National Society of Film Critics Awards 1989

24th NSFC Awards

January 8, 1990

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Best Film:
Drugstore Cowboy

The 24th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 8 January 1990, honored the best filmmaking of 1989.

Winners

Best Picture:

1. Drugstore Cowboy
2. Enemies, a Love Story
3. Casualties of War

Best Director:

1. Gus Van Sant – Drugstore Cowboy
2. Paul Mazursky – Enemies, a Love Story
3. Spike Lee – Do the Right Thing

Best Actor:

1. Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot
2. Morgan Freeman – Driving Miss Daisy
3. Tom Cruise – Born on the Fourth of July

Best Actress:

1. Michelle Pfeiffer – The Fabulous Baker Boys
2. Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy
3. Andie MacDowell – sex, lies and videotape

Best Supporting Actor:

1. Beau Bridges – The Fabulous Baker Boys
2. Denzel Washington – Glory

Best Supporting Actress:

1. Anjelica Huston – Enemies, a Love Story
2. Lena Olin – Enemies, a Love Story
3. Brenda Fricker – My Left Foot

Best Screenplay:

1. Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost – Drugstore Cowboy
2. Steven Soderbergh – sex, lies and videotape
3. Steve Kloves – The Fabulous Baker Boys

Best Cinematography:

• Michael Ballhaus – The Fabulous Baker Boys

Best Documentary:

• Roger & Me

External links

• Past Awards

References

• Critics' Award to 'Drugstore Cowboy' The New York Times
• U.s. Film Critics Pick `Drugstore` Cowboy` As Best Chicago Tribune
• 'COWBOY' THE FAVORITE FOR NATIONAL CRITICS The Boston Globe