New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2021: Drive My Car wins Best Film
Even losing the New York Film Critics Circle's prize for Best Foreign-Language Film to a fellow Cannes award winner can't stop Hamaguchi Ryusuke's car storming up the road. Drive My Car, his hugely acclaimed Murakami adaptation, wins the NYFCC's Best Film award, despite picking up zero other prizes from the group. Arguably the most prestigious film critics' awards in the world, their yearly picks aren't just viewed as a potential Oscar barometer but also as substantial honours in their own right. That said, wins here will see top Oscar contenders such as Jane Campion, Lady Gaga and Benedict Cumberbatch advance yet further en route to possible Academy success, and they'll give more under-the-radar hopefuls like Kathryn Hunter and Kodi Smit-McPhee well-earnt boosts.
Best Film
DRIVE MY CAR
Best Director
Jane Campion (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Actress
Lady Gaga (HOUSE OF GUCCI)
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Supporting Actress
Kathryn Hunter (THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH)
Best Supporting Actor
Kodi Smit-McPhee (THE POWER OF THE DOG)
Best Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson (LICORICE PIZZA)
Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski (WEST SIDE STORY)
Best Animated Film
THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES
Best Non-Fiction Film
FLEE
Best Foreign-Language Film
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Best First Film
THE LOST DAUGHTER
Special Award
Maya Cade, for the creation of the Black Film Archive
Marshall Fine, for his years of service as NYFCC's General Manager, and decades on the NY film scene
Diane Weyermann, for supporting daring and impactful filmmaking at Sundance and Participant