It’s an exciting day for those of us who trust film critics over the Academy: The New York Film Critics Circle has spent the past several hours announcing the winners of its annual awards in the most excruciating way possible — one by one, on Twitter. This year’s biggest honors went to Zero Dark Thirty, which scooped up Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematographer. Lincoln also made out well, with two acting awards (Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis and Best Supporting Actress Sally Field) and a Best Screenplay win for Tony Kushner. Considering that both of these movies are likely to get several Oscar nominations, this first major awards announcement of the year may well anticipate what we can come to expect this season. Click through to see the full list of winners.
Best film: Zero Dark Thirty
Best director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best screenplay: Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best actress: Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best foreign language film: Amour
Best animated film: Frankenweenie
Best supporting actor: Matthew McConaughey, Bernie and Magic Mike
Best supporting actress: Sally Field, Lincoln
Best first film: David France, How to Survive a Plague
Best non-fiction film: The Central Park Five
Best cinematographer: Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty