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"Moonlight" is a big winner at the annual National Society of Film Critics event. The movie collects at least four gongs including the coveted Best Picture, beating "Manchester by the Sea" and "La La Land". The two flicks end up as runners up.

The actor Mahershala Ali is named Best Supporting Actor, pushing aside Jeff Bridges ("Hell or High Water") and Michael Shannon ("Nocturnal Animals"). The director Barry Jenkins and the cinematographer James Laxton also get a prize each.

Meanwhile, Best Actor goes to Casey Affleck and Best Supporting Actress is handed to his "Manchester by the Sea" co-star Michelle Williams. The film additionally grabs Best Screenplay, beating "Moonlight" and "Hell or High Water".

"La La Land" gets snubbed, taking home zero prize despite its winning streak in the previously-announced pre-Oscar awards. Besides being a runner-up as a Best Picture, it is ranked second in Best Director and Best Cinematography.

BEST PICTURE:

• Winner:"Moonlight"
• Runners Up: "Manchester by the Sea", "La La Land"

BEST ACTOR:

• Winner: Casey Affleck ("Manchester by the Sea")
• Runners Up: Denzel Washington ("Fences"), Adam Driver ("Paterson")

BEST ACTRESS:

• Winner: Isabelle Huppert ("Elle" and "Things to Come")
• Runners Up: Annette Bening ("20th Century Women"), Sandra Huller ("Toni Erdmann")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

• Winner: Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight")
• Runners Up: Jeff Bridges ("Hell or High Water"), Michael Shannon ("Nocturnal Animals")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

• Winner: Michelle Williams ("Manchester by the Sea")
• Runners Up: Lily Gladstone ("Certain Women"), Naomie Harris ("Moonlight")

BEST DIRECTOR:

• Winner: Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight")
• Runners Up: Damien Chazelle ("La La Land"), Kenneth Lonergan ("Manchester by the Sea")

BEST SCREENPLAY:

• Winner: Kenneth Lonergan ("Manchester by the Sea")
• Runners Up: Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight"), Taylor Sheridan ("Hell or High Water")

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

• Winner: James Laxton ("Moonlight")
• Runners Up: Linus Sandgren ("La La Land"), Rodrigo Prieto ("Silence")

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

• Winner: "Toni Erdmann"
• Runners Up: "The Handmaiden", "Elle", "Things to Come"

BEST NONFICTION FILM:

• Winner: "O.J.: Made in America"
• Runners Up: "I Am Not Your Negro", "13th"