Three more critics groups come in today, with results from Vancouver, the other Phoenix critics team, and the Black Film Critics Circle.
VANCOUVER
Michelle Williams has racked up the second most supporting actress wins next to Viola Davis
- BEST FILM: Manchester by the Sea
- BEST ACTOR: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
- BEST ACTRESS: Isabelle Huppert, Elle
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
- BEST DIRECTOR: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
- BEST SCREENPLAY: Manchester by the Sea
- BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Toni Erdmann
- BEST DOCUMENTARY: Cameraperson
Wow, these guys really fell all over themselves for Manchester, giving it Picture, Director, two acting awards and screenplay. Aside from that it appears Isabelle Huppert remains a critics darling still, but I wonder if her Oscar nomination is secure at this point.
PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
Viola Davis remains on her cruise to the Oscar stage for 'Fences'
- Best Picture: La La Land
- Best Director: Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Emma Stone (La La Land)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Viola Davis (Fences)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)
- Best Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water
- Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material: Hacksaw Ridge
- Best Cinematography: La La Land
- Best Film Editing: Hacksaw Ridge
- Best Production Design: La La Land
- Best Costume Design: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Best Visual Effects: Doctor Strange
- Best Original Score: La La Land
- Best Original Song: 'City of Stars' (La La Land)
- Best Ensemble Acting: Hell or High Water
- Best Animated Film: Zootopia
- Best Documentary: Gleason
- Best Foreign Language Film: Elle
- Best Breakthrough Performance: Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch)
- Best Performance by a Youth: Alex R. Hibbert (Moonlight)
- Overlooked Film of the Year: Sing Street
Like I said, there's a Phoenix Critics Circle and a Phoenix Film Critics Society, and I have no idea why. Judge for yourself which of them has better taste. This does mark Emma Stone's third win in as many days, so she appears to have some mini-momentum going now.
BLACK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
Barry Jenkins could make history if he wins the Best Director Oscar for 'Moonlight'
- Best Film: Moonlight
- Best Director: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington, Fences
- Best Actress: Ruth Negga, Loving
- Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences
- Best Original Screenplay: Moonlight
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Fences
- Best Cinematography: Moonlight
- Best Foreign Film: Elle
- Best Documentary: 13th
- Best Animated Film: Zootopia
- Best Ensemble: Fences
So these three groups today split between the big three movies- Manchester, La La Land, and Moonlight. Aside from Best Actress, the other three acting frontrunners remain in place before the televised awards (Affleck, Ali and Davis), and I think the two screenplay awards are now solidified as well, with Moonlight having been moved into adapted, giving it an easy win there as well as Manchester in Original. I may do much better on my Oscar predictions this year.
