Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1981

2nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

January 29, 1982

Best Film:
Pixote

The 2nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1981. The awards were given on 29 January 1982.

Winners

Best Film:
- Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
Best Actor:
- Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
Best Actress:
- Marília Pêra – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
Best Supporting Actor:
- Jack Nicholson – Reds
Best Supporting Actress:
- Mona Washbourne – Stevie
Best Director:
- Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
Best Screenplay:
- Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn – My Dinner with Andre
Best Cinematography:
- Gordon Willis – Pennies from Heaven
Best Documentary:
- Diaries [1]
Best Foreign-Language Film (tie):
- Beau Pere (Beau-père) • France
- Taxi zum Klo • West Germany
Best Independent Film:
- Gal Young 'Un [2]
Best American Film:
- My Dinner with Andre