Killers of the Flower Moon entered this year’s Oscars race as one of the front-runners, and it’s living up to the hype. The list of the New York Film Critics Circle Awards winners is in, and Martin Scorsese’s historical epic was crowned as the biggest winner of the night.
Flower Moon chronicles the atrocities committed against the members of the Osage Nation after oil was discovered on their tribal land. The series of murders shook their small community to its core, and the Bureau of Investigation eventually had to get involved and solve these mysterious crimes.
Killers of the Flower Moon was crowned with the best film award at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, but this wasn’t the only trophy it took home. Its leading lady improved her Oscars chances after winning the best actress award for her portrayal of Mollie Kyle.
The best actor award went to a pretty unexpected winner: Franz Rogowski in Ira Sachs’ Passages. He was joined by Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) and Charles Melton (May December) who collected supporting acting awards for their respective performances.
Oppenheimer was also among the biggest winners of the night with two wins: best director (Christopher Nolan) and best cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema).
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE NEW YORK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS:
BEST FILM
Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST ACTOR
Franz Rogowski, Ira Sachs’ Passages
BEST SCREENPLAY
May December by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Charles Melton, May December
BEST NON-FICTION FILM
Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros (dir. Frederick Wiseman)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Boy and the Heron
BEST FIRST FILM
Past Lives
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Anatomy of a Fall
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hoyte Van Hoytema, Oppenheimer
SPECIAL AWARD
Karen Cooper, Film Forum
