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
The Sitter (1977 film) The Sitter (1977 film) The Sitter is a 1977 American short film directed by Fred Walton on which his 1979 feature film "When a Stranger Calls" is based. It is a suspenseful retelling of the classic urban legend of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs" about a babysitter (Lucia Stralser) who is menaced by mysterious and frightening phone calls which are finally revealed to be coming from inside the house. In early 1977, Fred Walton and his old college friend Steve Feke were throwing around story ideas for a film and Feke told him the legendary tale of "The Babysitter