Unforgiven and Best Film Editing for editor Joel Cox. Eastwood was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, but he lost to Al Pacino for "Scent of a Woman". The film was the third Western to win the Oscar for Best Picture, following "Cimarron" (1931) and "Dances with Wolves" (1990). Eastwood dedicated the film to directors and mentors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel. In 2004, "Unforgiven" was added to the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 1881 in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, two cowboys, Quick
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Bourgeoisie)", "La nuit américaine (Day for Night)", "Préparez vos mouchoirs (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs)", and "Amour". National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture is an annual award given by National Society of Film Critics to honor the best film of the year. In the past 40 years, the Society only agreed with the Academy Award for Best Picture seven times: "Annie Hall" (1977), "Unforgiven" (1992), "Schindler's List" (1993), "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), "The Hurt Locker" (2009), "Spotlight" (2015), and "Moonlight" (2016). Five others have received the Oscar for