‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ honored by the National Society of Film Critics
The Coens’ film about failure continues to experience little of it. The National Society of Film Critics handed out their awards on Saturday and Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel and Ethan Coen’s soulful and sardonic journey set among the Greenwich Village folk music set, came away with a number of top prizes, including Best Picture, Director, and Actor. Also honored were Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine, James Franco for Spring Breakers, and Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle. Check out the full list of winners and runners-up below, including the voting breakdown.
BEST PICTURE
Inside Llewyn Davis – 23
American Hustle – 17
12 Years a Slave – 16
BEST DIRECTOR
Joel and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis) – 25
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) – 18
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) – 15
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is the Warmest Color – 27
A Touch of Sin – 21
The Great Beauty – 15
BEST NON-FICTION FILM
(Tie)
The Act of Killing – 20
At Berkeley – 20
Leviathan – 18
BEST SCREENPLAY
Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke) – 29
Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen) – 26
American Hustle (Eric Singer and David O. Russell) – 18
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Inside Llewyn Davis (Bruno Delbonnel) -28
Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki) – 26
Nebraska (Phedon Papamichael) – 19
BEST ACTOR
Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis) – 28
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) – 19
Robert Redford (All Is Lost) – 12
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) – 57
Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue Is the Warmest Color) – 36
Julie Delpy (Before Midnight) – 26
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
James Franco (Spring Breakers) – 24
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) – 20
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) – 14
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle) – 54
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) – 38
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) – 18
Léa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color) – 18
EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Leviathan
BEST FILM STILL AWAITING AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION
Stray Dogs and Hide Your Smiling Faces