| 52nd National Board of Review Awards (1980) >>> |
| Top Ten Films: |
| 1. Ordinary People | |
| 2. Raging Bull | |
| 3. Coal Miner's Daughter | |
| 4. Tess | |
| 5. Melvin and Howard | |
| 6. The Great Santini | |
| 7. The Elephant Man | |
| 8. The Stunt Man | |
| 9. My Bodyguard | |
| 10. Resurrection |
| Top Foreign Films: |
| 1. The Tin Drum | |
| 2. Kagemusha | |
| 3. Knife in the Head | |
| 4. From the Life of the Marionettes | |
| 5. Eboli |
| Best Film: |
| Ordinary People |
| Best Director: |
| Robert Redford (Ordinary People) |
| Best Actor: |
| Robert De Niro (Raging Bull) |
| Best Actress: |
| Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter) |
| Best Supporting Actor: |
| Joe Pesci (Raging Bull) |
| Best Supporting Actress: |
| Eva Le Gallienne (Resurrection) |
| Best Foreign Film: |
| The Tin Drum |
| Career Achievement Award: |
| Gloria Swanson |