As expected, Moonlight won the top prize from the Austin Film Critics, which gave out prizes to most of the season’s previous winners. Tower got some extra love, but since it was made in Austin, that seems like an expected outcome.

Awards Tallies

(4) Moonlight
(3) Tower
(2) La La Land

The Awards

Best Film

Moonlight

Best Animated Film

Kubo & The Two Strings

Best Director

Barry Jenkins – Moonlight

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert – Elle

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis – Fences

Best Original Screenplay

Moonlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arrival

Best Score

La La Land

Best Cinematography

La La Land

Best Foreign Language Film

The Handmaiden

Best Documentary

Tower

Best First Film

The Witch

Breakthrough Artist

Keith Maitland – Tower

Best Austin Film

Tower (dir. Keith Maitland)

Austin Film Critics Data

First Awards: 2005 (12)