1985 National Society of Film Critics Awards

January 3, 1986

Best Film:

** Ran ** The 20th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1986, honored the best filmmaking of 1985.

Winners

Best Picture

1. Ran

2. Prizzi's Honor

3. The Purple Rose of Cairo

Best Director

1. '*John Huston – *Prizzi's Honor'''''

2. Akira Kurosawa – Ran

Best Actor

1. '*Jack Nicholson – *Prizzi's Honor'''''

2. William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman

Best Actress

1. '*Vanessa Redgrave – *Wetherby'''''

2. Jessica Lange – Sweet Dreams

3. Norma Aleandro – The Official Story (La historia oficial)

Best Supporting Actor

1. '*John Gielgud – Plenty and *The Shooting Party'''''

2. William Hickey – Prizzi's Honor

3. Ian Holm – Wetherby, Brazil and Dance with a Stranger

4. Klaus Maria Brandauer – Out of Africa

Best Supporting Actress

1. '*Anjelica Huston – *Prizzi's Honor'''''

2. Mieko Harada – Ran

Best Screenplay

1. '*Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson – *Lost in America'''''

2. Woody Allen – The Purple Rose of Cairo

3. Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown – Brazil

4. Richard Condon and Janet Roach – Prizzi's Honor

Best Cinematography

1. '*Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda and Asakazu Nakai – *Ran'''''

2. Kiyoshi Hasegawa – The Makioka Sisters (Sasame-yuki)

3. Michael Ballhaus – After Hours

Best Documentary

1. Shoah

2. 28 Up

3. Streetwise

References

References

1. (3 January 1986). "Film Critics' Awards focus on two directors". The Boston Globe.