‘Moonlight’ scores top awards from Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
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The Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. announced its 2016 winners for the best in film Sunday. Leading the pack with honors was “Moonlight,” which took home four awards: for director (Barry Jenkins), supporting actor (Mahershala Ali), cinematography (James Laxton) and best picture.
Also recognized with first place or runner-up honors were “Manchester by the Sea,” “La La Land” and “ OJ: Made in America.”
LAFCA’s 2016 winners will be honored at an awards dinner on Jan. 14, where actress Shirley MacLaine will receive a career achievement award. The entire ceremony is dedicated to director Curtis Hanson, who died in September.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Cinematography: James Laxton, “Moonlight”
Runner-up: Linus Sandgren, “La La Land”
Music/score: Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, “La La Land”
Runner-up: Mica Levi, “Jackie”
Supporting actor: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Runner-up: Issei Ogata, “Silence”
Production design: Ryu Seong-hee, “The Handmaiden”
Runner-up: David Wasco, “La La Land”
Editing: Bret Granato, Maya Mumma, Ben Sozanski, “OJ: Made in America”
Runner-up: Tom Cross, “La La Land”
Supporting actress: Lily Gladstone, “Certain Women”
Runner-up: Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
Documentary/nonfiction film: “I Am Not Your Negro”
Runner-up: “OJ: Made in America”
Screenplay: Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos, “The Lobster”
Runner-up: Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”
Animated film: “Your Name”
Runner-up: “The Red Turtle”
Actor: Adam Driver, “Paterson”
Runner-up: Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Actress: Isabelle Huppert, “Elle” and “Things to Come”
Runner-up: Rebecca Hall, “Christine”
Director: Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight
Runner-up: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”
Best picture: “Moonlight
Runner-up: “La La Land”
Best foreign-language film: “The Handmaiden”
Runner-up: “Toni Erdmann”
New Generation award: Trey Edward Shults and Krisha Fairchild, “Krisha”
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