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New York Film Critics Awards winners dazzle on red carpet

Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura, and Amy Madigan lead the winners at the New York Film Critics Awards, with "Eephus" named best film. The ceremony also recognized excellence in animated films, honoring Netflix’s "K-Pop Demon Hunters.

Reuters

7 January 2026 at 18:14:25

New York Film Critics Awards winners dazzle on red carpet

Rose Byrne attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 4, 2026.

Caroline Brehman/Reuters

The winners of the New York Film Critics Awards dazzled on the red carpet in New York on Tuesday (January 6).


    Australian Rose Byrne won best actress for "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You", Amy Madigan was named best supporting actress for "Weapons", and Brazilian actor Wagner Moura took home the award for best actor for the Brazilian political thriller "The Secret Agent".


    Filmmaker Carson Lund received the award for best film for "Eephus", while directors Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang won best animated film for the Netflix animated supernatural musical "K-Pop Demon Hunters".


    According to its website, the Circle was founded in 1935 and includes critics from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, and qualifying online general-interest publications.


    Each December, the organization meets in New York to vote on awards honoring films from the previous calendar year.


Production: Hussein Waaile, Eva Weininger/Reuters

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