1990 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Explained

56th NYFCC Awards

January 13, 1991

----Best Film:
Goodfellas

The 56th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1990. The winners were announced on 18 December 1990 and the awards were given on 13 January 1991.^[1] ^[2]

Winners

Best Actor:
- Robert De Niro - Goodfellas and Awakenings
- Runners-up: Jeremy Irons - Reversal of Fortune and Danny Glover - To Sleep with Anger
Best Actress:
- Joanne Woodward - Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
- Runners-up: Anjelica Huston - The Grifters and Kathy Bates - Misery
Best Cinematography:
- Vittorio Storaro - The Sheltering Sky
- Runner-up: Michael Ballhaus - Goodfellas
Best Director:
- Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas
- Runner-up: Bernardo Bertolucci - The Sheltering Sky
Best Film:
- Goodfellas
- Runners-up: Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, The Grifters and Reversal of Fortune
Best Foreign Film:
- The Nasty Girl (Das schreckliche Mädchen) • West Germany
- Runners-up: Cyrano de Bergerac • France and Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo cinema Paradiso) • Italy
Best New Director:
- Whit Stillman - Metropolitan
- Runners-up: John McNaughton - and Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves
Best Screenplay:
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
- Runners-up: Whit Stillman - Metropolitan and Charles Burnett - To Sleep with Anger
Best Supporting Actor:
- Bruce Davison - Longtime Companion
- Runners-up: Joe Pesci - Goodfellas and John Turturro - Miller's Crossing
Best Supporting Actress:
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Miami Blues and Last Exit to Brooklyn
- Runners-up: Joan Plowright - Avalon and Lorraine Bracco - Goodfellas
Special Awards:

External links

1990 Awards

Notes and References

News: 'Goodfellas' Is No. 1 in Film Critics Vote. 25 December 2017. The New York Times. 19 December 1990.
News: Fox. David. 'GoodFellas' a Favorite on Both Coasts : N.Y. Critics Cite 'GoodFellas'. 25 December 2017. Los Angeles Times. 19 December 1990.