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Austin Film Critics Association

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    AFCA Award

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    Best Actor

    • Casey Affleck
      Winner
      • Casey Affleck
      • Manchester by the Sea
    • Colin Farrell
      • Colin Farrell
      • The Lobster
    • Denzel Washington
      • Denzel Washington
      • Fences
    • Joel Edgerton
      • Joel Edgerton
      • Loving
    • Ryan Gosling at an event for Lost River (2014)
      • Ryan Gosling
      • La La Land

    Best Actress

    • Isabelle Huppert at an event for In Another Country (2012)
      Winner
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Elle
    • Amy Adams
      • Amy Adams
      • Arrival
    • Annette Bening in The Face of Love (2013)
      • Annette Bening
      • 20th Century Women
    • Natalie Portman at an event for The Oscars (2020)
      • Natalie Portman
      • Jackie
    • Ruth Negga
      • Ruth Negga
      • Loving

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Arrival

      7.9 (826K)
      Eric Heisserer
    • [object Object]

      Lion

      8.0 (261K)
      Luke Davies
    • [object Object]

      The Handmaiden

      8.1 (191K)
      Park Chan-wook
      Chung Seo-kyung
    • [object Object]

      Nocturnal Animals

      7.4 (330K)
      Tom Ford
    • [object Object]

      Love & Friendship

      6.4 (27K)
      Whit Stillman

    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kubo and the Two Strings

      7.7 (144K)
    • [object Object]

      Moana

      7.6 (421K)
    • [object Object]

      The Little Prince

      7.6 (70K)
    • [object Object]

      Tower

      7.9 (8.5K)
    • [object Object]

      Zootopia

      8.0 (586K)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La La Land

      8.0 (727K)
      Linus Sandgren
    • [object Object]

      Arrival

      7.9 (826K)
      Bradford Young
    • [object Object]

      The Handmaiden

      8.1 (191K)
      Chung-hoon Chung
    • [object Object]

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      James Laxton
    • [object Object]

      Jackie

      6.6 (86K)
      Stéphane Fontaine

    Best Director

    • Barry Jenkins
      Winner
      • Barry Jenkins
      • Moonlight
    • Damien Chazelle at an event for Whiplash (2014)
      • Damien Chazelle
      • La La Land
    • Denis Villeneuve
      • Denis Villeneuve
      • Arrival
    • Kenneth Lonergan
      • Kenneth Lonergan
      • Manchester by the Sea
    • Park Chan-wook
      • Park Chan-wook
      • The Handmaiden

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tower

      7.9 (8.5K)
    • [object Object]

      13th

      8.2 (39K)
    • [object Object]

      I Am Not Your Negro

      7.9 (24K)
    • [object Object]

      O.J.: Made in America

      8.9 (23K)
    • [object Object]

      Weiner

      7.6 (11K)

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
    • [object Object]

      La La Land

      8.0 (727K)
      2nd place
    • [object Object]

      Arrival

      7.9 (826K)
      3rd place
    • [object Object]

      The Handmaiden

      8.1 (191K)
      4th place
    • [object Object]

      Manchester by the Sea

      7.8 (339K)
      5th place
    • [object Object]

      Elle

      7.1 (73K)
      6th place
    • [object Object]

      Hell or High Water

      7.6 (268K)
      7th place
    • [object Object]

      The Lobster

      7.1 (322K)
      8th place
    • [object Object]

      Jackie

      6.6 (86K)
      9th place
    • [object Object]

      Sing Street

      7.9 (105K)
      10th place

    Best First Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Witch

      7.0 (336K)
    • [object Object]

      The Birth of a Nation

      6.5 (22K)
    • [object Object]

      The Edge of Seventeen

      7.3 (147K)
    • [object Object]

      Krisha

      7.1 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Swiss Army Man

      6.9 (138K)

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Handmaiden

      8.1 (191K)
    • [object Object]

      The Brand New Testament

      7.1 (36K)
    • [object Object]

      Elle

      7.1 (73K)
    • [object Object]

      Things to Come

      6.9 (15K)
    • [object Object]

      Toni Erdmann

      7.3 (54K)

    Best Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Barry Jenkins
    • [object Object]

      La La Land

      8.0 (727K)
      Damien Chazelle
    • [object Object]

      Manchester by the Sea

      7.8 (339K)
      Kenneth Lonergan
    • [object Object]

      20th Century Women

      7.3 (51K)
      Mike Mills
    • [object Object]

      The Lobster

      7.1 (322K)
      Yorgos Lanthimos
      Efthimis Filippou

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La La Land

      8.0 (727K)
      Justin Hurwitz
    • [object Object]

      The Neon Demon

      6.1 (108K)
      Cliff Martinez
    • [object Object]

      Arrival

      7.9 (826K)
      Jóhann Jóhannsson
    • [object Object]

      Jackie

      6.6 (86K)
      Mica Levi
    • [object Object]

      Hell or High Water

      7.6 (268K)
      Nick Cave
      Warren Ellis

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Mahershala Ali
      Winner
      • Mahershala Ali
      • Moonlight
    • Ben Foster
      • Ben Foster
      • Hell or High Water
    • Jeff Bridges at an event for The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)
      • Jeff Bridges
      • Hell or High Water
    • Michael Shannon at an event for 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2016)
      • Michael Shannon
      • Nocturnal Animals
    • Trevante Rhodes at an event for 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2017)
      • Trevante Rhodes
      • Moonlight

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
      Winner
      • Viola Davis
      • Fences
    • Greta Gerwig
      • Greta Gerwig
      • 20th Century Women
    • Michelle Williams at an event for The Oscars (2017)
      • Michelle Williams
      • Manchester by the Sea
    • Kim Min-hee in No Tears for the Dead (2014)
      • Kim Min-hee
      • The Handmaiden
    • Naomie Harris at an event for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
      • Naomie Harris
      • Moonlight

    Breakthrough Artist Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tower

      7.9 (8.5K)
      Keith Maitland
    • [object Object]

      The Witch

      7.0 (336K)
      Anya Taylor-Joy
    • [object Object]

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Barry Jenkins
    • [object Object]

      American Honey

      7.0 (49K)
      Sasha Lane
    • [object Object]

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Trevante Rhodes

    Austin Film Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tower

      7.9 (8.5K)
      Keith Maitland
    • [object Object]

      Loving

      7.0 (38K)
      Jeff Nichols
    • [object Object]

      Midnight Special

      6.6 (86K)
      Jeff Nichols
    • [object Object]

      Slash

      5.9 (1.2K)
      Clay Liford
    • [object Object]

      Transpecos

      5.8 (3.1K)
      Greg Kwedar

    Special Honorary Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Mahershala Ali
      Naomie Harris
      André Holland
      Jharrel Jerome
      Janelle Monáe
      Trevante Rhodes
      Ashton Sanders
      Yesi Ramirez
      To the ensemble cast of Moonlight and casting director Yesi Ramirez for excellence as an ensemble.
    • Anton Yelchin
      Winner
      • Anton Yelchin
      To honor Anton Yelchin for his contribution to the cinema of 2016, including performances in Green Room (2015) and Star Trek Beyond (2016). His was a brilliant career cut profoundly short.
    • Winner
      • A24
      To A24 Films for excellence in production in distribution. Their work gave us Moonlight (2016), Green Room (2015), Swiss Army Man (2016), The Lobster (2015), The Witch (2015), and 20th Century Women (2016), among others.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tower

      7.9 (8.5K)
      Keith Maitland
      To filmmaker Keith Maitland and his film Tower for revisiting a tragic event in Austin, Texas history in a sensitive and unique manner.

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