‘Moonlight,’ Casey Affleck, Isabelle Huppert Honored by New York Film Critics Online

What has become the usual suspects appeared on the annual list as the New York Film Critics Online (not be confused with the more venerable New York Film Critics Circle) announced their picks for the best in cinema for the 2016 calendar year. Moonlight, yet again, topped the list, taking Best Picture honors while Manchester by the Sea‘s Casey Affleck and Elle‘s Isabelle Huppert added to their leading actor citations.

Check out the full list of winners from the New York Film Critics Online below:

  • PICTURE: Moonlight
  • DIRECTOR: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
  • ACTOR: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
  • ACTRESS: Isabelle Huppert, Elle
  • SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
  • SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, Fences
  • SCREENPLAY: Moonlight – Barry Jenkins
  • ANIMATED FEATURE: Kubo and the Two Strings
  • DOCUMENTARY: 13th
  • FOREIGN FILM: The Handmaiden
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY: Moonlight – James Laxton
  • ENSEMBLE CAST: Moonlight
  • DEBUT AS DIRECTOR: Robert Eggers, The Witch
  • USE OF MUSIC: Justin Hurwitz (composer), La La Land
  • BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMER: Ruth Negga, Loving

TOP 12 FILMS OF 2016 (alphabetical):

  • Arrival
  • Fences
  • Free State of Jones
  • Hell or High Water
  • I, Daniel Blake
  • Jackie
  • La La Land
  • Loving
  • Manchester by the Sea
  • Moonlight
  • O.J.: Made in America
  • Toni Erdmann
James Tisch: Managing Editor, mxdwn Movies || Writer. Procrastinator. Film Lover. Sparked by the power of the movies (the films of Alfred Hitchcock served as a pivotal gateway drug during childhood), James began ruminating and essaying the cinema at a young age and forged forward as a young blogger, contributor and eventual editor for mxdwn Movies. Outside of mxdwn, James served as a film programmer for one of the busiest theaters in the greater Los Angeles area and frequently works on the local film festival circuit. He resides in Los Angeles. james@mxdwn.com
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