Manchester by the Sea Sweeps Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
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Manchester by the Sea dominated the winners of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, winning five of the six categories it was nominated in, including Best Picture and Best Director (Kenneth Lonergan).
Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) stopped Manchester from a clean sweep by picking up another Best Supporting Actor win and Isabelle Hupper (Elle) inched further ahead of Natalie Portman (Jackie) in total critics’ awards this season.
The full list of winners:
Best Picture
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
Moonlight
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Amy Adams, Arrival
Isabelle Huppert, Elle – WINNER
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight – WINNER
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Best Screenplay
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
The Handmaiden
Toni Erdmann – WINNER
Best Documentary
Cameraperson – WINNER
O.J. Made in America
13TH
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