<<< 7th National Society of Film Critics Awards (1972) >>>
Best Picture
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (30 points)
2. The Godfather (28 points)
3. Cries and Whispers (25 points)
4. The Emigrants (13 points)
5. The Sorrow and the Pity (9 points)
Best Director
Luis Buñuel - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (36 points)
2. Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather (25 points)
3. Ingmar Bergman - Cries and Whispers (24 points)
4. Jan Troell - The Emigrants (9 points)
Best Actor
Al Pacino - The Godfather (28 points)
2. Marlon Brando - The Godfather (21 points)
3. Peter O'Toole - The Ruling Class (13 points)
4. Alec McCowen - Travels with My Aunt (9 points)
Best Actress
Cicely Tyson - Sounder (30 points)
2. Harriet Andersson - Cries and Whispers (23 points)
3. Bulle Ogier - La Salamandre and L'amour fou (20 points)
4. Janet Suzman - A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (16 points)
5. Liza Minnelli - Cabaret (9 points)
Best Supporting Actor (tie)
Eddie Albert - The Heartbreak Kid (18 points)
Joel Grey - Cabaret (18 points)
3. Robert Duvall - The Godfather (14 points)
4. Barry Foster - Frenzy (13 points)
Best Supporting Actress
Jeannie Berlin - The Heartbreak Kid (26 points)
2. Ida Lupino - Junior Bonner (11 points)
2. Susan Tyrrell - Fat City (11 points)
4. Cybill Shepherd - The Heartbreak Kid (10 points)
5. Harriet Andersson - Cries and Whispers (9 points)
Best Screenplay
Ingmar Bergman - Cries and Whispers (27 points)
2. Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (20 points)
3. John Berger and Alain Tanner - La Salamandre (11 points)
4. Jan Troell and Bengt Forslund - The Emigrants (9 points)
4. Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo - The Godfather (9 points)
Best Cinematography
Sven Nykvist - Cries and Whispers (28 points)
2. Vilmos Zsigmond - Images (25 points)
3. Gordon Willis - The Godfather (22 points)
4. Geoffrey Unsworth - Cabaret (11 points)
Special awards
Mon Oncle Antoine, "a film released in 1972 which, although not sufficiently recognized by public attendance, has nevertheless been an outstanding cinematic achievement."
Ivan Passer, "a person working in cinema whose contribution to film art has not yet received due public recognition."
Robert Kaylor , "a person working in cinema whose contribution to film art has not yet received due public recognition."