The New York Film Critics Circle announced their top picks for 2008 yesterday. Here they are:
BEST FILM
Milk
BEST DIRECTOR
Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn, Milk
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Milk
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
BEST FIRST FILM
Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
BEST FOREIGN FILM
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Wall-E
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Man on Wire
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire