| <<< 1981 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards >>> |
| Best Film |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| Best Director |
|
Sidney Lumet
Prince of the City |
| Best Actor |
|
Burt Lancaster
Atlantic City |
| Best Actress |
|
Susan Sarandon
Atlantic City |
| Best Supporting Actor |
|
Jack Nicholson
Reds |
| Best Supporting Actress |
|
Melinda Dillon
Absence of Malice |
| Best Foreign Film |
| Breaker Morant |
| Best Documentary |
| Not awarded. |