1978 National Society of Film Critics Awards explained

13th NSFC Awards

January 4, 1979

----Best Film:
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

The 13th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 4 January 1979, honored the best filmmaking of 1978.^{[1] [2]}

Winners

Best Picture

1. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs)
2. The Deer Hunter
2. An Unmarried Woman
4. Days of Heaven

Best Director

1. Terrence Malick  - Days of Heaven
2. Bertrand Blier  - Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs)
3. Michael Cimino  - The Deer Hunter

Best Actor

1. Gary Busey  - The Buddy Holly Story
2. Jon Voight  - Coming Home
3. Nick Nolte  - Who'll Stop the Rain
4. Michael Caine  - California Suite
5. Robert De Niro  - The Deer Hunter

Best Actress

1. Ingrid Bergman  - Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten)
2. Jane Fonda  - Coming Home, Comes a Horseman and California Suite
3. Jill Clayburgh  - An Unmarried Woman
4. Maggie Smith  - California Suite

Best Supporting Actor

1. Richard Farnsworth  - Comes a Horseman
1. Robert Morley  - Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
3. Christopher Walken  - The Deer Hunter
4. Barry Bostwick  - Movie Movie

Best Supporting Actress

1. Meryl Streep  - The Deer Hunter
2. Maureen Stapleton  - Interiors
3. Maggie Smith  - California Suite

Best Screenplay

1. Paul Mazursky  - An Unmarried Woman
2. Bertrand Blier  - Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs)
3. Larry Gelbart and Sheldon Keller  - Movie Movie
4. W.D. Richter  - Invasion of the Body Snatchers
5. Woody Allen  - Interiors

Best Cinematography

• Néstor Almendros  - Days of Heaven

Special Citation

• The Battle of Chile (La batalla de Chile)

External links

• Past Awards

Notes and References

1. News: Maslin. Janet. Critics Cite ‘Get Out Your Handkerchiefs’. 3 January 2018. The New York Times. 4 January 1979.
2. News: Berman winner of critics' award. Google News Archive. 3 January 2018. The Phoenix. 6 January 1979.