The New York Film Critics Circle Announces 2012 Award Winners

The New York Film Critics Circle announced the winners of the 2012 vote. Kathryn Bigelow's ZERO DARK THIRTY came out on top, claiming the 'Best Picture' title. The full list is below:

2012 Awards
Best Picture
ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow - ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Screenplay
Tony Kushner - LINCOLN
Best Actress
Rachel Weisz - THE DEEP BLUE SEA
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis - LINCOLN
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field - LINCOLN
Best Supporting Actor
Matthew McConaughey - BERNIE, MAGIC MIKE
Best Cinematographer
Greig Fraser - ZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Animated Film
FRANKENWEENIE
Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
Best Foreign Film
AMOUR
Best First Film
David France - HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE

Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle is the oldest and most prestigious in the country. The circle’s membership includes critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines and the web’s most respected online publications. Every year the organization meets in New York to vote on awards for the calendar year’s films. The Circle’s awards are often viewed as harbingers of the Oscar nominations. 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.