The Artist wins the New York Film Critics Circle

The Artist has been picked as the Best Picture award at the NYFCC. The film also won Best Director.

Moneyball also scored key awards for Best screenplay and Best Actor. The Tree of Life scored three awards for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Cinematography.

Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Descendants, War Horse and Midnight in Paris which were expected to win awards today were ultimately snubbed.

Previous winners include Milk, The Hurt Locker and The Social Network. All these films picked up a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards with The Hurt Locker winning the Best Picture.

Winners:
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Director-Michel Hazanvicius-The Artist
Best Actor-Brad Pitt-Moneyball, The Tree of Life
Best Actress: Meryl Streep-The Iron Lady
Best Supporting Actor-Albert Brooks-Drive
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain-The Tree of Life, The Help, Take Shelter
Best Foreign Film: A Separation
Best Screenplay-Aaron Sorkin and Steven Zaillian-Moneyball
Best Cinematography: Emanuel Lubeski-The Tree of Life
Best First Feature: Margin Call
Best NonFiction Film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams