National Society of Film Critics Awards ‘Parasite' Its Top Prize, Greta Gerwig Wins Best Director

The National Society of Film Critics has given Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” their Best Picture award. Are you people starting to realize that Bong’s film is the real deal when it comes to being an Oscar contender? It’s not just a contender, folks, it’s a frontrunner for the big prize as far as I’m concerned. I’ll chime in further on this later next week/

Greta Gerwig also won the NSFC Award for Best Director for her timid work in “Little Women,” beating Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite,” Quentin Tarantino for” Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman.” Kind of insane when you think about it. Of course, with any awards voting body, it’s not always about who “deserves” the award as much as who will gain the most out of it. And so, the NSFC wanted to boost Gerwig’s profile and that is exactly what they did here — Academy members have five more days to vote for the Oscars and this kind of spotlight on Gerwig can only help her in the sweepstakes.

You won’t hear complaints from me about their Best Actress prize going to “Diane” star Mary Kay Place or their Best Actor award to “Pain and Glory” actor Antonio Banderas. Other winners include Once Upon A Time in Hollywood‘s Brad Pitt and Marriage Story‘s Laura Dern, who respectively won Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

Best Picture: Parasite
Best actor: Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Best actress: Mary Kay Place, Diane
Best supporting actress:  Laura Dern, Marriage Story and Little Women
Best supporting actor: Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Best director:  Greta Gerwig, Little Women
Best screenplay: Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won, Parasite
Best cinematography: Claire Mathon, Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Atlantics
Best nonfiction film: Honeyland

Danny Boyle's ‘Ink' TIFF Q&A Cut Short After Audience Member Grills Him on AI Use

Boyle's answer was met with a shout of "Never do that shit again" from the crowd, and the TIFF moderator swiftly brought the Q&A to a close, thanking everyone for coming.

Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

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Werner Herzog's ‘Grizzly Man' Joins the Criterion Collection — Plus ‘The English Patient,’ ‘Nashville' and ‘Shop Around the Corner’

Criterion's December lineup has some great additions to the library, but the title that jumped out at me is Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man," which officially joins the Collection on December 8.

Robert De Niro to Play Tommy Lasorda in Reid Carolin's ‘Tommy & Me'

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Quentin Tarantino to Publish ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth' Novel, Out December 8

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3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Joaquin Phoenix Reuniting with Mike Mills for Next Film, Shooting in January 2027

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Paul Thomas Anderson Has Already Chosen His Next Film, Jonny Greenwood Says

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Ridley Scott Says “I Didn’t Say That” After Calling ‘The Dog Stars’ His Best Movie Since ‘The Martian’

In June 2026, Scott told The Buyer that “The Dog Stars” is “probably the best movie I’ve done since The Martian.” He’s now denying he ever said that.

Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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