So it starts.

The New York Film Critics Circle has announced its 2013 award winners. The only film with more than one award is David O. Russell's “American Hustle,” the best picture winner, which also picked up best screenplay and best supporting actress nods:

• Best Picture: American Hustle
• Best Director:Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
• Best Screenplay: American Hustle
• Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
• Best Actor: Robert Redford – All Is Lost
• Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
• Best Supporting Actor:Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
• Best Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
• Best Documentary: Stories We Tell
• Best First Film:Ryan Coogler – Fruitvale Station
• Best Animated Film: The Wind Rises
• Best Foreign Language Film: Blue is the Warmest Color
• Special Award:Frederick Wiseman

Not a bad list, from what I've seen. I'll see “American Hustle” next week. I'm still chomping at the bit for “Llewyn Davis.” Review for “Blue is the Warmest Color” up soon.

NYFCC doesn't have a bad history. Its recent best picture winners: “Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Artist,” “The Social Network,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Milk,” “No Country for Old Men” and “United 93.”

“American Hustle” cast. L-R: Lois Lane, Rocket Raccoon, Hawkeye, Batman, and Mystique.