The last of the major critics groups to announce, the National Society of Film Critics, went down fairly expected routes with their selections. Note, I have put “X points” next to each. In years’ past, they have also released the points each victor and runner-up have received. I have not found this information so far. I’ll leave it like this until I get the information, if at all. (EDIT: Now with numbers)

Award Tallies

(4) Moonlight
(3) Machester by the Sea

The Awards

Best Picture

1. Moonlight (54 points)
2. Manchester by the Sea (39 points)
3. La La Land (31 points)

Best Director

1. Barry Jenkins – Moonlight (53 points)
2. Damien Chazelle – La La Land (37 points)
3. Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea (23 points)

Best Actor

1. Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea (65 points)
2. Denzel Washington – Fences (21 points)
3. Adam Driver – Paterson (20 points)

Best Actress

1. Isabelle Huppert – Elle; Things to Come (55 points)
2. Annette Bening – 20th Century Women (26 points)
2. Sandra Huller – Toni Erdmann (26 points)

Best Supporting Actor

1. Mahershala Ali – Moonlight (72 points)
2. Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water (18 points)
3. Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals (14 points)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea (58 points)
2. Lily Gladstone – Certain Women(45 points)
3. Naomie Harris – Moonlight (25 points)

Best Screenplay

1. Manchester by the Sea (61 points)
2. Moonlight (39 points)
3. Hell or High Water (16 points)

Best Cinematography

1. Moonlight (52 points)
2. La La Land (27 points)
3. Silence (23 points)

Best Foreign-Language Film

1. Toni Erdmann (52 points)
2. The Handmaiden (26 points)
3. Elle (19 points)
3. Things to Come (19 points)

Best Documentary

1. O.J.: Made in America (64 points)
2. I Am Not Your Negro (36 points)
3. 13th (20 points)

Film Heritage Award

Kino Lorber’s five-disc collection “Pioneers of African-American Cinema”

Special citation for film awaiting American distribution

Cristi Puiu’s Sieranevada

National Society of Film Critics Data

Year Founded: 1966
First Awards: 1966 (51)