National Society of Film Critics Names Capote Best Picture

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Capote was named best picture Saturday by the National Society of Film Critics in a hard-fought contest that saw the feature about Truman Capote's creation of the nonfiction book In Cold Blood prevail over David Cronenberg's A History of Violence by one vote, 12-11, on the group's sixth ballot.

Wong Kar Wai's 2046 came in third in the balloting. In the best director vote, Cronenberg was named best director with 32 points, followed by Wong with 26 and Capote's Bennett Miller with 23. For his lead performance in Capote, Philip Seymour Hoffman was named best actor, while Ed Harris, who portrays a menacing figure in Violence, was chosen best supporting actor.

Reese Witherspoon took best actress honors for her performance as June Carter in Walk the Line, and Amy Adams was chosen best supporting actress for her role as a pregnant Southern girl in Junebug.

Dont't forget to also check out: Capote, A History of Violence, 2046

Capote was released September 30th, 2005 and stars Allie Mickelson, Kelci Stephenson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Craig Archibald, Bronwen Coleman, Kate Shindle, David Wilson Barnes, Michael J. Burg. The film is directed by Bennett Miller.

A History of Violence was released September 23rd, 2005 and stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk. The film is directed by David Cronenberg.

2046 was released August 5th, 2005 and stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Li Gong, Faye Wong, Takuya Kimura, Ziyi Zhang, Carina Lau, Chen Chang, Jie Dong. The film is directed by Kar Wai Wong.


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