New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. It is considered one of the most important precursors to the Academy Awards.

Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle's membership includes film critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and magazines. In December of each year, the organization meets to vote on awards for films released in the previous calendar year.

The New York Film Critics Circle also gives special stand-alone awards to individuals and/or organizations that they believe have made significant contributions to the art of cinema that includes other film critics, film restorers, historians and service organizations.

Award Ceremonies

Note: Dates listed are those of when the awards were actually given. Announcement dates are earlier.

• † = Academy Award for Best Picture

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	Unknown	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	Not Awarded
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
40st	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: The Story of Christy Brown
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	Unknown	Far from Heaven
69th	Unknown	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	, 200x

Awards

Current Awards

• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Animated Film
• Best Cinematography
• Best Director
• Best Film
• Best First Film
• Best Foreign Language Film
• Best Non-Fiction Film
• Best Screenplay
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress

Retired Awards

• Best Documentary Film
• Best New Director

References

External links

• New York Film Critics Circle Awards Official Website