New York Film Critics Circle Announce Two New Members

New York Film Critics Circle announced today it will be adding two new members— Jason Bailey from The Playlist and Esther Zuckerman from Thrillist — to vote for the 2021 awards on Friday, December 3, 2021.

Films released in the greater New York City area, either in theaters or on digital platforms between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, will be considered.


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New York Film Critics Circle will hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Monday, January 10, 2022 at Tao Downtown. Stephanie Zacharek of Time Magazine serves as 2021 Chairman of the NYFCC, Jordan Hoffman serves as Vice Chair and Stephen Garrett takes over as the group's General Manager.
 
"The world, and the world of movies, is trying hard to return to some state of normalcy, and we've had setbacks. Still, the movies endure, and they continue to get us through uncertain times. The members of the New York Film Critics Circle look forward to celebrating the films and performances that thrilled us, and sustained us, in 2021," stated NYFCC Chair Stephanie Zacharek.


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Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle is the oldest and most prestigious in the country. The circle's membership includes critics from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and the web's most respected online publications. Every year the organization meets in New York to vote on awards for the calendar year's films.
 
The Circle's awards are often seen as shaping the Oscar race. The Circle's awards are also viewed — perhaps more accurately — as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring aesthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures.


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A FULL LIST OF CURRENT NYFCC VOTING MEMBERS INCLUDE:
Stephanie Zacharek (CHAIR)
Time Magazine
 
Jordan Hoffman (VICE CHAIR)
Freelance
 
MEMBERS:
Sam Adams
Slate
 
John Anderson
America Magazine
 
Melissa Anderson
4Columns
 
Michael Atkinson
Freelance
 
Jason Bailey
The Playlist
 
Richard Brody
The New Yorker
 
Dwight Brown
NNPA Syndication
 
Kameron Austin Collins
Rolling Stone
 
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine
 
David Ehrlich
IndieWire
 
Kate Erbland
IndieWire
 
David Fear
Rolling Stone
 
Graham Fuller
Freelance
 
Owen Gleiberman
Variety
 
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
 
Leah Greenblatt
Entertainment Weekly
 
Steven D. Greydanus
The National Catholic Register
 
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
 
Caryn James
BBC
 
Eric Kohn
IndieWire
 
Tomris Laffly
Freelance
 
Richard Lawson
Vanity Fair
 
Violet Lucca
Freelance
 
Joe Morgenstern
The Wall Street Journal
 
Sheila O'Malley
Rogerebert.com


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Nick Pinkerton
Freelance
 
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor
 
Rex Reed
New York Observer
 
David Rooney
The Hollywood Reporter
 
Joshua Rothkopf
Entertainment Weekly
 
Matt Zoller Seitz
Rogerebert.com
 
David Sims
The Atlantic
 
Matt Singer
ScreenCrush
 
Kyle Smith
National Review
 
Dana Stevens
Slate
 
Sara Stewart
New York Post
 
Amy Taubin
Artforum
 
Peter Travers
ABC
 
Keith Uhlich
Freelance
 
Elizabeth Weitzman
The Wrap
 
Stephen Whitty
Freelance
 
Alissa Wilkinson
Vox
 
Alison Willmore
New York Magazine
 
Esther Zuckerman
Thrillist
 

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