'Lady Bird' takes best film, best actress for Saoirse Ronan with New York film critics
Writer-director Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird soared with the New York Film Critics Circle Thursday, earning the vote for best film of 2017 and best actress for its star Saoirse Ronan.
At the critics society's annual meeting, Sean Baker was named best director for The Florida Project. The film also earned a best supporting actor vote for Willem Dafoe.
Timothee Chalamet was chosen as best actor for the drama, Call Me By Your Name. Tiffany Haddish earned top supporting actress honors for the comedy, Girls Trip.
Pixar's hit Coco was named best animated film. Director Jordan Peele took best first film for his thriller, Get Out.
The awards will be handed out during the society's annual ceremony on January 3. This year’s ceremony will be dedicated to the memory of influential film critic Richard Schickel.
Here's the complete list of winners:
Best Film:
Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig
Best Director:
Sean Baker, The Florida Project
Best Screenplay:
Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread
Best Actress:
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Best Actor:
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Best Supporting Actress:
Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip
Best Supporting Actor:
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Best Foreign Language Film:
BPM (Beats Per Minute), Robin Campillo
Best Cinematography:
Mudbound, Rachel Morrison
Best Nonfiction Film:
Faces Places, Agnès Varda
Best First Film:
Get Out, Jordan Peele
Best Animated Film:
Coco, Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
Special Award:
Career Achievement, Molly Haskell