Kansas City, MO - Manchester by the Sea was chosen as the Best Film of 2016 by the The Kansas City Film Critics Circle, the second oldest critics group in the country. The winners were announced today during a ceremony for the 51st Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards at the Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet Theatre in Kansas City. They are:
The full list of winners at the 51st Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards is below:
BEST PICTURE: Manchester by the Sea
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR: Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
BEST ACTOR: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
BEST ACTRESS: Natalie Portman, Jackie
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: (tie) Naomie Harris, Moonlight and Viola Davis, Fences
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Eric Heisserer, Arrival
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Zootopia
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Handmaiden (South Korea)
BEST DOCUMENTARY: OJ: Made in America
VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY or HORROR FILM: Arrival
TOM POE AWARD FOR BEST LGBT FILM: Moonlight
The Kansas City Film Critics Circle was founded by Dr. James Loutzenhiser in 1966 as the Kansas City Film Circle Awards, and is the second oldest professional film critics' association in the United States, after the New York Film Critics Circle.