MOONLIGHT & FENCES DOMINATE THE BLACK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS

No big shockers here, as the Black Film Critics Circle gets right behind the best in black filmmaking in its year-end awards. And what a year it was, with voters not having to look beyond major awards contenders - with wins for Fences, Loving and Moonlight, this could easily be the slate for any other critics group this season. Check it all out below.

Best Film

1. Moonlight

2. Fences

3. La La Land

4. Hidden Figures

5. Arrival

6. Manchester by the Sea

7. Hell or High Water

8. Miss Sloane

9. Eye in the Sky

10. Miss Sharon Jones!

Best Director

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best Actress

Ruth Negga (Loving)

Best Actor

Denzel Washington (Fences)

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis (Fences)

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Best Original Screenplay

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best Adapted Screenplay

August Wilson (Fences)

Best Cinematography

James Laxton (Moonlight)

Best Ensemble

Fences

Best Animated Film

Zootopia

Best Documentary

13th

Best Foreign Film

Elle

Rising Star Award

Janelle Monae

Pioneer Award

Mahershala Ali

Special Mention

I Am Not Your Negro

CREED WINS FOUR AWARDS WITH THE BLACK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE

The Black Film Critics Circle fulfilled its duty to its community with its choices for the best in film of 2015. Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Creed won four awards, including three acting prizes, from the BFCC. There were awards also for Straight Outta Compton and What Happened, Miss Simone?, and special awards for Ice Cube and Abraham Attah. Check it all out below:

Best Picture

1. Creed

2. Mad Max: Fury Road

3. Straight Outta Compton

4. Spotlight

5. The Martian

6. Room

7. Beasts of No Nation

8. The Hateful Eight

9. The Big Short

10. Ex Machina

Best Directing

George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Best Actor

Michael B. Jordan (Creed)

Best Actress

Brie Larson (Room)

Best Supporting Actor

Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Best Supporting Actress

Tessa Thompson (Creed)

Best Screenwriting (Original Screenplay)

Straight Outta Compton

Best Screenwriting (Adapted Screenplay)

The Martian

Best Cinematography

Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Ensemble Performance

Straight Outta Compton

Best Animated Feature

Inside Out

Best Documentary Feature

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Best Foreign Language Film

Son of Saul

Rising Star

Abraham Attah

Special Mention

Beasts of No Nation

Pioneer

Ice Cube