Faye Dunaway my career." The film was a critical and commercial failure but earned Dunaway a Golden Globe Award nomination, for Best New Star of the Year. Dunaway had tried to get an interview with director Arthur Penn when he was directing "The Chase" (1966), but was rebuffed by a casting director who didn't think she had the right face for the movies. When Penn saw her scenes from "The Happening" before its release, he decided to let her read for the role of the bank robber Bonnie Parker for his upcoming film, "Bonnie and Clyde". Casting for the role of Bonnie
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"