Members of the New York Film Critics Circle are voting on year-end superlatives this morning, and Saoirse has just been announced by Variety as their choice for Best Actress. Congratulations, Saoirse!

Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklyn”)
The best actress Oscar race is Ronan vs. Brie Larson by anyone’s gauge at this point, and this is some major wind in the former’s sails.