57th New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 12, 1992 Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs The 57th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 1991, were announced on 17 December 1991 and presented on 12 January 1992. Winners Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs Runners-up: River Phoenix - My Own Private Idaho and Nick Nolte - The Prince of Tides Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs Runners-up: Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon - Thelma & Louise Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins - Barton Fink Runner-up: Freddie Francis - Cape Fear Best Director: Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs Runner-up: Gus Van Sant - My Own Private Idaho Best Documentary: Paris Is Burning Runner-up: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Best Film: The Silence of the Lambs Runner-up: My Own Private Idaho Best Foreign Language Film: Europa Europa • Germany/France Runner-up: The Vanishing (Spoorloos) • Netherlands/France Best New Director: John Singleton - Boyz n the Hood Runner-up: Anthony Minghella - Truly, Madly, Deeply Best Screenplay: David Cronenberg - Naked Lunch Runner-up: Calder Willingham - Rambling Rose Best Supporting Actor: Samuel L. Jackson - Jungle Fever Runners-up: Steven Hill - Billy Bathgate and John Goodman - Barton Fink Best Supporting Actress: Judy Davis - Naked Lunch and Barton Fink Runners-up: Juliette Lewis - Cape Fear and Kate Nelligan - Frankie and Johnny and The Prince of Tides References External links 1991 Awards 1991 New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards