1981 National Society of Film Critics Awards
Annual US film award ceremony
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Winners
Best Picture
1. Atlantic City
2. Reds
3. Prince of the City
4. Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
5. Pennies from Heaven
Best Director
1. Louis Malle – Atlantic City
2. Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City
3. Héctor Babenco – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
Best Actor
1. Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
2. Gene Hackman – All Night Long
3. Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond
Best Actress
1. Marília Pêra – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
2. Faye Dunaway – Mommie Dearest
3. Diane Keaton – Reds
Best Supporting Actor
1. Robert Preston – S.O.B.
2. Jerry Orbach – Prince of the City
3. Jack Nicholson – Reds
Best Supporting Actress
1. Maureen Stapleton – Reds
2. Mona Washbourne – Stevie
3. Lisa Eichhorn – Cutter's Way
Best Screenplay
1. John Guare – Atlantic City
2. Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths – Reds
3. Dennis Potter – Pennies from Heaven
3. Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City
Best Cinematography
1. Gordon Willis – Pennies from Heaven
2. Vilmos Zsigmond – Blow Out
3. Vittorio Storaro – Reds