The ridiculously influential New York Film Critics Circle Online, of which no Cinema Blend writer is a member (apparently we're not ethnic enough or old enough or female enough or something), has announced their 2005 awards winners. Yep. Steve Carell got shafted. Terrence Howard on the other hand, won for roles in four different films. He's been busy.

Here's what they picked as the best of 2005, it's a pretty pretentious, snooty list. Remember when "Online" meant you'd be free from this sort of snootiness? At least Crash got a little reconition:

Best Picture - The Squid and the Whale
Best Actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress - Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice)
Best Director - Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
Best Supporting Actor - Oliver Platt (Casanova)
Best Supporting Actress - Amy Adams (Junebug)
Breakthrough Performer - Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow, Crash, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Four Brothers)
Debut Director - Paul Haggis (Crash)
Best Screenplay - Paul Haggis (Crash)
Best Documentary - Grizzly Man
Best Foreign Language Film - Downfall
Best Animated Film - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Cinematography - March of the Penguins

Funny thing about the New York Film Critics Circle Online… they're barely online. Worst web presence ever. Check them out here. They don't look very influential do they? I'm sure they're great people.