Live Updates: 2025 New York Film Critics Award Winners
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) convened today in Manhattan to announce its winners for the 2025 awards season. This influential body, consisting of over 50 esteemed film journalists, including Variety’s Owen Gleiberman, is renowned for its distinctive approach to film criticism.
Significance of the NYFCC Awards
As the oldest critics’ group in the United States, the NYFCC plays a crucial role as a precursor to the Academy Awards. Historically, the winner of the Best Film category often receives a nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars. Since the Academy expanded its Best Picture nominations to ten films in 2009, only two winners from this critics’ group—“Carol” in 2015 and “First Cow” in 2020—did not secure Oscar nominations.
Character of the Nominees
The NYFCC members tend to favor films with rich narratives that delve deeply into character and story. Films such as Todd Haynes’ “Far from Heaven” and Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” exemplify this trend. This critics group often diverges from the mainstream favorites anticipated to succeed at the Oscars.
Recent Trends and Biases
Over the past decade, the NYFCC has aligned with the Academy’s Best Picture winner only once, notably with “The Artist” by Michel Hazanavicius. Additionally, the organization has displayed instances of recency bias, exemplified by their choice of “American Hustle” shortly after its screening in 2013.
2025 NYFCC Award Winners
- Best Film: The Secret Agent
- Best Director: [Name]
- Best Actor: [Name]
- Best Actress: [Name]
- Best Supporting Actor: [Name]
- Best Supporting Actress: [Name]
- Best Screenplay: [Name]
- Best Animated Film: [Name]
- Best Cinematography: [Name]
- Best Non-Fiction Film: [Name]
- Best International Film: [Name]
- Best First Film: Eephus
The NYFCC’s 91st year showcases its continued influence in shaping the narrative around the awards season, setting the stage for the year’s most discussed films.
