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Moonlight has been named the Best Film of 2016 by the Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA). The drama won a total of three awards, also taking Best Adapted Screenplay by Barry Jenkins and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali.
Hell or High Water, the runner-up for best film, was also runner-up in two other categories: Best Original Screenplay by Taylor Sheridan and Best Supporting Actor for Jeff Bridges.
Damien Chazelle was named Best Director for La La Land, while Kenneth Lonergan won Best Original Screenplay for Manchester by the Sea.
Indiana gave us a few left-field mentions, including Rebecca Hall winning Best Actress for Christine and Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker in Born to Be Blue earned a runner-up spot in Best Actor.
The full list of winners:
Best Film
Winner: Moonlight
Runner-up: Hell or High Water
Best Director
Winner: Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Runner-up: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor
Winner: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Runner-up: Ethan Hawke, Born to Be Blue
Best Actress
Winner: Rebecca Hall, Christine
Runner-up: Natalie Portman, Jackie
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Runner-up: Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Viola Davis, Fences
Runner-up: Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Best Ensemble Acting
Winner: Everybody Wants Some!!
Runner-up: Don’t Think Twice
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Runner-up: Eric Heisserer, Arrival
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Runner-up: Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Best Animated Feature
Winner: Kubo and the Two Strings
Runner-Up: Sausage Party
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: The Handmaiden
Runner-Up: A Man Called Ove
Best Documentary
Winner: O.J.: Made in America
Runner-Up: Weiner
Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance
Winner: Alan Tudyk, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Runner-up: Nick Kroll, Sausage Party
Best Musical Score
Winner: Mica Levi, Jackie
Runner-up: Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Breakout of the Year
Winner: Robert Eggers, The Witch
Runner-up: Sasha Lane, American Honey
Original Vision Award
Winner: The Lobster
Runner-up: Sausage Party
The Hoosier Award
Winner: Andrew Cohn, Night School
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