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>
Dad (film) from the Washington Post wrote; ‘"Dad" is a melodramatic plumbing of the relationship between two generations of fathers and sons, and it runs through nearly the entire gamut of emotionally loaded issues, from infirmity and senility to reconciliation and death.’ Jack Lemmon received much critical acclaim for his performance. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The film was nominated in 1990 for the Academy Award for Best Makeup (Ken Diaz, Greg Nelson and Dick Smith), which went to "Driving Miss Daisy". Dad (film) Dad is a 1989 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Gary David Goldberg and