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 Phoenix Film Critics Society has announced its 2016 award winners.  "La La Land," which led the field in nominations, has also garnered the most wins, with 7, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Emma Stone, and Best Director for Damien Chazelle. "Hell or High Water" came in second with three awards, while "Hacksaw Ridge" won two. These are the 17th annual awards for the PFCS. "La La Land's producers have much to sing about as our membership responded to this 21st century musical romance,” said PFCS president Gayle Bass.

Phoenix (December 13, 2016) The 2016 nominations for the Phoenix Film Critics Society’s annual awards have been announced. "La La Land" led the field with 13 nominations, including best film, best director, best original screenplay and lead acting nominations for Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. "Moonlight" garnered 9 nominations including best film and best director, while "Manchester by the Sea" and "Hacksaw Ridge" tied for 8 nominations each. The ten films nominated for best picture are: "A Monster Calls," "Arrival," "Florence Foster Jenkins," "Hacksaw Ridge," "Hell or High Water," "La La Land," "Manchester By The Sea," "Moonlight," "Nocturnal Animals" and "Sing Street." The nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role are Andrew Garfield for "Hacksaw Ridge," Casey Affleck in "Manchester By The Sea," Denzel Washing

PRESENTERS INCLUDE KALEY CUOCO, KEVIN HART, NICOLE KIDMAN, JIM PARSONS, AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AWARDS GALA WILL BROADCAST LIVE ON A&E FROM THE BARKER HANGAR IN SANTA MONICA DECEMBER 11th AT 8PM ET/ 5 PM PT  HOSTED BY T.J. MILLER   The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) have a star-studded line-up set to present awards at the “22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards.” Those slated to take the stage include Shiri Appleby, Amy Adams, Anthony Anderson, Rachel Bloom, Sterling K. Brown, Kylie Bunbury, Ty Burrell, Lily Collins, Common, Clayne Crawford, Kaley Cuoco, Bryce Dallas Howard, Walton Goggins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Nia Long, Leslie Mann, James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Jim Parsons, Norman Reedus, Jeremy Renner, Bella Thorne, Justin Timberlake, Milo Ventimiglia, Damon Wayans, Katheryn Winnick, Constance Wu, Steven Yeun, Constance Zimmer, and more. The winners will be revealed live

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“OJ: Made in America” Named Best Documentary (Theatrical Feature) and “13th” Named Best Documentary (TV/Streaming) at Inaugural Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards At tonight's gala event hosted by Penn Jillette at BRIC in Brooklyn, the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced the winners of the inaugural Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards.  13th won three awards for Best Documentary (TV/Streaming), Best Political Documentary and Best Director (TV/Streaming) for Ava DuVernay. OJ: Made in America took home the most awards for the evening with Best Documentary (Theatrical Feature), Best Director (Theatrical Feature) for Ezra Edelman, Best Limited Documentary Series and Best Sports Documentary. The Best First Documentary (TV/Streaming) was a tie, with

PHOENIX FILM CRITICS 16TH ANNUAL AWARDS - 2015 BEST PICTURE "Spotlight" TOP TEN FILMS OF 2015 (in alphabetical order)" "The Big Short" "Bridge of Spies" "Brooklyn" "The Danish Girl" "Inside Out" "Mad Max: Fury Road" "The Martian" "The Revenant" "Room" "Spotlight" BEST DIRECTOR Ridley Scott, "The Martian" BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Leonardo Dicaprio, "The Revenant" BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Brie Larson, "Room" BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies" BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl" BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING "Spotlight" BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY "Inside Out" BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM OTHER MATERIAL "The Big Short" THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" BEST ANIMATED FILM "I

  Winners announced December 16, 2014. "Birdman" soars above the flock with 7 awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Ensemble. Congratulations to all nominees and winners.  BEST PICTURE "Birdman" TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014 (in alphabetical order) "A Most Violent Year" "Birdman" "Boyhood" "Gone Girl" "The Grand Budapest Hotel" "Guardians of the Galaxy" "The Imitation Game" "The Lego Movie" "The Theory of Everything" "Whiplash" BEST DIRECTOR Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Michael Keaton, "Birdman" BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl" BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE J. K. Simmons, "Whiplash" BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game" BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING "Birdman"