1974 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

(announced January 8, 1975)

Best Picture:

** Amarcord **

The 40th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 26 January 1975, honored the best filmmaking of 1974.

Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Jack Nicholson — Chinatown and The Last Detail
  • Runners-up: Gene Hackman — The Conversation and Richard Dreyfuss — The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
• Best Actress:
  • Liv Ullmann — Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap)
  • Runner-up: Gena Rowlands — A Woman Under the Influence
• Best Director:
  • Federico Fellini — Amarcord
  • Runner-up: Ingmar Bergman — Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap)
• Best Film:
  • Amarcord
  • Runners-up: Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) and The Godfather Part II
• Best Screenplay:
  • Ingmar Bergman — Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap)
  • Runners-up: Robert Towne — Chinatown and Francis Ford Coppola — The Conversation
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Charles Boyer — Stavisky
  • Runners-up: Robert De Niro — The Godfather Part II and Lee Strasberg — The Godfather Part II
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Valerie Perrine — Lenny
  • Runners-up: Bibi Andersson — Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) and Madeline Kahn — Young Frankenstein
• Special Award:
  • Fabiano Canosa

References

References

1. (31 December 1974). "Film Critics Cite ‘Amarcord’ and Fellini". The New York Times.
2. (31 December 1974). "Film Stars Win". The Evening News.