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‘HANNAH’ NO. 1 WITH N.Y. CRITICS

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“Hannah and Her Sisters,” Woody Allen’s social comedy about love and marriage, was named best picture of 1986 by the New York Film Critics Circle Monday, and Allen was named best director.

England’s Bob Hoskins was named best actor for “Mona Lisa,” edging runner-up Paul Newman from “The Color of Money,” while Sissy Spacek (“Crimes of the Heart”), finished first in the best actress category, ahead of Kathleen Turner (“Peggy Sue Got Married”). “Platoon,” Oliver Stone’s soon-to-be-released Vietnam War movie finished second in the best-picture balloting, and Stone was runner-up to Allen for best director.

Dianne Wiest, from “Hannah and Her Sisters,” won for best supporting actress and Daniel Day Lewis was named best supporting actor for both “My Beautiful Laundrette” and “Room With a View.”

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The other winners of the New York Film Critics awards for 1986 were: Hanif Kureishi as best screenwriter for “My Beautiful Laundrette”; Tony Pierce-Roberts, as best cinematographer for “A Room With a View.”

Named best foreign-language film was Denys Arcand’s “The Decline of the American Empire.” And Maximilian Schell’s “Marlene,” a 3-year-old film which was nominated for an Oscar in 1984, was named best documentary by the New York critics.

The New York critics were fairly close to their Los Angeles counterparts, who voted Saturday. The Los Angeles group named “Hannah and Her Sisters” best picture, but Allen finished second to “Blue Velvet’s” David Lynch in the best director category.

“Hannah’s” Wiest also had a share of the Los Angeles critics’ award for best supporting actress, tying with Kathy Tyson of “Mona Lisa.” Earlier, the National Board of Review named “Room With a View” the year’s best picture, while naming Paul Newman and Kathleen Turner best actor and best actress.

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