New York Film Critics Circle Adds Six New Members
Critics to Vote on December 2, 2015
The New York Film Critics Circle announced today that six new members will join the group. Additions include Sara Stewart, NY Post; Alison Willmore, Buzzfeed.com; Nicolas Rapold, The L Magazine; Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian; Ed Gonzalez, Slant.com; Richard Brody, The New Yorker. The NYFCC will vote for the 2016 awards on December 2 and hold their annual Gala Awards dinner in January 4 at Tao Downtown.
“What keeps the NYFCC vital is the regular infusion of new blood and strong opinions. The new members are some of the best film critics working, and represent a cross-section of old and new media, as well as a blend of generations,” states chair Marshall Fine.
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.
A full list of voting members is below:
Melissa Anderson
ARTFORUM
John Anderson
FREELANCE
Michael Atkinson
VILLAGE VOICE
Richard Brody
THE NEW YORKER
Dwight Brown
NNPA SYNDICATION/BlackPressUSA.com
Karen Durbin
ELLE
Bilge Ebiri
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
David Edelstein
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
Marshall Fine
STAR MAGAZINE
Graham Fuller
ARTINFO.COM
Owen Gleiberman
BBC.com
Ed Gonzalez
SLANT.COM
Rafer Guzman
NEWSDAY
Jordan Hoffman
THE GUARDIAN
Stuart Klawans
THE NATION
Eric Kohn
INDIEWIRE
Lou Lumenick
NEW YORK POST
Joe Morgenstern
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Wesley Morris
GRANTLAND
Farran Smith Nehme
NEW YORK POST
Joe Neumaier
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Andrew O'Hehir
SALON.COM
Nick Pinkerton
FREELANCE
Peter Rainer
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Rex Reed
NEW YORK OBSERVER
Joshua Rothkopf
TIME OUT NEW YORK
Richard Schickel
TRUTHDIG.COM
Kyle Smith
NEW YORK POST
Dana Stevens
SLATE.COM
Sara Stewart
NEW YORK POST
Amy Taubin
ARTFORUM
Peter Travers
ROLLING STONE
Keith Uhlich
FREELANCE
Stephen Whitty
THE STAR-LEDGER/NJ.COM
Alison Willmore
BUZZFEED.COM
Stephanie Zacharek
VILLAGE VOICE
