1985 New York Film Critics Circle Awards

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The 51st New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1985. The winners were announced on December 18, 1985, and the awards were given on January 26, 1986.

Winners

Best Actor:

Jack Nicholson - Prizzi's Honor

Runner-up: William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman

Best Actress:

Norma Aleandro - The Official Story (La historia oficial)

Runners-up: Meryl Streep - Out of Africa and Geraldine Page - The Trip to Bountiful

Best Cinematography:

David Watkin - Out of Africa

Best Director:

John Huston - Prizzi's Honor

Runner-up: Akira Kurosawa - Ran

Best Documentary:

Shoah

Best Film:

Prizzi's Honor

Runner-up: The Purple Rose of Cairo, Out of Africa and Brazil

Best Foreign Language Film:

Ran • Japan/France

Best Screenplay:

Woody Allen - The Purple Rose of Cairo

Runner-up: Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson - Lost in America

Best Supporting Actor:

Klaus Maria Brandauer - Out of Africa

Runner-up: John Gielgud - Plenty

Best Supporting Actress:

Anjelica Huston - Prizzi's Honor

References

1985 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Wikipedia

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