1986 National Society of Film Critics Awards

Best Picture

1. Blue Velvet
2. Hannah and Her Sisters
3. Platoon

Best Director

1. David Lynch – Blue Velvet
2. Andrei Tarkovsky – The Sacrifice (Offret)
3. Oliver Stone – Platoon and Salvador

Best Actor

1. Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa
2. Jeff Goldblum – The Fly
3. Paul Newman – The Color of Money

Best Actress

1. Chloe Webb – Sid and Nancy
2. Sandrine Bonnaire – Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi)
2. Kathleen Turner – Peggy Sue Got Married

Best Supporting Actor

1. Dennis Hopper – Blue Velvet
2. Daniel Day-Lewis – My Beautiful Laundrette and A Room with a View
3. Ray Liotta – Something Wild

Best Supporting Actress

1. Dianne Wiest – Hannah and Her Sisters
2. Barbara Hershey – Hannah and Her Sisters

Best Screenplay

1. Hanif Kureishi – My Beautiful Laundrette
2. Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters

Best Cinematography

1. Frederick Elmes – Blue Velvet
2. Robby Müller – Down by Law
3. Donald McAlpine – Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Best Documentary

1. Marlene
2. Sherman's March
3. Partisans of Vilna [1]