Nevada Film Critics Society (NFCS) Go Deep on Hell or High Water, 20th Century Women Rebounds

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The Nevada Film Critics Society (NFCS) found a lot to like about Hell or High Water. So much so that they gave it their Best Film, Supporting Actor (Ben Foster), Director and Original Screenplay awards today.

It was also a good day for 20th Century Women. The film rebounded a bit in the critics’ awards race with wins for Annette Bening in Best Actress and Greta Gerwig in Best Supporting Actress. Arrival won another Adapted Screenplay award and Oscar frontrunners La La Land and Moonlight came away with two wins apiece.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Film – Hell or High Water
Best Actor – Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress – Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Best Supporting Actor – Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Best Supporting Actress – Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Best Youth Performance – Alex Hibbert – Moonlight
Best Director – David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Best Original Screenplay – Taylor Sheridan- Hell or High Water
Best Adapted Screenplay – Eric Heisserer – Arrival
Best Ensemble – Moonlight
Best Documentary – O.J. Made in America

Best Animated Movie – Moana
Best Production Design – David Wasco and Sandy Reynold-Wasco – La La Land
Best Cinematography – Linus Sandgren – La La Land
Best Visual Effects – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.

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