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.
[3] Goodfellas received the most nominations with seven, followed by Dances with Wolves with four.
[1] Actresses Kathy Bates and Joan Cusack earned two nominations each.
[3] This year was also notable for the introduction of two new categories: Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.
[3] The winners and nominees for the 3rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows:[1] Goodfellas Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas Jeremy Irons – Reversal Fortune as Claus von Bülow Kathy Bates – Misery as Annie Wilkes Joe Pesci – Goodfellas as Tommy DeVito Lorraine Bracco – Goodfellas as Karen Friedman Hill Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas Dean Semler – Dances with Wolves The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (United Kingdom) in English – Peter Greenaway Macaulay Culkin – Home Alone as Kevin McCallister Penelope Ann Miller – The Freshman as Tina Sabatini