Winners of this year's selections have been announced with 'Boyhood' taking the top prize and two other nods.
- December 2, 2014
AceShowbiz -
"Boyhood" took the top prize of Best Picture at the 2014 New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Monday, December 1. Richard Linklater also won the Best Director for the film that took 12 years in the making.
"Boyhood" is the story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. Patricia Arquette won Best Supporting Actress for portraying a single mother to Mason.
Taking the Best Actress nod was Marion Cottilard who was noted for both her roles in "The Immigant" and "Two Days, One Night". Timothy Spall took home Best Actor Award for his role as English landscape painter J.M.W. Turner in biopic "Mr. Turner". Meanwhile, J.K. Simmons nabbed the Best Supporting Actor nod for his role in "Whiplash".
The New York Film Critics Circle is comprised of 34 print and online reviewers based in the city. The critics circle awards will be handed out in New York on January 5.
2014 NYFCC Winners:
- Best Picture: "Boyhood"
- Best Actor: Timothy Spall, "Mr. Turner"
- Best Actress: Marion Cotillard for "The Immigrant" and "Two Days, One Night"
- Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"
- Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
- Best Director: Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
- Best Screenplay: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
- Best Cinematographer: Darius Khondji, "The Immigrant"
- Best Foreign Film: "Ida"
- Best Animated Film: "The Lego Movie"
- Best Non-Fiction Film: "Citizenfour"
- Best First Film: "The Babadook" by Jennifer Kent
- Special Award: Film curator Adrienne Mancia
