The 1st Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1980. The awards were given on 22 March 1981.

• Best Film:
  • Raging Bull
• Best Actor:
  • Robert De Niro – Raging Bull
• Best Actress:
  • Gena Rowlands – Gloria
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Jason Robards – Melvin and Howard
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Mary Steenburgen – Melvin and Howard
• Best Director:
  • Roman Polanski – Tess
• Best Screenplay:
  • Bo Goldman – Melvin and Howard
• Best Cinematography:
  • Michael Chapman – Raging Bull
• Best Documentary:
  • Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
• Best Foreign-Language Film:
  • The Last Metro (Le dernier métro) • France
• Best Independent Film:
  • Return of the Secaucus 7
• Best American Film:
  • Melvin and Howard

• Past Winners

• 1980 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Internet Movie Database