Tár earned Best Picture distinction today (1/7) from the National Society of Film Critics, also garnering best screenplay for writer-director Todd Field and Best Actress for Cate Blanchett.
All The Beauty and The Bloodshed was named Best Nonfiction Film while EO topped the Best Film Not in the English Language category.
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Charlotte Wells won for Best Director on the strength of Aftersun.
Michal Dymek’s work on EO took the Best Cinematography honor.
Colin Farrell won for Best Actor on the basis of two performances–in After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin.
Kerry Condon was named Best Supporting Actress for The Banshees of Inisherin. And Ke Huy Quan was Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Here’s a full rundown of the winners and the runners-up in each category:
Best Picture:
1. TÁR (61 points)
Runners-up:
AFTERSUN (49 points)
NO BEARS (32 points)
Best Nonfiction Film:
1. ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (46 points)
Runners-up:
DESCENDANT (40 points)
ALL THAT BREATHES (27 points)
Best Film Not in the English Language:
1. EO (43 points)
Runners-up:
NO BEARS (37 points)
DECISION TO LEAVE (34 points)
Best Director:
1. Charlotte Wells, AFTERSUN (60 points)
Runners-up:
Park Chan-wook, DECISION TO LEAVE (47 points)
Jafar Panahi, NO BEARS (36 points)
Best Screenplay:
1. Todd Field, TÁR (61 points)
Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (42 points)
James Gray, ARMAGEDDON TIME (18 points)
Best Cinematography:
1. Michał Dymek, EO (62 points)
Runners-up:
Hoyte van Hoytema, NOPE (37 points)
Kim Ji-yong, DECISION TO LEAVE (34 points)
Best Actress:
1. Cate Blanchett, TÁR (59 points)
Runners-up:
Michelle Yeoh, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (38 points)
Tilda Swinton, THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER, and Michelle Williams, THE FABELMANS (27 points)
Best Actor:
1. Colin Farrell, AFTER YANG and THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (71 points)
Runners-up:
Paul Mescal, AFTERSUN (55 points)
Bill Nighy, LIVING (33 points)
Best Supporting Actress:
1. Kerry Condon, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (57 points)
Runners-up:
Nina Hoss, TÁR (43 points)
Dolly de Leon, TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (35 points)
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Ke Huy Quan, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (45 points)
Runners-up:
Brian Tyree Henry, CAUSEWAY (35 points)
Barry Keoghan, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (27 points)
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