National Society
of Film Critics Awards

January 6

The
51 members of the National Society of Film Critics named Edward Yang's Yi
Yi best picture of the year. The film received almost twice as many votes
as the runner-up film, Traffic. The awards were dedicated to The New York
Times reviewer Vincent Canby, who died in October and was a former chair
of the society.



And the winners are ...

Best
Picture

Yi
Yi by Edward Yang

Best
Director

Steven Soderbergh (for both Traffic
and Erin
Brockovich)

Best
Actress

Laura Linney, You
Can Count on Me



Best Screenplay

Kenneth Lonergan for You
Can Count on Me



Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro, Traffic




Best Actor

Javier Bardem for Before
Night Falls



Best Supporting Actress

Elaine May for
Small Time Crooks



Best Cinematography

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg



Best Cinematography

Agnes Godard for Beau
Travail

Special
citation

Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni.