16th NSFC Awards January 5, 1982 Best Film: Atlantic City The 16th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 5 January 1982, honored the best filmmaking of 1981. Winners Best Picture 1. Atlantic City 2. Reds 3. Prince of the City 4. Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco) 5. Pennies from Heaven Best Director 1. Louis Malle – Atlantic City 2. Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City 3. Héctor Babenco – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco) Best Actor 1. Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City 2. Gene Hackman – All Night Long 3. Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond Best Actress 1. Marília Pêra – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco) 2. Faye Dunaway – Mommie Dearest 3. Diane Keaton – Reds Best Supporting Actor 1. Robert Preston – S.O.B. 2. Jerry Orbach – Prince of the City 3. Jack Nicholson – Reds Best Supporting Actress 1. Maureen Stapleton – Reds 2. Mona Washbourne – Stevie 3. Lisa Eichhorn – Cutter's Way Best Screenplay 1. John Guare – Atlantic City 2. Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths – Reds 3. Dennis Potter – Pennies from Heaven 3. Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City Best Cinematography 1. Gordon Willis – Pennies from Heaven 2. Vilmos Zsigmond – Blow Out 3. Vittorio Storaro – Reds References External links Past Awards 1981 National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards