title: 1977 National Society of Film Critics Awards
text: # 1977 National Society of Film Critics Awards
  
  12th NSFC Awards
  
  December 19, 1977
  
  Best Film:
  
  Annie Hall
  
  The 12th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 19 December 1977, honored the best filmmaking of 1977.
  
  ## Winners
  
  ### Best Picture
  
  1. Annie Hall 2. That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) 3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  
  ### Best Director
  
  1. Luis Buñuel – That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) 2. Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. Woody Allen – Annie Hall
  
  ### Best Actor
  
  1. Art Carney – The Late Show 2. John Gielgud – Providence 3. Fernando Rey – That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) 3. John Travolta – Saturday Night Fever
  
  ### Best Actress
  
  1. Diane Keaton – Annie Hall 2. Shelley Duvall – 3 Women 3. Jane Fonda – Julia
  
  ### Best Supporting Actor
  
  1. Edward Fox – A Bridge Too Far 2. Bill Macy – The Late Show 3. David Hemmings – Islands in the Stream 3. Maximilian Schell – Julia
  
  ### Best Supporting Actress
  
  1. Ann Wedgeworth – Handle with Care 2. Marcia Rodd – Handle with Care 3. Sissy Spacek – 3 Women
  
  ### Best Screenplay
  
  * Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman– Annie Hall
  
  ### Best Cinematography
  
  * Thomas Mauch – Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)
  