Annie Hall to the camera, or launch into inspired monologues like Annie's free-association as she describes her family to Alvy. This speech by Diane Keaton is as close to perfect as such a speech can likely be ... all done in one take of brilliant brinksmanship." He cites a study that calculated the average shot length of "Annie Hall" to be 14.5 seconds, while other films made in 1977 had an average shot length of 4–7 seconds. Peter Cowie suggests that "Allen breaks up his extended shots with more orthodox cutting back and forth in conversation pieces, so that the forward momentum
1977 National Society of Film Critics Awards 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 1977. 1. Annie Hall<br> 2. "That Obscure Object of Desire" ("Cet obscur objet du désir")<br> 3. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 1. Luis Buñuel – "That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir")<br> 2. Steven Spielberg – "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"<br> 3. Woody Allen – "Annie Hall" 1. Art Carney – "The Late Show"<br> 2. John Gielgud – "Providence"<br> 3. Fernando Rey – "That Obscure Object of Desire" ("Cet obscur