Michael Haneke's latest, winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, won the award for best picture in voting by the National Society of Film Critics. Gathered in New York City today for their 47th annual awards, the Society of 60 national film critics also voted Haneke the best director of year when they met to pick their winners at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Elinor Bunin Munroe Center.
Unlike other critics groups, the National Society of Film Critics doesn't award its prizes in person. They simply gather to vote. Scrolls will be sent to the winners.
The complete list of winners is below:
BEST PICTURE
Amour
BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke, Amour
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
BEST ACTRESS
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike, Bernie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
BEST NONFICTION
The Gatekeepers
BEST SCREENPLAY
Lincoln, Tony Kushner
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Master, Mihai Malaimare, Jr.
EXPERIMENTAL
This Is Not a Film, Jafar Panahi
FILM HERITAGE
• To Laurence Kardish, Senior Film Curator at MoMA, for his extraordinary 44 years of service, including this year’s Weimar Cinema retrospective.
• To Milestone Film and Video for their ongoing Shirley Clarke project.
DEDICATION: This year’s awards are dedicated to the late Andrew Sarris, one of the most original and influential American film critics as well as a founding member of the Society.