| Tom Allen | Village Voice | 1977 | No |
| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1977 | Yes |
| Joe Baltake | Philadelphia Daily News | 1977 | Yes |
| Edward Blank | Pittsburgh Press | 1977 | No |
| Frank Cafone | Asbury Park Press | 1977 | No |
| Scott Cain | Atlanta Journal | 1977 | No |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1977 | Yes |
| Catholic Conferece | | 1977 | No |
| Charlies Champlin | Los Angeles Times | 1977 | No |
| John Coleman | New Statesman | 1977 | No |
| Ron Cowan | Oregon Statesman | 1977 | No |
| Frank Daley | Ottawa Journal | 1977 | No |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News | 1977 | No |
| David Dugas | Kane Republic | 1977 | No |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun Times | 1977 | Yes |
| David Foil | Town Talk | 1977 | No |
| Terry Curtis Fox | Village Voice | 1977 | Yes |
| Joseph Gelmis | Newday | 1977 | Yes |
| Molly Haskell | New York Magazine | 1977 | Yes |
| J. Hoberman | Village Voice | 1977 | Yes |
| International Film Guide | | 1977 | No |
| Dean Johnson | Orlando Sentinel | 1977 | Yes |
| Bob Keaton | Fort Lauderdale News | 1977 | No |
| Dave Kehr | Chicago Reader | 1977 | Yes |
| Alexander Keneas | Newsday | 1977 | No |
| Knight News Wire | | 1977 | No |
| Joe Leydon | Shrevport Times | 1977 | Yes |
| Glenn Lovell | Sun Sentinel | 1977 | Yes |
| Bob Lundegaard | Minneapolis Star Tribune | 1977 | No |
| David Mannweiler | Indianapolis News | 1977 | No |
| George Meyer | Tampa Tribune | 1977 | Yes |
| Bob Michals | Palm Beach Post | 1977 | No |
| Owen Gleiberman, Dobilas Matulionis, Christopher Potter | Michigan Daily | 1977 | No |
| Martin Mitchell | After Dark | 1977 | No |
| William Mootz | Louisville Courier Journal | 1977 | No |
| National Board of Review | | 1977 | No |
| National Society of Film Critics | | 1977 | No |
| New York Film Critics | | 1977 | No |
| Newsday Readers Poll | | 1977 | No |
| People Magazine | | 1977 | No |
| Mike Petryni | Arizona Republic | 1977 | No |
| Jon Plaut | Madison-Florham Park Eagle | 1977 | No |
| Philadelphia Daily News | | 1977 | No |
| Joe Pollack | St. Louis Post Dispatch | 1977 | Yes |
| Poughkeepsie Journal | | 1977 | No |
| Rex Reed | Orlando Sentinel | 1977 | Yes |
| Stephen Rinehart | Lafayette Journal and Courier | 1977 | No |
| Desmond Ryan | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1977 | Yes |
| Bob Thomas | Associated Press | 1977 | Yes |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1977 | Yes |
| Dick Shippy | Akron Beacon Journal | 1977 | No |
| Sioux Falls Argus-Leader | | 1977 | No |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1977 | Yes |
| Tom Squitieri | North Hills New Record | 1977 | No |
| Chris Stoehr | Milwaukee Sentinel | 1977 | No |
| Norma McLain Stoop | After Dark | 1977 | No |
| Barbara Thomas | Atlanta Journal | 1977 | Yes |
| Jacqi Tulli | Arizona Daily Star | 1977 | No |
| Ken Williams | Hamilton Journal News | 1977 | No |
| Connie Wilson | Quad-City Times | 1977 | No |