‘The Brutalist' Named Year's Best Film by New York Film Critics Circle

UPDATE: I am in no way shape or form disappointed by “The Brutalist” winning NYFCC. Au contraire, it’s certainly one of the four or five crowning achievements of 2024, right up there with “Anora,” and “The Substance.”

EARLIER: The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), one of the most important critics groups in the country, are currently announcing their 2024 winners. The Best Picture winners this decade have been “First Cow,” “Drive My Car,” Tár and “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

Voting begins around 10 A.M EST/ 7 A.M PT
I'll be updating live with all the winners/developments

BEST PICTURE: “The Brutalist”
BEST ACTOR: Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”)
BEST DIRECTOR: RaMell Ross (“Nickel Boys”)
BEST SCREENPLAY: “Anora”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: “All We Imagine as Light”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Carol Kane (“Between the Temples”)
BEST ACTRESS: Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jomo Fray (“Nickel Boys”)
BEST ANIMATED FILM: “Flow”
BEST FIRST FILM: “Janet Planet” (Annie Baker)
BEST NON-FICTION FILM: “No Other Land”

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