The 7th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1986. The awards were given on 11 January 1987.^[1]

Winners

• Best Film:
  • Blue Velvet
• Best Actor:
  • Bob Hoskins – Mona Lisa
• Best Actress:
  • Chloe Webb – Sid and Nancy
• Best Supporting Actor (tie):
  • Dennis Hopper – Blue Velvet
  • Ray Liotta – Something Wild
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Dianne Wiest – Hannah and Her Sisters
• Best Director (tie):
  • David Lynch – Blue Velvet
  • Oliver Stone – Platoon
• Best Screenplay:
  • Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters
• Best Cinematography:
  • Frederick Elmes – Blue Velvet
• Best Documentary:
  • Mother Teresa [1]
• Best Foreign-Language Film:
  • Betty Blue (37°2 le matin) • France