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] 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] [ 3] [ 4]
New York Film Critics Circle Abbreviation NYFCC Formation 1935 Type Film criticism Location Official language
English Website nyfcc
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 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 January 24, 2021[ a]
First Cow
87th March 16, 2022
Drive My Car
88th January 4, 2023
Tár
89th January 3, 2024
Killers of the Flower Moon
90th January 8, 2025
The Brutalist
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