1st NYFCC Awards Announced January 2, 1936 Presented March 2, 1936 Best Film: The Informer The 1st New York Film Critics Circle Awards, announced on 2 January 1936, presented March 2, 1936, honored the best filmmaking of 1935. Winners Best Picture The Informer Best Director John Ford – The Informer Runner-up – Alfred Hitchcock – The Man Who Knew Too Much and The 39 Steps Best Actor Charles Laughton – Mutiny on the Bounty and Ruggles of Red Gap Runner-up: Victor McLaglen – The Informer Best Actress Greta Garbo – Anna Karenina Runner-up: Katharine Hepburn – Alice Adams External links 1935 Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards New York Film Critics Circle Awards