NYFCC Winners

[Sabin]

Four awards constitutes, a sweep right? For the last few minute, I was pondering a Spotlight victory tagging along Michael Keaton's win. Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Cinematography. That's their heartiest endorsement of a film since No Country for Old Men.

[nightwingnova]

Wow. Small movie about lesbians. Well, they were certainly voting more on integrity than anything else this year. Other options more likely to grab headlines.

Carol wins.

[Big Magilla]

A return to sanity. Wins by films that critics, not fan-boys, love.

[Sonic Youth]

Carol wins.

[Mister Tee]

DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes, Carol

Thank god. The other sites had me dreading more Mad Max bullshit.
ON EDIT: I shouldn't speak so soon. There's still best picture.

[FilmFan720]

DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes, Carol

[Mister Tee]

ACTOR: Michael Keaton, Spotlight

Fighting category fraud where even we weren't sure it existed. And, possibly, apologizing for last year.

To say nothing of helping create chaos. Well done, all around.

[nightwingnova]

Yowza! Big surprise.

ACTOR: Michael Keaton, Spotlight

[FilmFan720]

ACTOR: Michael Keaton, Spotlight

[nightwingnova]

Well, unlike prior years when folks questioned whether they chose "name" actors in order to boost their prestige or to get good press coverage, so far the awards have lacked that kind of buzz or pizzazz. Even the Stewart win, while a surprise, doesn't excite one.

Did they really decide the best actress contest in 3 minutes, or was voting going on while those special awards were being announced?

I had no doubt Ronan would make the Oscar nominations list, but the old-line critics' groups didn't seem like her turf.

Charlotte Rampling now probably really needs LA to have a strong shot at nomination.

[Mister Tee]

Did they really decide the best actress contest in 3 minutes, or was voting going on while those special awards were being announced?

I had no doubt Ronan would make the Oscar nominations list, but the old-line critics' groups didn't seem like her turf.

Charlotte Rampling now probably really needs LA to have a strong shot at nomination.

[nightwingnova]

Darn them for shutting up Luminick.

Would love to see who the other contenders were.

But doesn't seem that it was that contentious.

Second SPECIAL AWARD to Ennio Morricone

ACTRESS: Saorsie Ronan, Brooklyn

There goes everyone's Caorl sweep!

[FilmFan720]

Second SPECIAL AWARD to Ennio Morricone

ACTRESS: Saorsie Ronan, Brooklyn

There goes everyone's Caorl sweep!

[Mister Tee]

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Inside Out

Ironically, this was the longest voting period so far for any award, 27 minutes after they announced Non-Fiction Film. Could that mean that it was a heated debate, or just a bathroom break?

Purely guesswork, but I'd imagine both Inside Out and Anomalisa were hugely popular, and it might have taken several ballots for one to get a decisive majority.

[nightwingnova]

Interesting. Anomalisa was supposed to be the favorite here.