IFCThe New York Film Critics Circle voted Monday for its 2014 picks, and Richard Linklater's Boyhood nabbed the top prize of Best Picture while Linklater also scored the Best Director prize for his buzzworthy creation. This puts the film, which was 12 years in the making, one step closer to taking home a golden Oscar trophy at the upcoming Academy awards.
Of the 13 awards named today, three of them went to Boyhood, with Patricia Arquette closing out the film's awards by being named Best Supporting Actress.
The awards will be handed out on Jan. 5 at Tao Downtown in New York City.
Read on for a full list of winners!
Best Picture: Boyhood
Best Director: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Best Screenplay: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant and Two Days, One Night
Best Actor: Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Foreign Language Film: Ida
Best Cinematography: Darius Khondji, The Immigrant
Best Nonfiction Film: Citizenfour
Best First Film: Jennifer Kent, The Babadook
Best Animated Film: The Lego Movie
Special Award: Adrienne Mancia