The New York Film Critics' Awards were announced last night, with American Hustle winning the coveted Best Picture award. It also took Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (for Jennifer Lawrence, whose work in several films has attracted a lot of positive attention from critics this year). Meanwhile, Steve McQueen won Best Director for 12 Years A Slave.
The first major event in the awards calendar, this is seen as an important place to win in order to boost the chances of Oscar success.
Those results in full:-
Best Picture
Best Director
Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave
Best Screenplay
Eric Singer and David O. Russell for American Hustle
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine
Best Actor
Robert Redford for All Is Lost
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle
Best Supporting Actor
Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club
Best Cinematographer
Bruno Delbonnel for Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Animated Film
Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
Best Foreign Film
Best First Film
Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station
Special Award
Frederick Wiseman
