| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1976 | Yes |
| Joe Baltake | Philadelphia Daily News | 1976 | Yes |
| Lewis Beale | New Jersey Courier Post | 1976 | Yes |
| Edward Blank | Pittsburgh Press | 1976 | No |
| Frank Cafone | Asbury Park Press | 1976 | No |
| Scott Cain | Atlanta Constitution | 1976 | No |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1976 | Yes |
| Charles Champlin | Los Angeles Times | 1976 | Yes |
| Ron Cowan | Oregon Statesman | 1976 | No |
| Frank Daley | Ottawa Journal | 1976 | No |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News Service | 1976 | No |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun Times | 1976 | Yes |
| Joseph Gelmis | Newsday | 1976 | Yes |
| Molly Haskell | Village Voice | 1976 | Yes |
| Terry Hazlett | Observer-Reporter | 1976 | No |
| Daniel Henninger | National Observer | 1976 | No |
| Carlos Henriques | Kingston Daily Freeman | 1976 | No |
| Carol Hogg | Calgary Herald | 1976 | No |
| Kirk Honeycutt | Valley News | 1976 | Yes |
| Jim Hopwood | Decatur Herald | 1976 | No |
| John Huddy | Knight News Wire | 1976 | No |
| International Film Guide | | 1976 | No |
| Bob Keaton | Fort Lauderdale News | 1976 | No |
| Dave Kehr | Chicago Reader | 1976 | Yes |
| Alexander Keneas | Newsday | 1976 | No |
| William Kerns | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | 1976 | No |
| Dane Lanken | Montreal Gazette | 1976 | No |
| Derek Malcolm | London Guardian | 1976 | No |
| George Meyer | Tampa Tribune | 1976 | Yes |
| Martin Mitchell | After Dark | 1976 | No |
| William, Mootz | Louisville Courier-Journal | 1976 | No |
| National Board of Review | | 1976 | No |
| National Society of Film Critics | | 1976 | No |
| New York Film Critics | | 1976 | No |
| Newsday Readers Poll | | 1976 | No |
| Jon Plaut | Madison-Florham Park Eagle | 1976 | No |
| Dale Pollock | Santa Cruz Sentinel | 1976 | Yes |
| Joe Pollock | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1976 | No |
| Rex Reed | Baltimore Sun | 1976 | Yes |
| Frank Rich | New York Post | 1976 | Yes |
| Jonathan Rosenbaum | Film Comment | 1976 | Yes |
| Desmond Ryan | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1976 | Yes |
| Jay Samuels | New Jersey Courier-Post | 1976 | No |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1976 | Yes |
| James Seegars | Greenville News | 1976 | No |
| Dick Shippy | Akron Beacon Journal | 1976 | No |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1976 | Yes |
| Peter Smith | Greenville News | 1976 | No |
| Susan Stark | Detroit Free Press | 1976 | Yes |
| Norma McLain Stoop | After Dark | 1976 | No |
| Frances Taylor | Newhouse News Service | 1976 | No |
| Harry Themal | Morning News | 1976 | No |
| Barbara Thomas | Atlanta Journal Constituion | 1976 | Yes |
| Jay Cocks | Time Magazine | 1976 | Yes |
| Jim Whaley | Cinema Showcase | 1976 | No |
| Ken Williams | Journal News | 1976 | No |
| Connie Wilson | Quad City Times | 1976 | No |