The Week in Awards

The critics groups weighing in during the past week: Black Film Critics Circle, Detroit Film Critics Society, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Nevada Film Critics Society, Phoenix Critics Circle, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Florida Film Critics Circle.

Their picks:


Best Picture
Moonlight: Black Film Critics Circle, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Phoenix Critics Circle, Southeastern Film Critics Association, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

La La Land: Detroit Film Critics Society, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Phoenix Film Critics Society, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association

Manchester By the Sea: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Hell or High Water: Nevada Film Critics Society

The Lobster: Florida Film Critics Circle



Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land: Detroit Film Critics Society, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, (tie) Phoenix Critics Circle, Phoenix Film Critics Society, (tie) Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle

Barry Jenkins, Moonlight: Black Film Critics Circle, (tie) Phoenix Critics Circle, (tie) Southeastern Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Vancouver Film Critics Circle

David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water: Nevada Film Critics Society



Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea: Detroit Film Critics Society, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Nevada Film Critics Society, Phoenix Critics Circle, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Florida Film Critics Circle

Denzel Washington, Fences: Black Film Critics Circle



Best Actress
Natalie Portman, Jackie: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Phoenix Critics Circle, Southeastern Film Critics Association

Emma Stone, La La Land: Detroit Film Critics Society, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Utah Film Critics Association

Isabelle Huppert, Elle: St. Louis Film Critics Association, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Florida Film Critics Circle

Ruth Negga, Loving: Black Film Critics Circle, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Annette Bening, 20th Century Women: Nevada Film Critics Society

Rebecca Hall, Christine: Indiana Film Journalists Association


Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences: Black Film Critics Circle, (tie) Detroit Film Critics Society, Indiana Film Journalists Association, (tie) Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Phoenix Critics Circle, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea: Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Florida Film Critics Circle

Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women: (tie) Detroit Film Critics Society, Nevada Film Critics Society

Naomie Harris, Moonlight: (tie) Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards



Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight: Black Film Critics Circle, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Phoenix Critics Circle, Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water: Detroit Film Critics Society, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Florida Film Critics Circle

Ben Foster, Hell or High Water: Nevada Film Critics Society

Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals: Las Vegas Film Critics Society



Best Ensemble
Moonlight: Nevada Film Critics Society, Southeastern Film Critics Association

Fences: Black Film Critics Circle

20th Century Women: Detroit Film Critics Society

American Honey: Florida Film Critics Circle

Everybody Wants Some!!: Indiana Film Journalists Association

Hell or High Water: Phoenix Film Critics Society



Best Screenplay
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight: Black Film Critics Circle (as Best Original Screenplay), Indiana Film Journalists Association (as Best Adapted Screenplay), Southeastern Film Critics Association (as Best Adapted Screenplay), Utah Film Critics Association (as Best Adapted Screenplay), Alliance of Women Film Journalists (as Best Adapted Screenplay)

Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea: Indiana Film Journalists Association (as Best Original Screenplay), Southeastern Film Critics Association (as Best Original Screenplay), Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Alliance of Women Film Journalists (as Best Original Screenplay)

Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (as Best Original Screenplay), Nevada Film Critics Society (as Best Original Screenplay), Phoenix Film Critics Society (as Best Original Screenplay), St. Louis Film Critics Association (as Best Original Screenplay), Utah Film Critics Association (as Best Original Screenplay)

Eric Heisserer, Arrival: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (as Best Adapted Screenplay), Nevada Film Critics Society (as Best Adapted Screenplay)

Damien Chazelle, La La Land: Detroit Film Critics Society, Las Vegas Film Critics Society (as Best Original Screenplay)

Whit Stillman, Love & Friendship: St. Louis Film Critics Association (as Best Adapted Screenplay), Florida Film Critics Circle (as Best Adapted Screenplay)

Efthimis Filippou & Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster: Phoenix Critics Circle, Florida Film Critics Circle (as Best Original Screenplay)

August Wilson, Fences: Black Film Critics Circle (as Best Adapted Screenplay)

Andrew Knight & Robert Schenkkan, Hacksaw Ridge: Phoenix Film Critics Society (as Best Adapted Screenplay)

Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals: Las Vegas Film Critics Society (as Best Adapted Screenplay)



Best Cinematography
Linus Sandgren, La La Land: Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Nevada Film Critics Society, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle

James Laxton, Moonlight: Black Film Critics Circle, Alliance of Women Film Journalists



Best Foreign Language Film
The Handmaiden: Indiana Film Journalists Association, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Phoenix Critics Circle, Southeastern Film Critics Association, Utah Film Critics Association, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Elle: Black Film Critics Circle, Phoenix Film Critics Society, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle

Toni Erdmann: Vancouver Film Critics Circle



Best Documentary
O.J.: Made In America: Detroit Film Critics Society, Indiana Film Journalists Association, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Nevada Film Critics Society, Phoenix Critics Circle

Cameraperson: Utah Film Critics Association, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, Florida Film Critics Circle

I Am Not Your Negro: Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association

13th: Black Film Critics Circle

Gleason: Phoenix Film Critics Society



Best Animated Feature
Zootopia: Black Film Critics Circle, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, Phoenix Film Critics Society, Southeastern Film Critics Association, St. Louis Film Critics Association, Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Kubo and the Two Strings: Indiana Film Journalists Association, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Phoenix Critics Circle, Utah Film Critics Association, Florida Film Critics Circle

Moana: Nevada Film Critics Society