Boyhood! It’s not just for 50 Best Films Of 2014 lists, you know. It’s also lining up to be among the toasts of the award season. Richard Linklater’s years-in-the-making coming-of-age odyssey has walked away with Best Film from the New York Film Critics Circle.
The Critics Circle, which has been handing out gongs since 1936, also gave Linklater Best Director for the film, while Patricia Arquette won Best Supporting Actress. But it didn’t all go Boyhood’s way. Timothy Spall was named Best Actor for Mr. Turner, with Marion Cotillard taking Best Actress for her roles in Two Days, One Night and The Immigrant. James Gray’s film also took home an award for its cinematographer, Darius Khondji.
Elsewhere, The Lego Movie won Best Animated Film and Jennifer Kent scored Best First Film for her terrifying, emotional The Babadook. The full list of winners is below.
Best Film
Boyhood
Best Director
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Best Actor
Timothy Spall – Mr. Turner
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard –* Two Days, One Night* and The Immigrant
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash
Best Animated Film
The Lego Movie
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Cinematography
Darius Khondji – The Immigrant
Best First Film
Jennifer Kent – The Babadook
Best Foreign Language Film
Ida
**Best Non-Fiction Film
**Citizenfour
Special Award
Adrienne Mancia