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.
