Leave it to the Florida Film Critics to throw a zinger. The Lobster wins Best Picture fighting off all the major Oscar contenders. While they may have picked that one out of left field, the rest of their slate is as mainstream as you can get.

Awards Tallies

(4) La La Land
(2) Elle, The Lobster, Manchester by the Sea

The Awards

Best Picture

The Lobster (RU: La La Land)

Best Animated

Kubo and the Two Strings (RU: Zootopia)

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land (RU: Yorgos Lanthimos – The Lobster)

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea (RU: Joel Edgerton – Loving)

Best Actress

Isabelle Huppert – Elle (RU: Emma Stone – La La Land)

Best Supporting Actor

Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water (RU: Ralph Fiennes – A Bigger Splash)

Best Supporting Actress

Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea (RU: Viola Davis – Fences)

Best Original Screenplay

The Lobster (RU: Manchester by the Sea)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Love & Friendship (RU: Moonlight)

Best Score

La La Land (RU: Jackie)

Best Cinematography

La La Land (RU: The Handmaiden)

Best Art Direction/Production Design

La La Land (RU: Jackie)

Best Visual Effects

Arrival (RU: Doctor Strange)

Best Foreign Language

Elle (RU: The Handmaiden)

Best Documentary

Cameraperson (RU: O.J.: Made In America)

Best Ensemble

American Honey (RU: Moonlight)

Best First Film

The Edge of Seventeen (RU: The Witch)

Best Breakout

Barry Jenkins – Moonlight (RU: Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea)

Florida Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 1997 (20)