Martin Scorsese's Netflix gangster movie takes home the top prize only a day after it was lauded by America's top critics at the National Board of Review.
- Dec 5, 2019
AceShowbiz - Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" has picked up another major top movie prize after landing the 2019 Best Film award from members of the New York Film Critics Circle.
The Netflix mob movie also earned Joe Pesci the Best Supporting Actor honour, while Antonio Banderas ("Pain and Glory"), Lupita Nyong'o ("Us"), and Laura Dern ("Marriage Story" and "Little Women") picked up the other acting accolades.
"Uncut Gems" filmmakers, brothers Benny and Josh Safdie, claimed the Best Director honour, and Best Screenplay went to Quentin Tarantino for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
The winners were announced on Wednesday, December 4 - a day after "The Irishman" was crowned Best Movie of the Year by America's top critics at the National Board of Review.
The New York Film Critics Circle prizegiving will take place on January 7.
The full list of winners is:
- Best Film: "The Irishman"
- Best Director: Benny and Josh Safdie - "Uncut Gems"
- Best First Film: Mati Diop - "Atlantics"
- Best Actor: Antonio Banderas - "Pain and Glory"
- Best Actress: Lupita Nyong'o - "Us"
- Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci - "The Irishman"
- Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern - "Marriage Story" & "Little Women"
- Best Non-Fiction Film: "Honeyland"
- Best Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino - "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
- Best Cinematography: Claire Mathon - "Portrait of a Lady on Fire"
- Best Foreign Language Film: "Parasite"
- Best Animated Film: "I Lost My Body"
- Special Award: Randy Newman
- Special Award: Indie Collect
