53rd National Board of Review Awards
December 15, 1981
The 53rd National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 15, 1981.
Top Ten Films edit
Top Foreign Films edit
Winners edit
- Best Film: Chariots of Fire, Reds
- Best Foreign Film: A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov
- Best Actor: Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond)
- Best Actress: Glenda Jackson (Stevie)
- Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson (Reds)
- Best Supporting Actress: Mona Washbourne (Stevie)
- Best Director: Warren Beatty (Reds)
- Career Achievement Award: James Cagney
- Special Award: Blanche Sweet for her leadership of the National Board of Review; Kevin Brownlow, for the restoration of Napoléon
External links edit
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1981