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AMERICAN HUSTLE Awarded Best Picture By New York Film Critics Circle

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The New York Film Critics Circle voted today for their picks for the 2013 awards at the Film Society at Lincoln Center.  The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Monday, January 6th at The Edison Ballroom.

American Hustle was awarded Best Picture and 12 Years a Slave’s Steve McQueen was named Best Director.

Cate Blanchett was selected as Best Actress for her role in Blue Jasmine and Robert Redford was chosen as Best Actor for All is Lost.

A Special Award was given to legendary filmmaker, Frederick Wiseman.

Frederick Wiseman

Full list of winners below.

Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary): Stories We Tell

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Best First Film: Ryan Coogler – Fruitvale Station

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Best Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis

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Best Screenplay: American Hustle

Christian Bale;Jeremy Renner;Jennifer Lawrence;Elisabeth Rohm

Best Animated Film: The Wind Rises

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Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

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Best Foreign Language Film: Blue is the Warmest Color

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Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle

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Best Director: Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave

Michael Fassbender and Steve McQueen on the set of 12 YEARS A SLAVE

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine

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Best Actor: Robert Redford – All Is Lost

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Best Picture: American Hustle

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Says 2013 NYFCC Chairman, Time Out New York’s Joshua Rothkopf  “I’m very happy with the work we’ve done today. The complexion of our group guarantees some surprises, but we always vote from our hearts. It was an extremely strong year for American movies.”

Stephen Whitty of The Star Ledger will take over as the 2014 NYFCC Chairman with Marshall Fine of Star Magazine serving as the Vice Chairman.

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 newspapers, 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.

A full list of voting members is below:

Thelma Adams
YAHOO! MOVIES

Melissa Anderson
ARTFORUM

John Anderson
FREELANCE

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

Owen Gleiberman
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

Rafer Guzman
NEWSDAY

J. Hoberman
FREELANCE

Stuart Klawans
THE NATION

Eric Kohn
INDIEWIRE

Lou Lumenick
NEW YORK POST

Joe Morgenstern
WALL STREET JOURNAL

Vincent Musetto
FREELANCE

Farran Smith Nehme
NEW YORK POST

Joe Neumaier
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Andrew O’Hehir
SALON.COM

Nick Pinkerton
FREELANCE

Peter Rainer
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Rex Reed
NEW YORK OBSERVER

Joshua Rothkopf
TIME OUT NEW YORK

Richard Schickel
TRUTHDIG.COM

Kyle Smith
NEW YORK POST

Dana Stevens
SLATE.COM

Amy Taubin
ARTFORUM

Peter Travers
ROLLING STONE

Keith Uhlich
TIME OUT NEW YORK

Elizabeth Weitzman
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Armond White
CITYARTS

Stephen Whitty
THE STAR LEDGER/NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE

Stephanie Zacharek
THE VILLAGE VOICE

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