Boyhood dominates New York Film Critics Awards
Awards buzz continues for Boyhood after decisive win from New York Film Critics Circle
Richard Linklater's 12-years-in-the-making Boyhood has been named best picture by the New York Film Critics Circle.
The critics group announced its awards Monday. Boyhood also received best director honours for Linklater and best supporting actress for Patricia Arquette. The production was uncommonly stretched out over years to capture the passage of time.
The strong support from one of the country's top critics groups gives Boyhood an early boost in Hollywood's lengthy awards season. The film is considered an Oscar front-runner.
Best actor went to Timothy Spall for the J.M.W. Turner biopic Mr. Turner. Marion Cotillard was awarded best actress for her performances in both The Immigrant and Two Days, One Night. Best supporting actor went to J.K. Simmons for Whiplash.
The rest of the winners included Citizenfour, Laura Poitras’s film about Edward Snowden, for best nonfiction film; The Lego Movie for best animated film; The Grand Budapest Hotel for best screenplay; The Immigrant‘s Darius Khondji for best cinematography; and the Polish period drama Ida for best foreign-language film.
The awards will be handed out on Jan. 5.
With files from The Associated Press