American film critic organization
New York Film Critics Circle Abbreviation NYFCC Formation 1935 Type Film criticism Location Official language
English Website nyfcc .com
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC ) is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York Daily News . Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York –based daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, and online publications.[ 1] [ 2] In December of each year, the organization meets to vote on the New York Film Critics Circle Awards , given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide of the calendar year. The NYFCC also gives special stand-alone awards to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the art of cinema, including writers, directors, producers, film critics, film restorers, historians and service organizations.[ 1] The NYFCC Awards are the oldest given by film critics in the country, and one of the most prestigious.[ 3] [ 4]
Note: Dates listed are those of when the awards were actually given. Announcement dates are earlier.
Ceremony[ 5] Date Best Film Winner 1st March 2, 1936 The Informer 2nd January 24, 1937 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 3rd January 9, 1938 The Life of Emile Zola 4th January 8, 1939 The Citadel 5th January 7, 1940 Wuthering Heights 6th January 5, 1941 The Grapes of Wrath 7th January 10, 1942 Citizen Kane 8th January 3, 1943 In Which We Serve 9th January 21, 1944 Watch on the Rhine 10th Unknown Going My Way 11th January 20, 1946 The Lost Weekend 12th January 9, 1947 The Best Years of Our Lives 13th January 19, 1948 Gentleman's Agreement 14th January 21, 1949 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 15th February 5, 1950 All the King's Men 16th January 28, 1951 All About Eve 17th January 20, 1952 A Streetcar Named Desire 18th January 17, 1953 High Noon 19th January 23, 1954 From Here to Eternity 20th Unknown On the Waterfront 21st January 21, 1956 Marty 22nd January 19, 1957 Around the World in 80 Days 23rd Unknown The Bridge on the River Kwai 24th January 24, 1959 The Defiant Ones 25th January 23, 1960 Ben-Hur 26th January 23, 1961 Sons and Lovers and The Apartment 27th January 20, 1962 West Side Story 28th No award No award 29th January 18, 1964 Tom Jones 30th January 23, 1965 My Fair Lady 31st January 29, 1966 Darling 32nd January 29, 1967 A Man for All Seasons 33rd January 28, 1968 In the Heat of the Night 34th January 26, 1969 The Lion in Winter 35th January 25, 1970 Z 36th January 18, 1971 Five Easy Pieces 37th January 23, 1972 A Clockwork Orange 38th January 28, 1973 Cries and Whispers 39th January 27, 1974 Day for Night 40th January 26, 1975 Amarcord 41st January 25, 1976 Nashville 42nd January 30, 1977 All the President's Men 43rd January 29, 1978 Annie Hall 44th January 28, 1979 The Deer Hunter 45th February 1, 1980 Kramer vs. Kramer 46th January 25, 1981 Ordinary People 47th January 31, 1982 Reds 48th January 30, 1983 Gandhi 49th January 29, 1984 Terms of Endearment 50th January 27, 1985 A Passage to India 51st January 26, 1986 Prizzi's Honor 52nd January 25, 1987 Hannah and Her Sisters 53rd January 24, 1988 Broadcast News 54th January 15, 1989 The Accidental Tourist 55th January 14, 1990 My Left Foot 56th January 13, 1991 Goodfellas 57th January 12, 1992 The Silence of the Lambs 58th January 17, 1993 The Player 59th January 16, 1994 Schindler's List 60th January 22, 1995 Quiz Show 61st January 7, 1996 Leaving Las Vegas 62nd January 5, 1997 Fargo 63rd January 4, 1998 L.A. Confidential 64th January 10, 1999 Saving Private Ryan 65th January 9, 2000 Topsy-Turvy 66th January 14, 2001 Traffic 67th January 6, 2002 Mulholland Drive 68th January 12, 2003 Far from Heaven 69th January 11, 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 70th January 9, 2005 Sideways 71st January 8, 2006 Brokeback Mountain 72nd January 7, 2007 United 93 73rd January 6, 2008 No Country for Old Men 74th January 5, 2009 Milk 75th January 11, 2010 The Hurt Locker 76th January 10, 2011 The Social Network 77th January 9, 2012 The Artist 78th January 7, 2013 Zero Dark Thirty 79th January 6, 2014 American Hustle 80th January 5, 2015 Boyhood 81st January 4, 2016 Carol 82nd January 3, 2017 La La Land 83rd January 3, 2018 Lady Bird 84th January 7, 2019 Roma 85th January 7, 2020 The Irishman 86th January 24, 2021[ a] First Cow 87th March 16, 2022 Drive My Car 88th January 4, 2023 Tár 89th January 3, 2024 Killers of the Flower Moon 90th January 8, 2025 The Brutalist
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