Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1990
# Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1990

The 3rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on March 7, 1991, during a ceremony at The Pump Room of the Omni Ambassador East Hotel. They honored the finest achievements in 1990 filmmaking. The nominees were announced on January 20, 1991. Goodfellas received the most nominations with seven, followed by Dances with Wolves with four. The former won the most awards with four, including Best Film. Actresses Kathy Bates and Joan Cusack earned two nominations each. This year was also notable for the introduction of two new categories: Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.

## Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees for the 3rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows:

| Best Film | Best Director |
| - | - |
| Goodfellas Dances with Wolves To Sleep with Anger | Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves Clint Eastwood – White Hunter Black Heart |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Jeremy Irons – Reversal Fortune as Claus von Bülow Robert De Niro – Awakenings as Leonard Lowe Ray Liotta – Goodfellas as Henry Hill | Kathy Bates – Misery as Annie Wilkes Anjelica Huston – The Grifters as Lilly Dillon Joanne Woodward – Mr. & Mrs. Bridge as India Bridge |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Joe Pesci – Goodfellas as Tommy DeVito Andy García – The Godfather Part III as Vincent Corleone Al Pacino – Dick Tracy as Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice | Lorraine Bracco – Goodfellas as Karen Friedman Hill Joan Cusack – Men Don't Leave as Jody Dianne Wiest – Edward Scissorhands as Peg Boggs |
| Best Screenplay | Best Cinematography |
| Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas Michael Blake – Dances with Wolves Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – Miller's Crossing | Dean Semler – Dances with Wolves Michael Ballhaus – Goodfellas Gordon Willis – The Godfather Part III |
| Best Foreign Language Film ||
| The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (United Kingdom) in English – Peter Greenaway Cyrano de Bergerac (France) in French – Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dreams (Japan) in Japanese – Akira Kurosawa ||
| Most Promising Actor | Most Promising Actress |
| Macaulay Culkin – Home Alone as Kevin McCallister Anthony LaPaglia – Betsy's Wedding as Stevie Dee Jason Patric – After Dark, My Sweet as Kevin "Kid" Collins Billy Zane – Memphis Belle as Lt. Val "Valentine" Kozlowski | Penelope Ann Miller – The Freshman as Tina Sabatini Kathy Bates – Misery as Annie Wilkes Joan Cusack – Men Don't Leave as Jody |

### Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations :

| Nominations | Film |
| - | - |
| 7 | Goodfellas |
| 4 | Dances with Wolves |
| 2 | The Godfather Part III |
| 2 | Men Don't Leave |
| 2 | Misery |

Films that won multiple awards :

| Awards | Film |
| - | - |
| 4 | Goodfellas |
