Milk Wins Big; NY Film Critics Circle Award Winners Announced

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.

The winners of the New York Film Critics Circle are:

Film: Milk

Director: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky

Actor: Sean Penn, Milk

Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk

Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Screenplay: Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married

First Film: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River

Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Animated Film: Wall-E

Documentary: Man on Wire

Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire

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.

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