by Nathaniel R
The National Society of Film Critics, founded in 1966, is one of the three most prestigious critics group in the US, alongside NYFCC and LAFCA (and sharing some members from each). The society works with the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress as well as providing the American delegate to FIPRESCI, the international federation of members of the film press. This year, of their nine regular awards, only two (Cinematography and Supporting Actress) went to English language films which is we suspect record international dominance (77%) even though the group has always liked international films. Here are their awards this year...
Picture Drive My Car
(When a foreign-language film wins their top prize they do not award the parallel foreign-language film prize)
Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Actress Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Actor Hidetoshi Nishijima, Drive My Car
Supporting Actress Ruth Negga, Passing
Supporting Actor Anders Danielsen Lie, The Worst Person in the World
Screenplay Drive My Car
Non-Fiction Film Flee
Cinematography The Green Knight
Special Citation for Film Awaiting Distribution: Jean-Gabriel Périot's documentary Returning to Reims
Film Heritage Award: Maya Cade for the Black Film Archive, Bernard Tavernier, and Peter Bogdanovich