1977 National Society of Film Critics Awards objet du désir")<br> 3. John Travolta – "Saturday Night Fever" 1. Diane Keaton – "Annie Hall"<br> 2. Shelley Duvall – "3 Women"<br> 3. Jane Fonda – "Julia" 1. Edward Fox – "A Bridge Too Far"<br> 2. Bill Macy – "The Late Show"<br> 3. David Hemmings – "Islands in the Stream"<br> 3. Maximilian Schell – "Julia" 1. Ann Wedgeworth – "Handle with Care"<br> 2. Marcia Rodd – "Handle with Care"<br> 3. Sissy Spacek – "3 Women" 1977 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 12th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 19 December 1977, honored the best filmmaking of
Annie Hall in the scene where Alvy Singer has written a two-character play nakedly based on himself and Annie Hall. Simon's review of "Annie Hall" made a general assessment that didn't pan out: "It is a film so shapeless, sprawling, repetitious, and aimless as to seem to beg for oblivion. At this, it is successful." After more than a quarter century, the film has continued to receive positive reviews. In his 2002 lookback, Roger Ebert noted with surprise that the film had "an instant familiarity" despite its age, and "Slant" writer Jaime N. Christley found the one-liners "still gut-busting after 35 years".