New York Film Critics to Vote December 3

The New York Film critics pushed their voting date far back enough so that they would be “first,” ahead of the National Board of Review. The NYFCC will announce a day before the NBR, on December 3, 2013.

You will note as we comb through these early awards how one film was dominating (Zero Dark Thirty) and another right on its heels (Lincoln). NYFCC last year:

2012 Awards
Best Picture, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director, Kathryn BigelowZERO DARK THIRTY
Best Screenplay, Tony Kushner, LINCOLN
Best Actress, Rachel Weisz, THE DEEP BLUE SEA
Best Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
Best Supporting Actress, Sally Field, LINCOLN
Best Supporting Actor, Matthew McConaughey, BERNIE, MAGIC MIKE

And the National Board of Review:

Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings
Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, Compliance
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Adapted: Silver Linings Playbook
Original: Looper

Press Release:

The New York Film Critics Circle announced today they will hold their vote for the 2013 awards on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony to be held at a date and venue yet to be announced.

Additions to the group are new members Graham Fuller (artinfo.com), Rafer Guzman (Newsday), Eric Kohn (Indiewire) and Farran Smith Nehme (New York Post).

States Chairman Joshua Rothkopf, “It’s gratifying to see our numbers grow with the addition of four worthy voices. Smart criticism remains crucial, and today’s membership reflects that. We’re now wrapping up one of the most exciting years in recent film history. I look forward to deliberating on the merits with my Circle colleagues.”

Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle is the oldest and most prestigious in the country. The circle’s membership includes critics from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and the web’s most respected online publications. Every year the organization meets in New York to vote on awards for the calendar year’s films. The Circle’s awards are often viewed as harbingers of the Oscar nominations. The Circle’s awards are also viewed — perhaps more accurately — as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring aesthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures.

A full list of voting members is below:
Thelma Adams
YAHOO! MOVIES

Melissa Anderson
ARTFORUM

John Anderson
VARIETY/NEWSDAY

Michael Atkinson
VILLAGE VOICE

Dwight Brown
NNPA SYNDICATION

Richard Corliss
TIME

David Denby
THE NEW YORKER

Karen Durbin
ELLE

Bilge Ebiri
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
David Edelstein
NEW YORK MAGAZINE

David Fear
TIME OUT NEW YORK

Marshall Fine
STAR MAGAZINE

Graham Fuller
ARTINFO.COM