Critics to Vote on December 2, 2015

 
The New York Film Critics Circle announced today that six new members will join the group.  Additions include Sara Stewart, NY Post; Alison Willmore, Buzzfeed.com; Nicolas Rapold, The L Magazine; Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian; Ed Gonzalez, Slant.com; Richard Brody, The New Yorker. The NYFCC will vote for the 2016 awards on December 2 and hold their annual Gala Awards dinner in January 4 at Tao Downtown.
 
“What keeps the NYFCC vital is the regular infusion of new blood and strong opinions. The new members are some of the best film critics working, and represent a cross-section of old and new media, as well as a blend of generations,” states chair Marshall Fine.
 
Founded in 1935, the New York Film Critics Circle is the oldest and most prestigious in the country. The circle’s membership includes critics from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines and the web’s most respected online publications. Every year the organization meets in New York to vote on awards for the calendar year's films.
 
The Circle's awards are often seen as shaping the Oscar race. The Circle's awards are also viewed — perhaps more accurately — as a principled alternative to the Oscars, honoring aesthetic merit in a forum that is immune to commercial and political pressures.
 
A full list of voting members is below:
 
Melissa Anderson
ARTFORUM
 
John Anderson
FREELANCE
 
Michael Atkinson
VILLAGE VOICE
 
Richard Brody
THE NEW YORKER 
 
Dwight Brown
NNPA SYNDICATION/BlackPressUSA.com
  
Karen Durbin
ELLE
 
Bilge Ebiri
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
 
David Edelstein
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
 
Marshall Fine
STAR MAGAZINE
 
Graham Fuller
ARTINFO.COM
 
Owen Gleiberman
BBC.com
 
Ed Gonzalez
SLANT.COM
 
Rafer Guzman
NEWSDAY
 
Jordan Hoffman
THE GUARDIAN
 
Stuart Klawans
THE NATION
 
Eric Kohn
INDIEWIRE
 
Lou Lumenick
NEW YORK POST
 
Joe Morgenstern
WALL STREET JOURNAL
 
Wesley Morris
GRANTLAND
 
Farran Smith Nehme
NEW YORK POST
 
Joe Neumaier
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
 
Andrew O'Hehir

SALON.COM
 
Nick Pinkerton
FREELANCE
 
Peter Rainer
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
 
Rex Reed
NEW YORK OBSERVER
 
Joshua Rothkopf
TIME OUT NEW YORK
 
Richard Schickel
TRUTHDIG.COM
 
Kyle Smith
NEW YORK POST
 
Dana Stevens
SLATE.COM
 
Sara Stewart
NEW YORK POST
 
Amy Taubin

ARTFORUM
 
Peter Travers
ROLLING STONE
 
Keith Uhlich
FREELANCE
 
Stephen Whitty
THE STAR-LEDGER/NJ.COM
 
Alison Willmore
BUZZFEED.COM
 
Stephanie Zacharek
VILLAGE VOICE