With no mention of Revolutionary Road, Benjamin Button, The Reader and Doubt, its beginning to look like Milk will be the official challenger to Danny Boyle’s romantic adventure fan favorite. East Coast critics gave kudos to the West Coast-set story from Gus Van Sant – the NYFCC gave year end wins in three categories (Best Film, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor), while Happy-Go-Lucky receives two wins in the Director and Actress category. Best First Film honors went to Courtney Hunt’s Frozen River and the group did not forget about the beginning of the year, awarding Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days as the Best Foreign Film of the year. Here are the complete list of winners of the New York Film Critics Circle.
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”
