New York Film Critics Circle Awards validate Lily Gladstone and hail ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ as Best Picture

“Killers of the Flower Moon” not only was just voted Best Picture by the New York Film Critics Circle, but the movie’s breakout star Lily Gladstone earned much-welcome validation for her brave decision to compete in the lead actress race this awards season.

Not too long ago most Oscar pundits assumed that Gladstone would aim for the supporting category, which she’d probably win. They didn’t think she’d give up a sure bet to take on Emma Stone (“Poor Things”), Carrie Mulligan (“Maestro”) and Margot Robbie (“Barbie”) in the lead race, but she took the chance and reaped her award.

Here’s the full list of the NYFCC winners:

Best Film: “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Best Director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”

Best Actor: Franz Rogowski, “Passages”

Best Actress: Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”

Best Supporting Actor: Charles Melton, “May December”

Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”

Best Screenplay: Samy Burch, “May December”

Best First Film: “Past Lives”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Anatomy of a Fall”

Best Animated Film: “The Boy and the Heron”

Best Non-Fiction Film: “Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros”

Best Cinematography: “Oppenheimer”