4th New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 3, 1939 Best Picture: The Citadel The 4th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on 3 January 1939, honored the best filmmaking of 1938. Winners Best Picture The Citadel Runner-up – The Lady Vanishes Best Director Alfred Hitchcock – The Lady Vanishes Runner-up – Garson Kanin - A Man to Remember Best Actor James Cagney – Angels with Dirty Faces Runner-up – Spencer Tracy - Boys Town Best Actress Margaret Sullavan – Three Comrades Runner-up – Wendy Hiller – Pygmalion Best Foreign Film Grand Illusion Runner-up – Professor Mamlock Special Award Walt Disney – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs External links 1938 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 New York Film Critics Circle Awards