New York Film Critics Circle Names 'Zero Dark Thirty Best Picture of 2012

And here ... we ... go. Oscar season officially kicked off when the New York Film Critics Circle announced its 2012 honorees on Monday, naming Zero Dark Thirty the Best Film of 2012. Director Kathryn Bigelow's film about the hunt and killing of Osama bin Laden has been working its way up the OscarIndex, jumping to No. 6 in the most recent chart.

BEST FILM: Zero Dark Thirty
BEST DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)
BEST ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
BEST ACTRESS: Rachel Weisz (The Deep Blue Sea)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey (Bernie, Magic Mike)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sally Field (Lincoln)
BEST SCREENPLAY: Tony Kushner (Lincoln)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Greig Fraser (Zero Dark Thirty)
BEST FOREIGN FILM: Amour
BEST DOCUMENTARY: The Central Park Five
BEST ANIMATED FILM: Frankenweenie