The 5th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards honored the finest achievements in 1992 filmmaking.

Winners

• Best Picture – Malcolm X
• Best Foreign Film – The Crying Game
• Best Director – Spike Lee – Malcolm X
• Best Screenplay – Michael Tolkin – The Player
• Best Actor – Denzel Washington – Malcolm X
• Best Actress – Emma Thompson – Howards End
• Best Supporting Actor – Jack Nicholson – A Few Good Men
• Best Supporting Actress – Judy Davis – Husbands and Wives
• Best Cinematography – Michael Ballhaus – Bram Stoker's Dracula
• Most Promising Actor – Chris O'Donnell – Scent of a Woman
• Most Promising Actress – Marisa Tomei – My Cousin Vinny / Chaplin
• Commitment to Chicago Award – Joyce Sloan