“Carol” Dominates NY Film Critics Circle Awards

But it’s worth noting that “Far From Heaven”, a 2001 film from “Carol” director Todd Haynes, was snubbed for Best Picture and Best Director nods by the Academy after winning those same awards from the NYFCC.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association will chime in on December 6.

Members of the New York Film Critics Circle are voting on year-end superlatives this morning.

Below, find the full list of winners from the 2015 New York Film Critics Circle Awards.

Best Foreign Film: Timbuktu Last year’s foreign Oscar submission from Mauritania prevents Nemes’ film from racking up two wins at the start. That possibility faded, but the NY crowd just added some more gas to the tank. Debate has emerged over whether Mara’s performance qualifies in the Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress categories, but either way they are both expected to be major contenders as the season continues.

And the supporting actor recipient was Mark Rylance for “Bridge of Spies”. Rylance’s wry offerings gave the film a whole other dimension that obviously stands out.

Best Screenplay: Phyllis Nagy (Carol) As I was saying… In the non-fiction category, Frederick Wiseman’s documentary “In Jackson Heights” was the surprise victor over “Amy”, Asif Kapadia’s acclaimed documentary on the late singer Amy Winehouse. The animated film award went to Pixar’s “Inside Out”, which handily edged out the artier and more adult-oriented “Anomalisa”, whose distributor is hoping to pull off an Oscar upset. It took a while to announce so maybe there was much deliberating. However, it turned to other films when it came to the acting prizes. Becker died in September (15), aged 88. A lovely and apt ode.

The group also announced several special awards, including one for composer Ennio Morricone, who scored Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming The Hateful Eight, and another honouring the legacy of William Becker and Janus Films. Instead, Saoirse Ronan was named best actress for her role in the period drama “Brooklyn”.

A year after making an Oscar push for “Birdman”, Michael Keaton appears back in the award-season hunt, being named best actor by the NYFCC for his performance in the journalism drama “Spotlight”. Along with the rest of the cast, Keaton is being campaigned in the supporting category for the film.