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'Roma' named best film by New York film critics

By JAKE COYLE, AP Film which took the same
Writer awards at Monday's Go-
NEW YORK (AP) — In what tham Awards.
may be the just the first of While the selections of crit-
many such sweeps, Alfonso ics groups like the New
Cuaron's masterful, memo- York Film Critics Circle and
ry-drenched drama "Roma" the Los Angeles Film Critics
dominated the New York Association often deviate
Film Critics Circle Awards from awards-season favor-
on Thursday, winning best ites, their prestige and early
film, best director and best timing can bring less her-
cinematography. alded films and performers
The overwhelming show into the Oscar conversa-
of support for "Roma" by tion. That may have hap-
the critics group wasn't a pened with the group's
surprise. Cuaron's film has pick for best actress: Re-
been hailed as a master- gina Hall, star of Andrew
piece since winning the Bujalski's indie comedy
Golden Lion at the Venice "Support the Girls," about
Film Festival. It's widely ex- the waitress staff of a Texas
pected to contend for best sports bar. Hall bested the
picture, among other cat- This image released by Netflix shows Yalitza Aparicio, center, in a scene from the film "Roma," likes of Lady Gaga ("A Star
egories, at the Academy by filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron. Associated Press. Is Born") and Olivia Colman
Awards, and Netflix has put ("The Favourite").
its full weight behind an made the black-and-white 1970s-set film based on his own upbringing in Mexico Supporting acting prizes
awards campaign. Cuaron City, serving as his own cin- went to more widely ac-
ematographer. knowledged contenders:
The critics voted Ethan Regina King for her perfor-
Hawke best actor for Paul mance as the matriarch of
Schrader's "First Reformed," Barry Jenkins' James Bald-
and named Schrader's win adaptation "If Beale
script best screenplay. Street Could Talk"; and
Those wins provided yet Richard E. Grant as Melissa
another boost to Schrader's McCarthy's debauched
anguished tale of a doubt- conspirator in the literary
riddled pastor (Hawke), forgery drama "Can You