As expected, Chicago Film Critics voted and their nominations leader won: Moonlight still went home with fewer awards than Manchester by the Sea, which claimed four prizes to Moonlight and The Handmaiden‘s three each. None of these selections are particularly surprising.

Awards Tallies

(4) Manchester by the Sea
(3) The Handmaiden, Moonlight
(2) La La Land

The Awards

Best Picture

Moonlight

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Director

Barry Jenkins – Moonlight

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress

Natalie Portman – Jackie

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress

Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea

Best Original Screenplay

Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Handmaiden – Seo-Kyung Chung & Chan-wook Park

Best Original Score

Jackie – Mica Levi

Best Editing

La La Land – Tom Cross

Best Cinematography

La La Land – Linus Sandgren

Best Art Direction

The Handmaiden

Best Foreign Film

The Handmaiden

Best Documentary

OJ: Made In America

Most Promising Performer

Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea

Most Promising Filmmaker

Robert Eggers – The Witch

Chicago Film Critics Data

Year Founded: 1990
First Awards: 1988 (29)