Oh, Carol.

The New York Film Critics Circle chose its year-end awards today. The fascinating thing to me is that “Carol,” Todd Haynes' drama about a love affair between two women in the 1950s, starring Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett—both of whom have been getting great notices—was awarded in the following categories: film, director, screenplay, cinematography ... but not actress or supporting actress. That's actually a good sign. Means those categories are stacked.

Nice to see Mark Rylance win for “Bridge of Spies”, and Kristen Stewart for “Sils Maria.” I was effusive in my praise for both. Ditto “Inside Out.” Looking forward to seeing “Son of Saul.”

Here's NYFCC's awards from last year. 

And this year's cherces:

• Best film: Carol
• Best director: Todd Haynes, Carol
• Best actor: Michael Keaton, Spotlight
• Best actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
• Best supporting actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
• Best supporting actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
• Best screenplay: Carol, Phyllis Nagy
• Best animated film: Inside Out
• Best cinematography: Carol, Edward Lachman
• Best first film: Son of Saul
• Best foreign film: Timbuktu (Mauritania)
• Best non-fiction film (documentary): In Jackson Heights directed by Frederick Wiseman.
• Special Award:Posthumous award honoring the legacy of William Becker and Janus Films
• Special Award # 2: composer Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight