NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS “THE HURT LOCKER” BEST FILM OF THE YEAR
New York, NY (December 14, 2009) - The New York Film Critics Circle has voted “THE HURT LOCKER” Best Film of 2009 and has awarded Best Director to KATHRYN BIGELOW for “The Hurt Locker”, Best Actress to MERYL STREEP for “Julie & Julia”
And Best Actor to GEORGE CLOONEY for ‘Up In The Air” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”
The complete list of award winners follows:
Best Film – THE HURT LOCKER
Best Director – KATHRYN BIGELOW for “The Hurt Locker”
Best Screenplay – IN THE LOOP
Best Actress – MERYL STREEP for “Julie & Julia”
Best Actor – GEORGE CLOONEY for “Up In The Air” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Best Supporting Actress – MO’NIQUE for “Precious”
Best Supporting Actor – CHRISTOPH WALTZ for “Inglourious Basterds
Best Cinematography – CHRISTIAN BERGER for “The White Ribbon”
Best Animated Film – FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Best Non-fiction Film – OF TIME AND THE CITY
Best Foreign Language Film – SUMMER HOURS
Best First Feature – HUNGER, director Steve McQueen
Special Award - To Andrew Sarris for his contribution to film criticism