La La Land and Manchester by the Sea Top Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) Awards
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La La Land has earned another Best Picture win, this time from the Oklahoma Film Critics Society. The film also picked up the Best Director prize for Damien Chazelle. Emma Stone was the runner-up in Best Actress. She was bested by Arrival‘s Amy Adams, who picked up a second award for her 2016 body of work.
Manchester by the Sea won the most today, three awards; Best Actor for Casey Affleck, Best Supporting Actress for Michelle Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan.
Established in 2006, the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, also known as OFCC, is a nonprofit, 501(c) 7 voluntary organization of Oklahoma-based print, broadcast and Internet film critics who meet its membership criteria. Its overall mission is to support film culture and advance film conversation in the state of Oklahoma.
Here is the full list of winners and runners-up:
Top 10 of the Year (in order)
La La Land
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
O.J.: Made in America
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Jackie
Green Room
Kubo and the 2 Strings
Sing Street
Best Picture – La La Land
Runner-up: Moonlight
Best Actress – Amy Adams (Arrival)
Runner-up: Emma Stone (La La Land)
Best Actor – Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Runner-up: Denzel Washington (Fences)
Best Supporting Actress – Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)
Runner-up: Viola Davis (Fences)
Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
r/u Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)
Best Director – Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Runner-up: Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best Animated Film – Zootopia
Runner-up: Kubo and the Two Strings
Best Documentary – OJ: Made in America
Runner-up: Weiner
Best Foreign film – The Handmaiden
Runner-up: Elle
Best Ensemble – Manchester by the Sea
Runner-up: Moonlight
Best First Feature – The Witch
Runner-up: The Edge of Seventeen
Best Original Screenplay – Manchester by the Sea
Runner-up: Hell or High Water
Best Adapted Screenplay – Arrival
Runner-up: Moonlight
Body of Work – Amy Adams
Runner-up: Michael Shannon
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