38th New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 3, 1973 Best Picture: Cries and Whispers The 38th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on 3 January 1973, honored the best filmmaking of 1972. Winners Best Actor: Laurence Olivier - Sleuth Runners-up: Marlon Brando - The Godfather and James Mason - Child's Play Best Actress: Liv Ullmann - Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) and The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) Runners-up: Cicely Tyson - Sounder, Harriet Andersson - Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) and Janet Suzman - A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Best Director: Ingmar Bergman - Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) Runners-up: Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather and Luis Buñuel - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) Best Film: Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) Runners-up: The Godfather and The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) Best Screenplay: Ingmar Bergman - Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) Runners-up: Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall - The Godfather Runners-up: Eddie Albert - The Heartbreak Kid and Robert Shaw - Young Winston Best Supporting Actress: Jeannie Berlin - The Heartbreak Kid Runners-up: Susan Tyrrell - Fat City and Ida Lupino - Junior Bonner Special Award: The Sorrow and the Pity References External links 1972 Awards 1972 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1972 New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards