# New York Film Critics Circle

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. 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. The NYFCC Awards are the oldest given by film critics in the country, and one of the most prestigious.

## Award ceremonies

Note: Dates listed are those of when the awards were actually given. Announcement dates are earlier.
| Ceremony | 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 | January 24, 2021 | 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 |

## Award categories
### Current categories

* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Animated Film
* Best Cinematography
* Best Director
* Best Film
* Best First Film
* Best Foreign Language Film
* Best Non-Fiction Film (formerly known as Best Documentary Film)
* Best Screenplay
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress

### Former categories

* Best New Director