The New York Film Critics Circle announced its winners on Wednesday night. CAROL by Todd Haynes earned the most prizes, including best film and best director. This restores momentum to CAROL’s awasrds season run, especially as far as th upcoming Academy Awards are concerned.
Here is the full list of winners, which will be presented with their awards at a ceremony that is to take place on January 4, 2016:
Best picture: CAROL
Best director: Todd Haynes, CAROL
Best actor: Michael Keaton, SPOTLIGHT
Best actress: Saoirse Ronan, BROOKLYN
Best supporting actor: Mark Rylance, BRIDGE OF SPIES
Best supporting actress: Kristen Stewart, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Best screenplay: Carol, PHYLLIS NAGY
Best cinematography: Carol, EDWARD LACHMAN
Best animation: INSIDE OUT
Best first film: SON OF SAUL
Best foreign film: TIMBUKTU (Mauritania)
Best non-fiction film (documentary): IN JACKSON HEIGHTS
Special Award: Posthumous award honoring the legacy of William Becker and Janus Films
Special Award # 2: composer Ennio Morricone, THE HATEFUL EIGHT