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6th NSFC Awards

December 24, 1971

Best Film:
Claire's Knee

The 6th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 24 December 1971, honored the best filmmaking of 1971.

Winners

Best Picture

1. Claire's Knee (Le genou de Claire)
2. The Conformist (Il conformista)
3. A Clockwork Orange

Best Director

• Bernardo Bertolucci – The Conformist (Il conformista)

Best Actor

• Peter Finch – Sunday Bloody Sunday

Best Actress

• Jane Fonda – Klute

Best Supporting Actor

• Bruce Dern – Drive, He Said

Best Supporting Actress

• Ellen Burstyn – The Last Picture Show

Best Screenplay

• Penelope Gilliatt – Sunday Bloody Sunday

Best Cinematography

• Vittorio Storaro – The Conformist (Il conformista)

Special Award

• The Sorrow and the Pity (Le chagrin et la pitié)

References

1. Thompson, Howard (30 December 1971). "'Claire's Knee,' Jane Fonda and Finch Picked by National Critics". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
2. "French Film Named Best By Critics". The Pittsburgh Press. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Google News Archive.
3. Thompson, Howard (31 December 1971). "'Claire's Knee' Named Best Film". The Day. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Past Awards

• National Society of Film Critics Awards
• 1971 film awards
• 1971 in American cinema
• December 1971 events in the United States