Overview
- Paul Thomas Anderson’s film won Best Picture, with Anderson named Best Director and Benicio del Toro and Teyana Taylor taking the supporting acting prizes.
- TheWrap reported a 28-point margin over runner-up Sinners for the top award.
- Ethan Hawke won Best Actor for Blue Moon, while Kathleen Chalfant earned Best Actress for Familiar Touch.
- Jafar Panahi received Best Screenplay for It Was Just an Accident, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw won Best Cinematography for Sinners.
- The Secret Agent was honored as Best Film Not in the English Language, My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow won Best Nonfiction Film, and the NSFC’s 60th annual vote convened Jan. 3 with more than 60 critics in Los Angeles, New York and online.