'Lady Bird' named Best Picture by New York Film Critics Circle

With less than two weeks before nominations for the 2018 Golden Globes are announced, the New York Film Critics Circle selected its award winners for 2017.

And the winners are..

'Call Me by Your Name' star Timothee Chalamet became the youngest winner of the group's best actor prize, while 'Mudbound' DP Rachel Morrison became the first woman to win the cinematography award.

Writer-director Greta Gerwig's 'Lady Bird' was chose the Best Film of 2017 and Best Actress for its star Saoirse Ronan.

Sean Baker was named best director for 'The Florida Project'. The film also earned a best supporting actor vote for Willem Dafoe.

 

Here is the full list of 2017 NYFCC Awards winners below:

Best Film:

'Lady Bird', Greta Gerwig

Best Director:

Sean Baker, 'The Florida Project'

Best Screenplay:

Paul Thomas Anderson, 'Phantom Thread'

Best Actress:

Saoirse Ronan, 'Lady Bird'

Best Actor:

Timothee Chalamet, 'Call Me By Your Name'

Best Supporting Actress:

Tiffany Haddish, 'Girls Trip'

Best Supporting Actor:

Willem Dafoe, 'The Florida Project'

Best Foreign Language Film:

BPM (Beats Per Minute), Robin Campillo

Best Cinematography:

'Mudbound', Rachel Morrison

Best Nonfiction Film:

Faces Places, Agnes Varda

Best First Film:

'Get Out', Jordan Peele

Best Animated Film:

'Coco', Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina

Special Award:

Career Achievement, Molly Haskell.

This year's NYFCC ceremony, taking place on January 3, will be dedicated to the memory of film critic Richard Schickel, who passed away in February.