The LA Film Critics Association chimed in this morning, joining the Gotham awards in anointing Moonlight as the year's best, and in so doing, opted not to go for a different choice from what has quickly become awards season's top three- La La Land, Manchester By the Sea and Moonlight. Since LAFCA lists runners-up, you can see that La La Land was close though, coming in second place for production design, editing, cinematography, director, picture and winning music. Some of these other choices were very purposely non-Oscary, in keeping with LA's tendency to want to maintain its own sort of integrity in choosing offbeat winners that won't get recognized elsewhere (like Adam Driver, Lily Gladstone, and The Handmaiden), but Isabelle Huppert has now won Best Actress with both NY and LA, as the critics' united push to get her an Oscar nomination rolls onward.
Best Cinematography: Moonligh Runner-up: La La Land
Best Music/Score: La La Land Runner-up: Jackie
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Runner-up: Issey Ogata, Silence
Best Production Design: The Handmaiden Runner-up: La La Land
Best Editing: OJ: Made in America Runner-up: La La Land
Best Supporting Actress: Lily Gladstone, Certain Women Runner-up: Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea
Best Documentary: I Am Not Your Negro Runner-up: OJ: Made in America
Best Screenplay: The Lobster Runner-up: Manchester By the Sea
Best Actor: Adam Driver, Paterson Runner-up: Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea
Best Animated Film: Your Name Runner-up: The Red Turtle
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert, Elle and Things to Come Runner-up: Rebecca Hall, Christine
Best Director: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight Runner-up: Damian Chazelle, La La Land
Best Picture: Moonlight Runner-up: La La Land
Best Foreign-Language Film: The Handmaiden Runner-up: Toni Erdmann
