Two critics circles have chimed in, both have picked the same title as their “Best Film.” Both the Sunset Circle and New York Circle have honored “TÁR” with their top prizes, both of which awarded Cate Blanchett with the Best Actress award. However, whereas the Sunset Circle also gave “TÁR” director Todd Field both the Best Director and Best Screenplay awards, the NYFCC gave Best Director to S. S. Rajamouli for his work on “RRR” and Best Screenplay to Martin McDonagh for “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
Keke Palmer made waves by winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Nope,” as many argue she has the leading role. Ke Huy Quan may be the runaway favorite for Best Supporting Actor as he’s been awarded by both the Sunset Circle and NYFCC. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” also nabs its first award of the season in the Best Animated Film category.
BEST FILM
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, and Todd Field
Focus Features
BEST DIRECTOR
S. S. Rajamouli
“RRR”
Produced by D. V. V. Danayya
Sarigama Cinemas
BEST ACTOR
Colin Farrell
“After Yang”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“After Yang”
Directed by Kogonada
Produced by Theresa Park, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, and Paul Mezey
A24
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
“TÁR”
Directed by Todd Field
Produced by Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, and Todd Field
Focus Features
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Produced by Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
A24
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Keke Palmer
“Nope”
Directed by Jordan Peele
Produced by Jordan Peele and Ian Cooper
Universal Pictures
BEST SCREENPLAY
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
Martin McDonagh
Directed by Martin McDonagh
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Searchlight Pictures
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Claudio Miranda
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, and David Ellison
Paramount Pictures
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp
Produced by Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey,
Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, and Terry Leonard
A24
BEST NON-FICTION FILM
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
Directed by Laura Poitras
Produced by Laura Poitras, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, Clare Carter, and John Lyons
Neon
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
“EO”
(Poland)
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Produced by Jerzy Skolimowski and Ewa Piaskowska
Janus Films
BEST FIRST FILM
“Aftersun”
Directed by Charlotte Wells
Produced by Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Mark Ceryak
A24
SPECIAL AWARD
Jake Perlin
curator, distributor, publisher, in recognition of his indispensable contributions to film culture
SPECIAL AWARD
dGenerate Films
for their invaluable work bringing independent films from China to a wider audience
SPECIAL AWARD
Jafar Panahi
for his dogged bravery as an artist, and for the humanity and beauty of a body of work created under the most oppressive circumstances
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
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“TÁR”
S. S. Rajamouli — “RRR”
Colin Farrell — “After Yang” & “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Cate Blanchett — “TÁR”
Ke Huy Quan — “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Keke Palmer — “Nope”
“The Banshees of Inisherin” — Martin McDonagh
“Top Gun: Maverick” — Claudio Miranda
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“EO”
“Aftersun”
Jake Perlin
dGenerate Films
Jafar Panahi
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
The New York Film Critics Circle is an organization of film reviewers from New York-based publications that exists to honor excellence in U.S. and world cinema.
Founded in 1935, the Circle’s membership includes critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and qualifying online general-interest publications. Every year in December the organization meets in New York to vote on awards for the previous calendar year’s films.
Among the categories: best picture, director, screenplay, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, cinematography, animated film, and best first feature. Special standalone awards are also given to individuals and organizations that have made substantial contributions to the art of cinema, including producers, directors, actors, writers, critics, historians, film restorers, and service organizations.
The Circle’s awards are often viewed as harbingers of the Oscar nominations, which are announced each February. The Circle’s awards are also viewed, perhaps more accurately, as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring aesthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures.
