Boston’s two film critics’ circles (I belong to both) have voted their year end awards! The BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS (BSFC) have named “La La Land” starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone and directed by Best Director Damien (“Whiplash”) Chazelle as BEST PICTURE!  The Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) has named “Moonlight” BEST PICTURE with Best Ensemble for the magnificent trio of actors who star.

“Moonlight” is definitely more my speed than the relentless sun of “La La Land”; but both critics groups and I concur on many awards including Best Actor Casey Affleck in “Manchester By The Sea,” and Best Actress Isabelle Huppert‘s sublime turn in “Elle.” A number of these films have not yet been released in the greater Boston market, so don’t worry– you have not missed them. I will review as they emerge, but for now here’s what to be on the lookout for if you have not seen them already!

BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS Awards:

Best Picture  –  La La Land

Best Actor – Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress –  Isabelle Huppert for Elle and Things to Come

Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali for Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress – Lily Gladstone for Certain Women

Best Director – Damien Chazelle for La La Land

Best Screenplay – Kenneth Longergan for Manchester by the Sea

Best Cinematography – Chung-hoon Chung for The Handmaiden

Best Documentary – O. J.: Made in America

Best Foreign-Language Film  (awarded in memory of Jay Carr) –  The Handmaiden

Best Animated Film –  Tower

Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) –  Tom Cross for La La Land

Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) –  Robert Eggers for The Witch

Best Ensemble Cast –  Moonlight

Best Original Score –  Mica Levi for Jackie

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BOSTON ONLINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION Awards:

BEST PICTURE:

MOONLIGHT

BEST DIRECTOR:

Damien Chazelle – LA LA LAND

BEST ACTOR:

Casey Affleck – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

BEST ACTRESS:

Isabelle Huppert – ELLE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Mahershala Ali – MOONLIGHT

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Michelle Williams – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

 BEST ENSEMBLE:

MOONLIGHT

 BEST SCREENPLAY:

Kenneth Lonergan – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

THE HANDMAIDEN

BEST DOCUMENTARY:

CAMERAPERSON

BEST ANIMATED FILM:

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Natasha Braier – THE NEON DEMON

BEST EDITING:

Nels Bangerter – CAMERAPERSON

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Mica Levi – JACKIE