Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig?s solo directorial debut, is the New York Film Critics Circle?s (NYFCC) choice for Best Picture of 2017.
NYFCC revealed their full list of winners, with Lady Bird taking home top prize. The group also honored Lady Bird?s star, Saoirse Ronan, as Best Actress. And while Lady Bird was in fact Gerwig?s first film as solo director, the Best First Film honor went to Jordan Peele for Get Out.
The New York Circle?s winners also included Sean Baker (The Florida Project) for Best Director, Paul Thomas Anderson (Phantom Thread) for Best Screenplay, and Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) for Best Actor.