They were all coming like crazy for a few weeks and then suddenly they took a breather, but the critics aren't quite done yet, with at least a few more organizations to come. Today we've got two from Texas weighing in, along with North Carolina and Oklahoma.
NORTH TEXAS
Michael Shannon picks up a surprise supporting actor prize for 'Nocturnal Animals'
- Best Film: La La Land
- Best Director: Damian Chazelle, La La Land
- Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Jackie
- Best Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea
- Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea
- Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
- Best Cinematography: La La Land
- Best Animated Film: Zootopia
- Best Documentary: Gleason
- Best Foreign Language Film: Elle
What I find odd about these is their lack of screenplay awards- why is cinematography literally the only tech category given out? That's weird, but their choices are conventional down the line, except for Michael Shannon in supporting, for a movie that's not getting a whole lot of attention otherwise.
AUSTIN
'Kubo' wins another animated film award, but still sits behind 'Zootopia'
- Best Film: Moonlight
- Best Director: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
- Best Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
- Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert, Elle
- Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, Fences
- Best Original Screenplay: Moonlight
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Arrival
- Best Cinematography: La La Land
- Best Score: La La Land
- Best Foreign-Language Film: The Handmaiden
- Best Documentary: Tower
- Best Animated Film: Kubo and the Two Strings
- Best First Film: The Witch
The Austin critics don't do anything worth noting here, with more of the expected Moonlight love, and Kubo stays in second behind Zootopia for animated film.
NORTH CAROLINA
Emma Stone adds to her mini-momentum with later critics groups
- BEST FILM: La La Land
- BEST DOCUMENTARY: O.J.: Made in America
- BEST ANIMATED FILM: Zootopia
- BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Handmaiden
- BEST DIRECTOR: Damien Chazelle — La La Land
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: La La Land
- BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: Doctor Strange
- BEST ACTOR: Casey Affleck — Manchester by the Sea
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jeff Bridges — Hell or High Water
- BEST ACTRESS: Emma Stone — La La Land
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis — Fences
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Hell or High Water
- BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Arrival
North Carolina added to Emma Stone's late breaking Best Actress haul, an award I believe will come down to SAG in the Oscar race, while going for the expected winners elsewhere.
OKLAHOMA
Actress prizes split up again, with these 4 critics groups going for Huppert, Portman, Stone and Adams
- Film - La La Land
- Actress - Amy Adams (Arrival)
- Actor - Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
- Supporting Actress - Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
- Supporting Actor - Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
- Director - Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
- Animated film - Zootopia
- Documentary - OJ: Made in America
- Foreign film - The Handmaiden
- Ensemble - Manchester by the Sea
- First Feature - The Witch
- Original screenplay - Manchester by the Sea
- Adapted Screenplay - Arrival
- Body of Work - Amy Adams
And the OK critics spread the wealth, giving a big appreciation for Amy Adams in Best Actress, while Arrival picked up a few adapted screenplay prizes at all these groups.
