La La Land continues its award domination with London Critics' Circle Film Awards win
The evening also saw wins for Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea, Son of Saul, and Love & Friendship
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Damien Chazelle's life-affirming, modern musical La La Land is securing its place as the one to beat on Oscar night.
The film landed Best Film at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards; a follow-up to Chazelle's 2014 sleeper hit Whiplash, it pairs Ryan Gosling's spirited jazz musician and Emma Stone's struggling actress; in a neon-soaked, nostalgic take on the classic Golden Age musical, all big-hearted romance tinged with a little modern reflection.
What's interesting, however, is that Best Film was the only award it picked up that night; the evening more dominated by the likes of Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, which picked up both Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress, and Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By the Sea, which won both Best Actor and Best Screenwriter.
The most surprising wins perhaps came from Holocaust drama Son of Saul, which won László Nemes the Best Director award, and Whit Stillman's Austen adaptation Love & Friendship, which picked up Supporting Actor (as a tie) and Best Actress. Isabelle Huppert expectedly picked up Best Actress, but for Things to Come and not for Elle - which was not eligible - alongside the award for Excellence in Film.
The complete list of winners is below.
FILM OF THE YEAR
La La Land
FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Toni Erdmann
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Fire at Sea
BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
I, Daniel Blake
ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Isabelle Huppert - Things to Come
SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR (tie)
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Tom Bennett - Love & Friendship
SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Naomie Harris - Moonlight
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
László Nemes - Son of Saul
SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge, Silence
BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS
Kate Beckinsale - Love & Friendship
YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER
Lewis MacDougall - A Monster Calls
BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
Babak Anvari - Under the Shadow
BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM
Sweet Maddie Stone - Brady Hood
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Victoria - Sturla Brandth Grovlen, cinematography
DILYS POWELL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM
Isabelle Huppert
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
0Comments