NORTH TEXAS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS: LA LA LAND WINS BEST FILM

It was all white on the night for the North Texas Film Critics Association as they voted on their favourites in film from 2016! No 10th place mention for The Birth of a Nation in Best Film could prevent them from bestowing all of their prizes upon Caucasian recipients, including La La Land scoring yet another undeserved top category victory. Their ranked picks in full below.

Best Film

1. La La Land

2. Manchester by the Sea

3. Moonlight

4. Hacksaw Ridge

5. Loving

6. Arrival

7. Captain Fantastic

8. Nocturnal Animals

9. Jackie

10. The Birth of a Nation

Best Director

1. Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

2. Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

3. Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)

4. Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

5. Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Actress

1. Natalie Portman (Jackie)

2. Emma Stone (La La Land)

3. Amy Adams (Arrival)

4. Emily Blunt (The Girl on the Train)

5. Ruth Negga (Loving)

Best Actor

1. Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

2. Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

3. Denzel Washington (Fences)

4. Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

5. Don Cheadle (Miles Ahead)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

2. Viola Davis (Fences)

3. Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

4. Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures)

5. Janelle Monae (Hidden Figures)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

2. Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

3. Dev Patel (Lion)

4. Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

5. Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Cinematography

1. Linus Sandgren (La La Land)

2. James Laxton (Moonlight)

3. Simon Duggan (Hacksaw Ridge)

=  Bradford Young (Arrival)

5. Stephane Fontaine (Jackie)

Best Animated Film

1. Zootopia

2. Kubo and the Two Strings

3. Sing

Best Documentary

1. Gleason

2. 13th

3. Tower

4. Wiener

5. The Eagle Huntress

Best Foreign Language Film

1. Elle

2. The Handmaiden

3. Hunt for the Wilderpeople

4. The Salesman

=  Toni Erdmann