New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Introduction

New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City-based publications. It is considered one of the most important precursors to the Academy Awards.

Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle's membership includes film critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers and magazines. In December of each year, the organization meets to vote on awards for films released in the previous calendar year.

The New York Film Critics Circle also gives special stand-alone awards to individuals and/or organizations that they believe have made significant contributions to the art of cinema that includes other film critics, film restorers, historians and service organizations.

Awards

• The Lady Vanishes (1938)
  • won NYFCC Award for Best Director (Alfred Hitchcock) in 1939

• Suspicion (1941)
  • won NYFCC Award for Best Actress (Joan Fontaine) in 1941

• Lifeboat (1944)
  • won NYFCC Award Best Actress (Tallulah Bankhead) in 1945

• Spellbound (1945)
  • won NYFCC Award Best Actress (Ingrid Bergman) in 1946

• Dial M for Murder (1954)
  • won NYFCC Award for Best Actress (Grace Kelly) in 1954

• Rear Window (1954)
  • won a NYFCC Award for Best Actress (Grace Kelly) in 1954

• Vertigo (1958)
  • won NYFCC Award for Most Distinguished Re-issue in 1996

Nominations

• none

Links

• official web site
• Wikipedia
• Internet Movie Database