New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO): Moonlight Wins Best Pic, Director, Supporting Actor and More
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The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) have chosen Moonlight as their Best Picture of 2016. The film also picked up wins for its director, Barry Jenkins, Mahershala Ali in Supporting Actor, Screenplay, and Cinematography.
Isabelle Huppert (Elle) continued to run the Best Actress show with another win here.
Here are the full list of winners:
Best Picture: Moonlight
Best Director: Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Best Actor: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis – Fences
Breakthrough Performer: Ruth Negga – Loving
Best Screenplay: Moonlight
Best Cinematography: Moonlight
Best Use of Music: La La Land
Debut Director: Robert Eggers, The Witch
Best Foreign Language Film: The Handmaiden
Best Documentary: 13TH
Best Animated Film: Kubo and the Two Strings
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