More critics! Seattle, Central Ohio and the Online Film Critics Society showed much love for Moonlight and really didn't vary their choices too much. Thankfully, the critics part of the race is almost coming to a close.
SEATTLE
'Doctor Strange' visual effects win with Seattle critics
- Visual Effects: (tie) Arrival & Doctor Strange
- Production Design: The Handmaiden
- Original Score: Arrival
- Editing: Moonlight
- Cinematography: Arrival
- Costumes: The Handmaiden
- Ensemble: Moonlight
- Animated: Zootopia
- Foreign Language Film: Elle
- Documentary: OJ Made in America
- Screenplay: Moonlight
- Director: Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
- Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
- Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Fences
- Actor: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
- Actress: Isabelle Huppert - Elle
- Picture: Moonlight
Isabelle Huppert is barely edging out Natalie Portman in the Best Actress race in critics prizes, even as she seems to be losing steam and may miss out on that Oscar nom. Hope not, but the voting for nominations started today, so we'll see what happens.
CENTRAL OHIO
Denzel wins another Best Actor award
- Best Film: La La Land
- Best Director: Damien Chazelle - (La La Land)
- Best Actor: Denzel Washington - (Fences)
- Best Actress: Rebecca Hall - (Christine)
- Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali - (Moonlight)
- Best Supporting Actress: Lily Gladstone - (Certain Women)
- Best Ensemble: Moonlight
- Best Cinematography: La La Land
- Best Film Editing: La La Land
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight
- Best Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water
- Best Score: La La Land
- Best Documentary: O.J.: Made in America
- Best Foreign Language Film: Toni Erdmann
- Best Animated Film: Kubo and the Two Strings
These guys went against the grain in acting, choosing Denzel Washington and Rebecca Hall instead of Casey Affleck and one of the more familiar names in Actress.
ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
'Moonlight's Naomie Harris wins a supporting actress prize
- Picture: Moonlight
- Animated: Kubo and the Two Strings
- Director: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
- Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea
- Actress: Natalie Portman, Jackie
- Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- Supporting Actress: Naomie Harris, Moonlight
- Original Screenplay: Hell or High Water
- Adapted Screenplay: Arrival
- Editing: La La Land
- Cinematography: La La Land
- Foreign Language Film: The Handmaiden
- Documentary: OJ: Made in America
Moonlight prevailed with the OFCS, while they at least went for Naomie Harris in supporting over Viola Davis.
