1985 National Society of Film Critics Awards explained

20th NSFC Awards

January 3, 1986

----Best Film:
Ran

The 20th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1986, honored the best filmmaking of 1985.^[1]

Winners

Best Picture

1. Ran
2. Prizzi's Honor
2. The Purple Rose of Cairo

Best Director

1. John Huston - Prizzi's Honor
2. Akira Kurosawa - Ran

Best Actor

1. Jack Nicholson - Prizzi's Honor
2. William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman

Best Actress

1. Vanessa Redgrave - Wetherby
2. Jessica Lange - Sweet Dreams
3. Norma Aleandro - The Official Story (La historia oficial)

Best Supporting Actor

1. John Gielgud - Plenty and The Shooting Party
2. William Hickey - Prizzi's Honor
3. Ian Holm - Wetherby, Brazil and Dance with a Stranger
4. Klaus Maria Brandauer - Out of Africa

Best Supporting Actress

1. Anjelica Huston - Prizzi's Honor
2. Mieko Harada - Ran

Best Screenplay

1. Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson - Lost in America
2. Woody Allen - The Purple Rose of Cairo
3. Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown - Brazil
3. Richard Condon and Janet Roach - Prizzi's Honor

Best Cinematography

1. Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda and Asakazu Nakai - Ran
2. Kiyoshi Hasegawa - The Makioka Sisters (Sasame-yuki)
3. Michael Ballhaus - After Hours

Best Documentary

1. Shoah
2. 28 Up
3. Streetwise

External links

Past Awards

Notes and References

News: Carr. Jay. Film Critics' Awards focus on two directors. 3 January 2018. The Boston Globe. 3 January 1986.