1989 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1989 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 24th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 8 January 1990, honored the best filmmaking of 1989. 1. Drugstore Cowboy<br> 2. "Enemies, a Love Story"<br> 3. "Casualties of War" 1. Gus Van Sant – "Drugstore Cowboy"<br> 2. Paul Mazursky – "Enemies, a Love Story"<br> 3. Spike Lee – "Do the Right Thing" 1. Daniel Day-Lewis – "My Left Foot"<br> 2. Morgan Freeman – "Driving Miss Daisy"<br> 3. Tom Cruise – "Born on the Fourth of July" 1. Michelle Pfeiffer – "The Fabulous Baker Boys"<br> 2. Jessica Tandy – "Driving Miss Daisy"<br>
Morgan Freeman Freeman also won a Drama Desk Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his role as a wino in "The Mighty Gents". He received his third Obie Award for his role as a chauffeur for a Jewish widow in "Driving Miss Daisy", which was adapted for the screen in 1989. Although his first credited film appearance was in 1971's "Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?", Freeman first became known in the American media through roles on the soap opera "Another World" and the PBS kids' show "The Electric Company" (notably as Easy Reader, Mel Mounds the DJ, and Vincent