The 1972 Critics Consensus Awards
It's a double dose of the Critics Consensus Awards today, so stay tuned for 1973's edition later. For now, however, it's 1972's turn, and The Godfather matches Five Easy Pieces' current record from two years earlier with three wins across seven categories. Indeed, that's as many as it won at the year's Oscars, which boasted three times as many categories. And, once again, there's a non-English language title in the mix, as Ingmar Bergman's Cries & Whispers wins the Screenplay award. And Cicely Tyson beats Cabaret's Liza Minnelli (who ranked seventh!) in Best Actress for Sounder, becoming both the first woman of colour to win a Critics Consensus Award, and the first performer to do so in a leading category. All the info of 1972's winners below.
Best Picture
The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola and Albert S. Ruddy)
Best Director
Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Cicely Tyson (Sounder)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Marlon Brando (The Godfather)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jeannie Berlin (The Heartbreak Kid)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Joel Grey (Cabaret)
Best Screenplay
Ingmar Bergman (Cries & Whispers)
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