16th NSFC Awards January 5, 1982 Best Film: Atlantic City The 16th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 5 January 1982, honored the best filmmaking of 1981.
Louis Malle – Atlantic City 2.
Jerry Orbach – Prince of the City 3.
John Guare – Atlantic City 2.
Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths – Reds 3.
Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet – Prince of the City 1.