LA LA LAND WINS BEST FILM FROM IOWA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

The Iowa Film Critics Association is always one of the final critics groups to announce its year-end choices, but did they really need this much time to make these? Well, anyway, here they are:

Best Film

1. La La Land

2. Manchester by the Sea

3. Moonlight

Best Director

1. Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

2. Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

3. Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Actress

1. Amy Adams (Arrival)

2. Natalie Portman (Jackie)

3. Emma Stone (La La Land)

Best Actor

1. Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

2. Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

3. Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Viola Davis (Fences)

2. Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women / Jackie)

3. Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

2. Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

3. Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Score

1. Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)

2. Mica Levi (Jackie)

3. Nicholas Britell (Moonlight)

Best Song

1. 'City of Stars' (La La Land)

2. 'Audition (The Fools Who Dream)' (La La Land)

3. 'How Far I'll Go' (Moana)

Best Animated Film

1. Kubo and the Two Strings

2. Zootopia

3. Moana

Best Documentary

1. O.J.: Made in America

2. 13th

3. Weiner

Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa

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IOWA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS: SPOTLIGHT WINS BEST FILM

As we approach Thursday's Oscar nominations announcement, the mainstream American critics groups enter their final phase. The Iowa Film Critics Association is next, naming Spotlight their favourite film of 2015; it takes three of their 11 awards. After her shock Golden Globe win yesterday, Kate Winslet makes it a double, winning only her second award for Steve Jobs, and her screen partner Michael Fassbender also takes home an award from the IFCA. Check out their top three picks across each of their categories below:

Best Film

1. Spotlight

2. Mad Max: Fury Road

3. Steve Jobs

Best Director

1. Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)

2. George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)

3. Danny Boyle (Steve Jobs)

Best Actor

1. Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)

2. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)

3. Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)

Best Actress

1. Brie Larson (Room)

2. Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

3. Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)

2. Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

3. Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

2. Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl / Ex Machina)

3. Rooney Mara (Carol)

Best Score

1. Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight)

2. Howard Shore (Spotlight)

3. Michael Brook (Brooklyn)

Best Song

1. 'See You Again' (Furious 7)

2. 'One Kind of Love' (Love & Mercy)

3. 'Simple Song #3' (Youth)

Best Animated Film

1. Inside Out

2. Anomalisa

3. Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Documentary

1. Amy

2. Where to Invade Next

3. Listen to Me Marlon

Best Film yet to Open in Iowa

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