(HMG) – “The Hurt Locker” dominated the National Society of Film Critics awards, during its voting conclave held at Sardi’s restaurant in New York. The society includes 64 members from major media outlets in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, including Time, Newsweek, New Yorker, Village Voice and Salon.com. It’s been bestowing awards since 1966.

“The Hurt Locker” Summit picture’s war drama about a bomb-disposal unit in Iraq was named best picture and also earned awards for Kathryn Bigelow as best director and Jeremy Renner as best actor.� The society voted Yolande Moreau best actress for her portrayal of French artist Seraphine de Senlis. She also won the lead actress laurels bestowed by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and at the Cesar Awards (France’s equivalent of the Oscars) .

Other NSFC winners:

Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds,” and Paul Schneider, “Bright Star”

Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique, “Precious”

Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man”

Foreign-Language Film: “Summer Hours”

Nonfiction Film: “The Beaches of Agnes”

Cinematography: Christian Berger, “The White Ribbon”

Production design: Nelson Lowry, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”

The critics’ technical awards were granted to “The White Ribbon” for Christian Berger’s black-and-white cinematography, and – in what may be a first – the production design honors were won by Nelson Lowry for the stop-motion animated film “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”

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