Faye Dunaway had proved to be difficult and many actresses had been considered for the role, including Jane Fonda, Tuesday Weld, Ann-Margret, Carol Lynley, Leslie Caron, and Natalie Wood. Penn loved Dunaway and managed to convince actor and producer, Warren Beatty, who played Clyde Barrow in the film, that she was right for the part. Besides her relative anonymity, Beatty's concern was her "extraordinary bone structure", which he thought might be inappropriate for Bonnie Parker, a local girl trying to look innocent while she held up smalltown Texas banks. However, he changed his mind after seeing some photographs of Dunaway taken by
1981 National Society of Film Critics Awards Lei do Mais Fraco")<br> 2. Faye Dunaway – "Mommie Dearest"<br> 3. Diane Keaton – "Reds" 1. Robert Preston – "S.O.B."<br> 2. Jerry Orbach – "Prince of the City"<br> 3. Jack Nicholson – "Reds" 1. Maureen Stapleton – "Reds"<br> 2. Mona Washbourne – "Stevie"<br> 3. Lisa Eichhorn – "Cutter's Way" 1. John Guare – "Atlantic City"<br> 2. Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths – "Reds"<br> 3. Dennis Potter – "Pennies from Heaven"<br> 3. Jay Presson Allen and Sidney Lumet – "Prince of the City" 1. Gordon Willis – "Pennies from Heaven"<br> 2. Vilmos Zsigmond – "Blow Out"<br> 3. Vittorio Storaro – "Reds"