A Virtual Awards Ceremony January 24 at 7:00 PM ET
On the NYFCC Website and YouTube Page
New York, NY – January 22, 2021 – The New York Film Critics Circle announced today the presenters for this year’s special, pre-recorded virtual awards ceremony. Last year’s winners Martin Scorsese (Best Film, The Irishman) and Bong Joon-Ho (Best Foreign Language Film, Parasite) will present alongside Frances McDormand, Alfre Woodard, Chloe Sevigny, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Norm Lewis. (full list of presenters below). The virtual awards ceremony can be seen on the NYFCC website and official YouTube page on January 24th at 7:00PM ET.
This year’s awards also mark the retirement of NYFCC General Manager Marshall Fine. Fine, a four-time former chair of the group, joined the Circle in 1989. Creating the position of treasurer in 1993, he served as a backstop to the group’s chairs. After retiring from criticism in 2016, he created the position of general manager to oversee the NYFCC’s annual awards dinner and provide continuity for the group from year to year.
Since 1998, Stephen Garrett has been the de facto archivist for the New York Film Critics Circle. Garrett is the founder and president of Jump Cut, a marketing company specializing in trailers and posters for independent, foreign-language, and documentary films. He was the former film editor at Time Out New York, and over the past 25 years has also written for Esquire, Filmmaker, the Observer, and Book & Film Globe. Garrett will replace Fine as General Manager for 2021 and will be a non-voting member of the NYFCC.
Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle is the oldest and most prestigious in the country. The circle’s membership includes critics from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and the web’s most respected online publications. Every year the organization meets to vote on awards for the calendar year’s films.
The Circle’s awards are often seen as shaping the Oscar race. The Circle’s awards are also viewed — perhaps more accurately — as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring aesthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures.
Best Film:
First Cow
Presented by Bong Joon-ho
Best Director:
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
Presented by Frances McDormand
Best Screenplay:
Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Best Actress:
Sidney Flanigan, Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Presented by Chloë Sevigny
Best Actor:
Delroy Lindo, Da 5 Bloods
Presented by Alfre Woodard
Best Supporting Actress:
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Movie film
Presented by Sacha Baron Cohen
Best Supporting Actor:
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Presented by Norm Lewis
Best Foreign Language Film:
Bacurau
Best Cinematography:
Shabier Kirchner, Small Axe (all films)
Best Nonfiction Film:
Time
Best First Film:
The 40-Year-Old Version (Radha Blank)
Best Animated Film:
Wolfwalkers
Special Awards:
Kino Lorber
Spike Lee *Presented by Martin Scorsese
A FULL LIST OF CURRENT NYFCC MEMBERS INCLUDE:
A full list of voting members is below:
Stephanie Zacharek (CHAIR)
Time Magazine
Jordan Hoffman (VICE CHAIR)
Freelance
Marshall Fine (GENERAL MANAGER)
Freelance
MEMBERS:
Sam Adams
Slate
John Anderson
America Magazine
Melissa Anderson
4Columns
Michael Atkinson
Freelance
Richard Brody
The New Yorker
Dwight Brown
NNPA Syndication
Kameron Austin Collins
Rolling Stone
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine
David Ehrlich
IndieWire
Kate Erbland
IndieWire
David Fear
Rolling Stone
Graham Fuller
Freelance
Owen Gleiberman
Variety
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
Leah Greenblatt
Entertainment Weekly
Steven D. Greydanus
The National Catholic Register
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
Caryn James
BBC
Stuart Klawans
The Nation
Eric Kohn
IndieWire
Tomris Laffly
Freelance
Richard Lawson
Vanity Fair
Violet Lucca
Freelance
Joe Morgenstern
The Wall Street Journal
Sheila O’Malley
Rogerebert.com
Nick Pinkerton
Freelance
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
Rex Reed
New York Observer
David Rooney
The Hollywood Reporter
Joshua Rothkopf
Freelance
Matt Zoller Seitz
Rogerebert.com
David Sims
The Atlantic
Matt Singer
ScreenCrush
Kyle Smith
National Review
Dana Stevens
Slate
Sara Stewart
New York Post
Amy Taubin
Artforum
Peter Travers
ABC
Keith Uhlich
Freelance
Elizabeth Weitzman
The Wrap
Stephen Whitty
Freelance
Alissa Wilkinson
Vox
Alison Willmore
New York Magazine
Born and raised in Egypt, Shama adds a unique perspective and flavor to our team.
A member of the Egyptian Critics Association and Film Independent. Having worked on a number of international films, Shama brings incredible experience to our team. He is incredibly energetic and gets excited for all things Disney. A father of two beautiful girls and a husband to a Broadway buff. Trust us, there is no one you would rather go to theme parks with.
