Kathryn Bigelow’s war drama Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, was named Best Picture by the New York Film Critics Circle. The film also won the awards for Best Director (Bigelow) and Best Cinematographer (Greig Fraser). Ken Burns’ The Central Park Five won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary), Amour won the award for Best Foreign Film, and David France How To Survive A Plague won the award for Best First Film.

2012 Awards

Best Picture

Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director

Kathryn BigelowZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Screenplay

Tony KushnerLINCOLN

Best Actress

Rachel WeiszTHE DEEP BLUE SEA

Best Actor

Daniel Day-LewisLINCOLN

Best Supporting Actress

Sally FieldLINCOLN

Best Supporting Actor

Matthew McConaugheyBERNIE, MAGIC MIKE

Best Cinematographer

Greig FraserZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Animated Film

Frankenweenie

Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)

The Central Park Five

Best Foreign Film

Amour

Best First Film

David France HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE