15th NSFC Awards January 6, 1981 Best Film: Melvin and Howard The 15th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 6 January 1981, honored the best filmmaking of 1980. Winners Best Picture 1. Melvin and Howard 2. Raging Bull 2. Every Man for Himself (Sauve qui peut (la vie)) Best Director 1. Martin Scorsese – Raging Bull 2. Jonathan Demme – Melvin and Howard 3. Jean-Luc Godard – Every Man for Himself (Sauve qui peut (la vie)) Best Actor 1. Peter O'Toole – The Stunt Man 2. Robert De Niro – Raging Bull 3. Robert Duvall – The Great Santini Best Actress 1. Sissy Spacek – Coal Miner's Daughter 2. Mary Tyler Moore – Ordinary People 3. Goldie Hawn – Private Benjamin Best Supporting Actor 1. Joe Pesci – Raging Bull 2. Timothy Hutton – Ordinary People 3. Jason Robards – Melvin and Howard Best Supporting Actress 1. Mary Steenburgen – Melvin and Howard 2. Debra Winger – Urban Cowboy 3. Cathy Moriarty – Raging Bull Best Screenplay 1. Bo Goldman – Melvin and Howard 2. John Sayles – Return of the Secaucus 7 3. Jean Gruault – Mon Oncle d'Amérique Best Cinematography 1. Michael Chapman – Raging Bull 2. Freddie Francis – The Elephant Man 3. Ghislain Cloquet and Geoffrey Unsworth – Tess References External links Past Awards 1980 National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards National Society of Film Critics Awards