1988 National Society of Film Critics Awards explained

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

Best Picture

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

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

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

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

1. Dean Stockwell  - Married to the Mob and
2. Alec Guinness  - Little Dorrit
3. Tim Robbins  - Bull Durham

Best Supporting Actress

1. Mercedes Ruehl  - Married to the Mob
2. Lena Olin  - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
3. Michelle Pfeiffer  - Dangerous Liaisons

Best Screenplay

1. Ron Shelton  - Bull Durham
2. David Cronenberg and Norman Snider  - Dead Ringers
3. Shawn Slovo  - A World Apart

Best Cinematography

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  -

Best Documentary

1. The Thin Blue Line
2.
3. Tokyo Olympiad (Tôkyô orimpikku)

Special Award

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Unbearable Lightness' Gets Film Prize. 3 January 2018. The New York Times. 9 January 1989.
  2. News: Kehr. Dave. 'Unbearable Lightness' Named Best Film Of '88 By Critics Group. 3 January 2018. Chicago Tribune. 9 January 1989.
  3. News: Carr. Jay. National Critics choose 'Lightness'. 3 January 2018. The Boston Globe. 9 January 1989. 9 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309202540/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/doc/294461979.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=&author=&pub=&edition=&startpage=&desc=. live.