Last year’s NYFCC winner for Best Film was Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow.” Zhao was named Best Director for “Nomadland” and repeated her win in this category at the Academy Awards. The acting winners included Flanigan, Delroy Lindo for “Da 5 Bloods,” Chadwick Boseman for “Da 5 Bloods,” and Maria Bakalova for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Only Bakalova went on to earn an Oscar nomination, although Boseman was Oscar nominated for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The full list of 2021 New York Film Critics Circle winners will be updating live below throughout the morning. Refresh this page to see the most up-to-date winners. Best Film: “Drive My Car” Best Director: Jane Campion for “The Power of the Dog” Best Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson for “Licorice Pizza” Best Actress: Lady Gaga for “House of Gucci” Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch for “The Power of the Dog” Best Supporting Actress: Kathryn Hunter for “The Tragedy of Macbeth” Best Supporting Actor: Kodi Smit-McPhee for “The Power of the Dog” Best Cinematography: “West Side Story” Best Non-Fiction Film: “Flee” Best Foreign Language Film: “The Worst Person in the World” Best Animated Feature: “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” Best First Film: “The Lost Daughter” SPECIAL AWARD: Maya Cade for the creation of the Black Film Archive. SPECIAL AWARD: Diane Weyermann, posthumous award for supporting daring and impactful filmmaking at Sundance and Participant. SPECIAL AWARD: Marshall Fine for his years of service as NYFCC’s General Manager and decades on the NY film scene
