2nd NSFC Awards

January 1968

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Best Picture:
Persona

The 2nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given by the National Society of Film Critics in January 1968, honored the best in film for

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

. The member critics voting for the awards were Hollis Alpert of the '' Saturday Review'', Brendan Gill of '' The New Yorker'',

Philip T. Hartung Philip T. Hartung (1903 – July 24, 1973) was an American writer. He was the film critic for ''Commonweal'' from 1938 until his death in 1973 at the age of 70. He served as a consultant for the Office of Film and Broadcasting at the United St ...

of ''

Commonweal Commonweal or common weal may refer to: * Common good, what is shared and beneficial for members of a given community * Common Weal, a Scottish think tank and advocacy group * Commonweal (magazine), ''Commonweal'' (magazine), an American lay-Cath ...

'', Pauline Kael of '' The New Yorker'', Stanley Kauffmann of '' The New Republic'', Arthur Knight of '' Saturday Review'', Joseph Morgenstern of '' Newsweek'', Andrew Sarris of '' The Village Voice'',

Richard Schickel Richard Warren Schickel (February 10, 1933 – February 18, 2017) was an American film historian, journalist, author, documentarian, and film and literary critic. He was a film critic for ''Time'' magazine from 1965–2010, and also wro ...

of '' Life'',

Wilfrid Sheed Wilfrid John Joseph Sheed (27 December 1930 – 19 January 2011Christopher Lehmann-Haup ''The New York Times'', 19 January 2011) was an English-born American novelist and essayist. Biography Sheed was born in London, to Frank Sheed and Maisie ...

of ''

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'', and John Simon of '' The New Leader''.

Winners

Best Picture

*'' Persona'' (18 points) 2. ''

Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut (Champion) Barrow (March 24, 1909May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. The co ...

'' (9 points)
3. '' Closely Watched Trains'' (8 points)

Best Director

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

– '' Persona'' (majority vote on the first ballot)

Best Actor

Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen Steiger (; April 14, 1925July 9, 2002, aged 77) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars," he is closely assoc ...

– '' In the Heat of the Night'' (10 points) 2.

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

– '' The Stranger'' (8 points)
2. Yves Montand – '' The War Is Over'' (8 points)

Best Actress

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Anders ...

– '' Persona'' (23 points) 2. Annie Girardot – ''

Live for Life ''Live for Life'' (french: Vivre pour vivre) is a 1967 French film directed by Claude Lelouch starring Yves Montand, Candice Bergen and Annie Girardot. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Academy A ...

'' (20 points)
3.

Edith Evans Dame Edith Mary Evans, (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was no ...

– '' The Whisperers'' (17 points)

Best Supporting Actor

Gene Hackman Eugene Allen Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American retired actor and former novelist. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs ...

– ''

'' (16 points) 2. Jean Martin – '' The Battle of Algiers'' (7 points)
3. Brian Keith – '' Reflections in a Golden Eye'' (6 points)

Best Supporting Actress

* Marjorie Rhodes – '' The Family Way'' (11 points) 2. Vivien Merchant – '' Accident'' (10 points)
3. Ellen O'Mara – '' Up the Down Staircase'' (8 points)

Best Screenplay

* David Newman and Robert Benton – ''

'' (14 points) 2.

– '' Persona'' (13 points)
3.

Jiří Menzel Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films ...

and

Bohumil Hrabal Bohumil Hrabal (; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century. Early life Hrabal was born in Židenice (suburb of Brno) on 28 March 1914, in what was then the province ...

– '' Closely Watched Trains'' (10 points)

Best Cinematography

* Haskell Wexler – '' In the Heat of the Night'' (16 points) 2.

Conrad L. Hall Conrad Lafcadio Hall, (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he was best known for photographing such films as '' In Cold Blood'', ...

– ''

Cool Hand Luke ''Cool Hand Luke'' is a 1967 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison cam ...

'' and ''

In Cold Blood ''In Cold Blood'' is a non-fiction novel by American author Truman Capote, first published in 1966. It details the 1959 murders of four members of the Clutter family in the small farming community of Holcomb, Kansas. Capote learned of the qua ...

'' (9 points)
3. Sven Nykvist – '' Persona'' (6 points)
3. Nicolas Roeg – ''

Far from the Madding Crowd ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in ''Cornhill Magazine'', where it gained a wide readership. The novel is set in ...

'' (6 points)

References

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