2nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards Announced January 4, 1937 Presented January 24, 1937 Best Picture: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town The 2nd New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on January 4, 1937, presented on January 24, 1937, honored the best filmmaking of 1936. Winners Best Picture Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Runners-up – Fury and Dodsworth and Winterset Best Director Rouben Mamoulian – The Gay Desperado Runner-up – William Wyler – These Three and Dodsworth and Fritz Lang - Fury Best Actor Walter Huston – Dodsworth Runner-up – Spencer Tracy – San Francisco and Gary Cooper - Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Best Actress Luise Rainer – The Great Ziegfeld Runner-up – Ruth Chatterton – Dodsworth and Norma Shearer - Romeo and Juliet Best Foreign Film Carnival in Flanders Runner-up – Toni External links 1936 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