy Davis in Page Eight (2011)
      Winner
      • Judy Davis
      • Naked Lunch
      • Barton Fink
    • Juliette Lewis
      • Juliette Lewis
      • Cape Fear
    • Kate Nelligan
      • Kate Nelligan
      • Frankie and Johnny
      • The Prince of Tides

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    Event date

    January 12, 1991

    Event location

    New York, New York, USA

    Event links

    • http://nyfcc.com/

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