LA Film Critics Honor ‘Moonlight’ With Four Awards

Over the weekend, the LA Film Critics Association doled out its annual awards. The critics organization selected Moonlight as Best Picture and also recognized the film’s director, Barry Jenkins, with a directing prize. The drama, released by A24, also saw Mahershala Ali win for Best Supporting Actor and James Laxton for Best Cinematography.

Ali and Jenkins’s wins make them a perfect three for three with the National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle, and now LAFCA.

Isabelle Huppert picked up another Best Actress accolade for Elle and Adam Driver surprised with his lead actor win for Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson.

A complete rundown of winners and runner ups can be found below.

Best Picture

Winner: Moonlight
Runner Up: La La Land

Best Director

Winner: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Runner Up: Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Best Actor

Winner: Adam Driver, Paterson
Runner Up: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress

Winner: Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Runner Up: Rebecca Hall, Christine

Best Supporting Actor

Winner: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Runner Up: Issei Ogata, Silence

Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Lily Gladstone, Certain Women
Runner Up: Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Screenplay

Winner: Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster
Runner-Up: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Best Animated Feature

Winner: Your Name
Runner-up: The Red Turtle

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction

Winner: I Am Not Your Negro
Runner Up: OJ: Made In America

Best Cinematography

Winner: James Laxton, Moonlight
Runner-Up: Linus Sandgren, La La Land

Best Editing

Winner: Bret Granato, Maya Mumma, Ben Sozanski, OJ: Made In America
Runner Up: David Wasco, La La Land

Best Music Score

Winner: Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, La La Land
Runner Up: Mica Levi, Jackie

Best Production Design

Winner : Ryu Seong-hee, The Handmaiden
Runner-Up: David Wasco, La La Land.