Being all technical using Twitter instead of teletype, the New York Film Critics Circle unveiled their winners via “tweets.” Harvey and Bob Weinstein walked away the biggest winners with two of its films taking three top awards.
Meryl Streep won best actress for The Iron Lady, while Brad Pitt earned Best Actor honors for his films Moneyball and The Tree of Life.
The silent era homage The Artist, which was nominated for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film festival, took the top prize for film and its director, Michel Hazanavicius, won for directing.
Writing honors were bestowed to Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin for Moneyball, while Jessica Chastain (for The Help, Take Shelter, and The Tree of Life) and Albert Brooks (Drive) took supporting honors.
The complete list:
Best Picture: The Artist
2011 Special Award to be given posthumously to filmmaker Raoul Ruiz
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life)
Best Screenplay: Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (Moneyball)
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Foreign-Language Film: A Separation
Best Actor: Brad Pitt (Moneyball, The Tree Of Life)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain (The Tree Of Life, The Help and Take Shelter)
Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks (Drive)
Best Nonfiction Film: Cave Of Forgotten Dreams
Best First Feature: Margin Call
