| Tom Allen | Village Voice | 1978 | No |
| George Anderson | Pittsburgh Post Gazette | 1978 | Yes |
| Gary Arnold | Washington Post | 1978 | Yes |
| Joe Baltake | Philadelphia Daily News | 1978 | Yes |
| David Bianculli | Fort Lauderdale News | 1978 | Yes |
| Ed Blank | Pittsburgh Press | 1978 | No |
| Joan Bunke | Des Moines Register | 1978 | No |
| Scott Cain | Atlanta Journal | 1978 | No |
| Vincent Canby | New York Times | 1978 | Yes |
| Charles Champlin | Los Angeles Times | 1978 | Yes |
| Rick Chatenever | Santa Cruz Sentinel | 1978 | No |
| Roy Peter Clark | Tampa Bay Times | 1978 | No |
| Ron Cowan | Salem Statesman Journal | 1978 | No |
| Bernard Drew | Gannett News Service | 1978 | No |
| Roger Ebert | Chicago Sun Times | 1978 | Yes |
| Marshall Fine | Sioux Falls Argus-Leader | 1978 | Yes |
| Richard Freedman | Morning Call | 1978 | Yes |
| Hugh Gallagher | Albuquerque Journal | 1978 | No |
| Joseph Gelmis | Newday | 1978 | Yes |
| Randy Hall | Anniston Star | 1978 | No |
| Terry Hazlett | Observer-Reporter | 1978 | No |
| J. Hoberman | Village Voice | 1978 | Yes |
| International Film Guide | | 1978 | No |
| Dean Johnson | Orlando Sentinel | 1978 | Yes |
| Dave Kehr | Chicago Reader | 1978 | Yes |
| Bill Kelley | Fort Lauderdale News | 1978 | Yes |
| Alexander Keneas | Newsday | 1978 | No |
| Joe Leydon | Shreveport Times | 1978 | Yes |
| Emery Lichtenwalter | Mattoon Journal Gazette | 1978 | No |
| Glenn Lovell | Fort Lauderdale News | 1978 | Yes |
| David Mannweiler | Indianapolis News | 1978 | No |
| Bill von Mauer | Miami News | 1978 | No |
| Tom McElfresh | Cincinnati Enquirer | 1978 | No |
| Michigan Daily Staff | | 1978 | No |
| Martin Mitchell | After Dark | 1978 | No |
| Greg Moody | Milwaukee Journal | 1978 | No |
| William Mootz | Louisville Courier-Journal | 1978 | No |
| Don Morrison | Minneapolis Star | 1978 | No |
| National Board of Review | | 1978 | No |
| National Society Of Film Critics | | 1978 | No |
| New York Film Critics | | 1978 | No |
| Newsday Readers Poll | | 1978 | No |
| Steve Otto | Tampa Bay Times | 1978 | No |
| People Magazine | | 1978 | No |
| Mike Petryni | Arizona Republic | 1978 | No |
| Jon Plaut | Madison Florham Park Eagle | 1978 | No |
| Rex Reed | Baltimore Sun | 1978 | Yes |
| Desmond Ryan | Philadelphia Inquirer | 1978 | Yes |
| Andrew Sarris | Village Voice | 1978 | Yes |
| Dick Shippy | Akron Beacon Journal Film Comment | 1978 | No |
| Gene Siskel | Chicago Tribune | 1978 | Yes |
| Susan Stark | Detroit Free Press | 1978 | Yes |
| Jay Stone | Toronto Globe & Mail | 1978 | Yes |
| Norma McLain Stoop | After Dark | 1978 | No |
| Harry Themal | Wilmington Morning News | 1978 | No |
| Bob Thomas | Associated Press | 1978 | Yes |
| Jay Cocks | Time Magazine | 1978 | Yes |
| Connie Wilson | Quad-City Times | 1978 | No |
| Bill Wine | New Jersey Courier-Post | 1978 | No |