1988 National Society of Film Critics Awards
23rd NSFC Awards
January 9, 1989
Best Film:
The Unbearable
Lightness of Being
The 23rd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 9 January 1989, honored the best filmmaking of 1988.[1][2][3]
Winners edit
Best Picture edit
1. The Unbearable Lightness of Being
2. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios)
3. Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)
3. A World Apart
Best Director edit
1. Philip Kaufman – The Unbearable Lightness of Being
2. Chris Menges – A World Apart
3. Wim Wenders – Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)
Best Actor edit
1. Michael Keaton – Beetlejuice and Clean and Sober
2. Gene Hackman – Mississippi Burning
3. Dustin Hoffman – Rain Man
3. Max von Sydow – Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren)
Best Actress edit
1. Judy Davis – High Tide
2. Carmen Maura – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios)
3. Melanie Griffith – Working Girl
3. Barbara Hershey – A World Apart
Best Supporting Actor edit
1. Dean Stockwell – Married to the Mob and Tucker: The Man and His Dream
2. Alec Guinness – Little Dorrit
3. Tim Robbins – Bull Durham
Best Supporting Actress edit
1. Mercedes Ruehl – Married to the Mob
2. Lena Olin – The Unbearable Lightness of Being
3. Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Liaisons
Best Screenplay edit
1. Ron Shelton – Bull Durham
2. David Cronenberg and Norman Snider – Dead Ringers
3. Shawn Slovo – A World Apart
Best Cinematography edit
1. Henri Alekan – Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)
2. Sven Nykvist – The Unbearable Lightness of Being
3. Philippe Rousselot – Dangerous Liaisons
3. Conrad L. Hall – Tequila Sunrise
3. Vittorio Storaro – Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Best Documentary edit
1. The Thin Blue Line
2. Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
3. Tokyo Olympiad (Tôkyô orimpikku)
Special Award edit
References edit
- ^ "'Unbearable Lightness' Gets Film Prize". The New York Times. 9 January 1989. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (9 January 1989). "'Unbearable Lightness' Named Best Film Of '88 By Critics Group". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Carr, Jay (9 January 1989). "National Critics choose 'Lightness'". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.