It’s the 60th year of the National Society of Film Critics. We met up in New York \/ Los Angeles \/ Zoom to vote today. We also have a couple of fun categories – like Best Experimental Film – and also a special citation for a film awaiting US distribution. This category is how I saw V\u00edctor Erice’s Close Your Eyes<\/i> and it quickly became the best film I saw that year, with or without distribution. (It did eventually get a release!) And then we vote on our Film Heritage Awards, given out to people and\/or organizations who contribute to our cinema world. Happy with our choices. <\/p>\n
BEST PICTURE<\/strong> BEST DIRECTOR<\/strong> BEST ACTRESS<\/strong> BEST ACTOR<\/strong> BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<\/strong> BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<\/strong> BEST SCREENPLAY<\/strong> BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE<\/strong> BEST NONFICTION FILM<\/strong> BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong> SPECIAL CITATION FOR A FILM AWAITING U.S. DISTRIBUTION<\/strong> BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM<\/strong> FILM HERITAGE AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n Cinema Tropical<\/a><\/strong>, for its tireless efforts to distribute, program and promote Latin American cinema in the U.S.<\/p>\n The Film Desk<\/a><\/strong>, for releasing key movies from all over the world, in 35mm prints and on home video, and publishing books that have enriched the public\u2019s knowledge of cinema.<\/p>\n The late Ken and Flo Jacobs<\/a><\/strong>, an irreplaceable, gravitational center of the American avant-garde, with a shared artistic sensibility that helped define experimental cinema.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s the 60th year of the National Society of Film Critics. We met up in New York \/ Los Angeles \/ Zoom to vote today. We also have a couple of fun categories – like Best Experimental Film – and … Continue reading
\nOne Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Sinners<\/em>, The Secret Agent<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPaul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident<\/em>, Richard Linklater, Blue Moon<\/em> and Nouvelle Vague<\/em><\/p>\n
\nKathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs Id Kick You<\/em>, Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value<\/em><\/p>\n
\nEthan Hawke, Blue Moon<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent<\/em>, Michael B. Jordan, Sinners<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTeyana Taylor, One Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value<\/em>, Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBenicio del Toro, One Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Delroy Lindo, Sinners<\/em>, Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, Sentimental Value<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Robert Kaplow, Blue Moon<\/em>, Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho, The Secret Agent<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe Secret Agent<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: It Was just an Accident<\/em>, Sentimental Value<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMy Undesirable Friends: Part 1 \u2014 Last Air in Moscow<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: The Perfect Neighbor, Orwell: 2+2=5<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAutumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners<\/em><\/strong>
\nRunners-up: Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams<\/em>, Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another<\/em><\/p>\n
\nLandmarks<\/em>, directed by Lucrecia Martel<\/p>\n
\nMorning Circle<\/em>, directed by Basma al-Sharif<\/p>\n