12th BSFC Awards December 26, 1991 Best Film: The Silence of the Lambs The 12th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1991. Winners Best Film: The Silence of the Lambs Runner-up: JFK Best Actor: Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides Runner-up: Robin Williams - The Fisher King Best Actress: Geena Davis – Thelma & Louise Runner-up: Jodie Foster - The Silence of the Lambs Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs Runner-up: Harvey Keitel - Bugsy Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes Ruehl – The Fisher King Runner-up: Juliette Lewis - Cape Fear Best Director: Jonathan Demme – The Silence of the Lambs Runner-up: Oliver Stone - JFK Best Screenplay: David Cronenberg – Naked Lunch Runner-up: Ted Tally - The Silence of the Lambs Best Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto – The Silence of the Lambs Best Documentary: Paris Is Burning Best Foreign-Language Film: Europa Europa • Germany/France/Poland External links Past Winners References `Silence of Lambs' scores big with Boston critics The Boston Globe 1991 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database 1991 1991 film awards 1991 awards in the United States 1991 in Boston December 1991 events in the United States