Warren Beatty of the film, he credited Hackman with giving the "most authentic performance in the movie, so textured and so moving," recalls Dunaway. He was impressed with Gene Wilder after seeing him in a play and didn't even need him to audition, in what became Wilder's screen debut. And Beatty had already known Pollard: "Michael J. Pollard was one of my oldest friends," Beatty said. "I'd known him forever; I met him the day I got my first television show. We did a play together on Broadway." "Bonnie and Clyde" went on to be a critical and commercial success, despite the
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"