“Lady Bird”. Image: Universal Pictures via AFP Relaxnews
Before winning two gongs at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, Jan. 7, Greta Gerwig’s comedy “Lady Bird” took four prizes at the National Society of Film Critics’ annual awards, announced Saturday, Jan. 6, including Best Picture.
Before the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its winners at the Golden Globes, the National Society of Film Critics announced its winning movies of 2017. Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” scored success at both ceremonies.
Prior to winning two Golden Globes (Best Musical or Comedy Movie, and Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan), Greta Gerwig’s first solo movie was crowned with four awards by the critics, taking Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf.
“Lady Bird” achieved a similar performance to “Moonlight” last year. Moreover, after winning four National Society of Film Critics Awards, Barry Jenkins’ movie went on the win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Other winners at the 52nd National Society of Film Critics Awards are Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”), Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”) and Willem Dafoe (“The Florida Project”), as well as Agnès Varda and JR whose “Faces Places” won Best Non-Fiction Film.
Here are the 52nd National Society of Film Critics Awards winners:
– Best Picture: “Lady Bird” by Greta Gerwig
– Best Director: Greta Gerwig for “Lady Bird”
– Best Actor: Daniel Kaluuya for “Get Out”
– Best Actress: Sally Hawkins for “The Shape of Water”
– Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe for “The Florida Project”
– Best Supporting Actress: Laurie Metcalf for “Lady Bird”
– Best Screenplay: “Lady Bird”
– Best Cinematography: “Blade Runner 2049”
– Best Foreign-Language Film: “Graduation” by Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
– Best Non-Fiction Film: “Faces Places” by Agnès Varda and JR
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