NYFCC Winners

[Big Magilla]

I could only take so much of Nope before saying "nope" to it mostly due to Keke Palmer who was annoying as hell.

[Mister Tee]

Joining midstream (damn, Sabin, you were up early today). Overall comment so far: NY can be its historic self, with obvious choices like McDonagh, the Poitras film and Aftersun. It can stray a bit but stay within the margins (I had too many foreign-language efforts to choose from, but EO would have been next in my predictions).

But when they go off the rails, these days it's for vapid Hollywood product. I recognize there wasn't much choice for cinematography this year, but Maverick is for teenage boys who never grew up; a dismal pick. And Keke Palmer has the whiff of "see how cool we are?" to it.

Serious question: am I the only one who barely noticed Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere? I thought he was strictly a blogger fantasy, based on childhood nostalgia. Do people really think he gave some memorable performance? This truly baffles me.

[Sabin]

Best Film: TÁR
Best International Film: EO
Best Actor: Colin Farrell, After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Actress: Keke Palmer, Nope
Best Director: S. S. Rajamouli, RRR
Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Cinematography: Top Gun: Maverick
Best First Film: Aftersun
Best Animated Film: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
Best Non-Fiction Film: All the Beauty and Bloodshed