Milk Wins Big; NY Film Critics Circle Award Winners Announced
New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. It is considered one of the most important precursors to the Academy Awards.
The winners of the New York Film Critics Circle are:
Film: Milk
Director: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Screenplay: Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
First Film: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Animated Film: Wall-E
Documentary: Man on Wire
Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle's membership includes film critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and magazines. In December of each year, the organization meets to vote on awards for films released in the previous calendar year.
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