27-Dec-99

The Boston Society Of Film Critics Announces Winners

The Boston Society of Film Critics selected its picks for the best film work of the year. Top prizes went to ""Three Kings,"" which won for Best Picture and Best Director (David O. Russell) and to ""Boys Don't Cry,"" which won for Best Actress (Hilary Swank), Best Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny) and Best New Filmmaker (director and co-writer Kimberly Peirce). Awards also went to Jim Carrey as Best Actor for ""Man On The Moon,"" and Christopher Plummer for Best Supporting Actor for ""The Insider."" ""Being John Malkovich"" was honored with Best Screenplay (Charlie Kaufman), while Pedro Almodovar's ""All About My Mother"" got the top prize for Best Foreign Language Film. (EditorsNet.com) The society has also announced the winners of its top awards for the best film work of the year. The award for best cinematography was given to Emmanuel Lubezki, AMC, ASC, for his work on ""Sleepy Hollow."" Other top honors went to David O. Russell's ""Three Kings"" for Best Picture, S.R. Binder's ""Hands On A Hardbody"" for Best Documentary and Kimberly Peirce for Best New Filmmaker for ""Boys Don't Cry.""

Sources: EditorsNet.com and CinematographyWorld.com