Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1990


The 3rd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on March 7, 1991 at an awards ceremony held in The Pump Room. They honor achievements in 1990 filmmaking. The nominations were announced on January 20, 1991. Goodfellas received the most nominations, followed by Dances With Wolves and The Godfather Part III. Actresses Joan Cusack and Kathy Bates earned two nominations apiece. The awards were notable for the introductions of two new categories: Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees for the 3rd annual Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows:
, Best Director
, Best Actor winner
, Best Actress winner
, Best Supporting Actor winner
, Best Supporting Actress winner
Best FilmBest Director

  • Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas
  • Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves
  • Clint Eastwood - White Hunter Black Heart
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Jeremy Irons - Reversal Fortune as Claus von Bulow
  • Robert De Niro - Awakenings as Leonard Lowe
  • Ray Liota - Goodfellas as James "Jimmy the Gent" Conway
  • Kathy Bates - Misery as Annie Wilkes
  • Joanne Woodward - Mr. & Mrs. Bridge as India Bridge
  • Anjelica Huston - The Grifters as Lilly Dillon
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Joe Pesci - Goodfellas as Tommy DeVito
  • Andy Garcia - The Godfather: Part III as Vincent Corleone
  • Al Pacino - Dick Tracy as Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice
  • Lorraine Bracco - Goodfellas as Karen Friendman Hill
  • Joan Cusack - Men Don't Leave as Jody
  • Dianne Wiest - Edward Scissorhands as Peg Boggs
    • Best Adapted ScreenplayBest Cinematography
  • Goodfellas - Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
  • Miller's Crossing - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
  • Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake
  • Dances with Wolves - Dean Semler
  • The Godfather: Part III - Gordon Willis
  • Goodfellas - Michael Ballhaus
    • Best Original ScoreBest Foreign Language Film
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover in English - Peter Greenaway
  • Dreams - Akira Kurosawa
  • Cyrano de Bergerac in French - Jean-Paul Rappeneau
    • Most Promising ActorMost Promising Actress
  • Macaulay Culkin - Home Alone as Kevin McCallister
  • Billy Zane - Memphis Belle as 1st Lieutenant Val Kozlowski
  • Anthony LaPaglia - Betsy's Wedding as Stevie Dee
  • Jason Patric - After Dark, My Sweet as Kevin "Kid" Collins
  • Penelope Ann Miller - The Freshman as Tina Sabatini
  • Kathy Bates - Misery as Annie Wilkes
  • Joan Cusack - Men Don't Leave as Jody

    • Awards breakdown

    The following films received multiple nominations

    NominationsTitle
    7Goodfellas
    4Dances with Wolves
    2The Godfather: Part III

    The following films received multiple wins