Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1981
# Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1981

2nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

January 29, 1982

Best Film:

Pixote

The 2nd Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1981. The awards were given on 29 January 1982.

## Winners

* Best Film:
   * Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
* Best Actor:
   * Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
* Best Actress:
   * Marília Pêra – Pixote (Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco)
* Best Supporting Actor:
   * Jack Nicholson – Reds
* Best Supporting Actress:
   * Mona Washbourne – Stevie
* Best Director:
   * Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark
* Best Screenplay:
   * Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn – My Dinner with Andre
* Best Cinematography:
   * Gordon Willis – Pennies from Heaven
* Best Documentary:
   * Diaries
* Best Foreign-Language Film (tie):
   * Beau Pere (Beau-père) • France
   * Taxi zum Klo • West Germany
* Best Independent Film:
   * Gal Young 'Un
* Best American Film:
   * My Dinner with Andre
