Precursor: 15th DC Critics Nominations (2016)

The DC Area film Critics have announced their preliminary nominations for this year’s awards. They will announce their winners on Monday (December 5, 2016). Looking over this list, the usual suspects (Moonlight, La La Land, and Manchester by the Sea are here. There are also strong showings by Arrival, Hell or High Water and Jackie. There aren’t too many glaring omissions, though Lion‘s paltry showing is telling. (Note: Jackie technically received 6 nominations, but the nod for Best Portrayal of Washington DC is a very specific category and would not be fair to count into the film’s tally. It’s also why Loving‘s three nominations aren’t listed below since one of them comes from that other category.).

Nominations Tallies

(9) La La Land, Moonlight
(8) Arrival, Manchester by the Sea
(6) Hell or High Water
(5) Jackie (6)
(4) Fences, A Monster Calls
(3) 20th Century Women, Nocturnal Animals, Zootopia

The Nominations

Best Film

Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Animated Feature

Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Sausage Party
Zootopia

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Denzel Washington – Fences

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival
Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis – Fences
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Molly Shannon – Other People
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea

Best Original Screenplay

Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arrival
Fences
Lion
A Monster Calls
Nocturnal Animals

Best Original Score

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
The Neon Demon

Best Editing

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
Sully

Best Cinematography

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals

Best Production Design

Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Jackie
La La Land
The Witch

Best Foreign Language Film

Elle
Julieta
The Handmaiden
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary

Gleason
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
13th
Weiner

Best Ensemble

Fences
Hell or High Water
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
20th Century Women

Best Youth Performance

Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch