So what does this mean? Well, it’s certainly significant for all the winners in the acting categories because the New York film critics are a good barometer for the quality of acting that would get the four nominees into the Oscars. The fact that two of the honors were split between two or three movies is somewhat worrisome because Oscar voters may split. It’s also bad news for Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, which was once again snubbed when some thought it had a chance at least for screenplay and George Clooney’s performance, but not receiving even one of those isn’t a very good sign. It’s a significant bump for both Moneyball and The Tree of Life, which were not thought of as serious contenders but need to be after the last 24 hours. The good news is that the National Board of Review (NBR) are selecting their own awards later this week on Thursday, December 1, and they can either back up the NYFCC picks or go a different route, pulling others firmly into the Oscar race, and that includes offering support for Payne’s film. Show Comments |