American film critic organization
New York Film Critics Circle Abbreviation NYFCC Formation 1935 Type Film criticism Location Official language
English Website nyfcc .com
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC ) is an American film critic organization founded in 1935 by Wanda Hale from the New York Daily News . Its membership includes over 30 film critics from New York –based daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, and online publications.[ 1] [ 2] In December of each year, the organization meets to vote on the New York Film Critics Circle Awards , given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide of the calendar year. The NYFCC also gives special stand-alone awards to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the art of cinema, including writers, directors, producers, film critics, film restorers, historians and service organizations.[ 1] The NYFCC Awards are the oldest given by film critics in the country, and one of the most prestigious.[ 3] [ 4]
Note: Dates listed are those of when the awards were actually given. Announcement dates are earlier.
Ceremony[ 5]
Date
Best Film Winner
1st
March 2, 1936
The Informer
2nd
January 24, 1937
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
3rd
January 9, 1938
The Life of Emile Zola
4th
January 8, 1939
The Citadel
5th
January 7, 1940
Wuthering Heights
6th
January 5, 1941
The Grapes of Wrath
7th
January 10, 1942
Citizen Kane
8th
January 3, 1943
In Which We Serve
9th
January 21, 1944
Watch on the Rhine
10th
Unknown
Going My Way
11th
January 20, 1946
The Lost Weekend
12th
January 9, 1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
13th
January 19, 1948
Gentleman's Agreement
14th
January 21, 1949
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
15th
February 5, 1950
All the King's Men
16th
January 28, 1951
All About Eve
17th
January 20, 1952
A Streetcar Named Desire
18th
January 17, 1953
High Noon
19th
January 23, 1954
From Here to Eternity
20th
Unknown
On the Waterfront
21st
January 21, 1956
Marty
22nd
January 19, 1957
Around the World in 80 Days
23rd
Unknown
The Bridge on the River Kwai
24th
January 24, 1959
The Defiant Ones
25th
January 23, 1960
Ben-Hur
26th
January 23, 1961
Sons and Lovers and The Apartment
27th
January 20, 1962
West Side Story
28th
No award
No award
29th
January 18, 1964
Tom Jones
30th
January 23, 1965
My Fair Lady
31st
January 29, 1966
Darling
32nd
January 29, 1967
A Man for All Seasons
33rd
January 28, 1968
In the Heat of the Night
34th
January 26, 1969
The Lion in Winter
35th
January 25, 1970
Z
36th
January 18, 1971
Five Easy Pieces
37th
January 23, 1972
A Clockwork Orange
38th
January 28, 1973
Cries and Whispers
39th
January 27, 1974
Day for Night
40th
January 26, 1975
Amarcord
41st
January 25, 1976
Nashville
42nd
January 30, 1977
All the President's Men
43rd
January 29, 1978
Annie Hall
44th
January 28, 1979
The Deer Hunter
45th
February 1, 1980
Kramer vs. Kramer
46th
January 25, 1981
Ordinary People
47th
January 31, 1982
Reds
48th
January 30, 1983
Gandhi
49th
January 29, 1984
Terms of Endearment
50th
January 27, 1985
A Passage to India
51st
January 26, 1986
Prizzi's Honor
52nd
January 25, 1987
Hannah and Her Sisters
53rd
January 24, 1988
Broadcast News
54th
January 15, 1989
The Accidental Tourist
55th
January 14, 1990
My Left Foot
56th
January 13, 1991
Goodfellas
57th
January 12, 1992
The Silence of the Lambs
58th
January 17, 1993
The Player
59th
January 16, 1994
Schindler's List
60th
January 22, 1995
Quiz Show
61st
January 7, 1996
Leaving Las Vegas
62nd
January 5, 1997
Fargo
63rd
January 4, 1998
L.A. Confidential
64th
January 10, 1999
Saving Private Ryan
65th
January 9, 2000
Topsy-Turvy
66th
January 14, 2001
Traffic
67th
January 6, 2002
Mulholland Drive
68th
January 12, 2003
Far from Heaven
69th
January 11, 2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
70th
January 9, 2005
Sideways
71st
January 8, 2006
Brokeback Mountain
72nd
January 7, 2007
United 93
73rd
January 6, 2008
No Country for Old Men
74th
January 5, 2009
Milk
75th
January 11, 2010
The Hurt Locker
76th
January 10, 2011
The Social Network
77th
January 9, 2012
The Artist
78th
January 7, 2013
Zero Dark Thirty
79th
January 6, 2014
American Hustle
80th
January 5, 2015
Boyhood
81st
January 4, 2016
Carol
82nd
January 3, 2017
La La Land
83rd
January 3, 2018
Lady Bird
84th
January 7, 2019
Roma
85th
January 7, 2020
The Irishman
86th
December 18, 2020
First Cow
87th
December 3, 2021
Drive My Car
88th
December 2, 2022
Tár
89th
November 30, 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
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