Father Geek here with word on the NY critics awards for this year. Well I've seen TRAFFIC's final cut and its a cool flick, I like it alot, but I don't feel its the years best film. However, I do agree totally with Benicio copping the Best Supporting Actor award, he is perfect in this film. I haven't seen YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, but I just can't believe anyone has turned in a better Best Actress job than Ellen Burstyn as Sara Goldfarb in REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. Anyway here's what the critics in NYC thought...
Father Geek,
Thought you might be interested in seeing these, as the New York Film Critics Circle just finished voting their annual awards:
Best Picture: Traffic
Best Actor: Tom Hanks, Cast Away
Best Actress: Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock
Best Screenplay: Kenneth Lonnergan, You Can Count on Me
Best Director: Steven Soderbergh, Traffic and Erin Brockovich
Biggest upset was probably Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon not winning best foreing film (that went to Yi Yi), but it did win for Best Cinematography. Check out the site at www.nyfcc.org/awards.html.
Looking at the members of the NYFCC is kind of staggering, as I recognize more names from more of the major publications than I realized. Yahoo for Soderbergh and Traffic, and especially for Benicio.
D.C. Maximus
