Precursor: 11th St. Louis Critics Nominations (2016)

Saint Louis Film Critics have announced their nominees for 2016 and the leader by a wide margin is La La Land with a staggering 14 nominations. The nearest two films, Arrival and Moonlight, have 6 fewer nominations. The list looks fairly standard hitting on all the major players in the race so far this year. Hail, Caesar! did much better with this group than any other, but the overall bulk of nominations are expected.

Nominations Tallies

(14) La La Land
(8) Arrival, Moonlight
(7) Manchester by the Sea
(4) Hail, Caesar!, Hell or High Water, Jackie, Moana
(3) Deadpool, Doctor Strange, Loving, Nocturnal Animals

The Nominations

Best Film

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

Best Animated Film

April and the Extraordinary World
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
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
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Tom Hanks – Sully
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival
Issabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land

Best Supporting Actor

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

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis – Fences
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Great Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea

Best Original Screenplay

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arrival
Fences
Lion
Love & Friendship
Nocturnal Animals

Best Song

“Audition (The Fools Who Dreamed)” – La La Land
“City of Stars” – La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
“You’re Welcome” – Moana
“Drive It Like You Stole It” – Sing Street

Best Score

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
The Neon Demon

Best Editing

Hacksaw Ridge
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals

Best Cinematography

Arrival
Cafe Society
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Moonlight

Best Production Design

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land

Best Visual Effects

Arrival
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
La La Land
A Monster Calls

Best Foreign Language Film

Elle
The Handmaiden
A Man Called Ove
Our Little Sister
Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary

De Palma
The Eagle Huntress
Gleason
I Am Not Your Negro
Weiner

Best Action Film

Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
Jason Bourne

Best Comedy

Deadpool
Don’t Think Twice
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hail, Caesar!
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Best Horror / Science-Fiction Film

10 Cloverfield Lane
Arrival
Doctor Strange
Don’t Breathe
The Witch

Best Soundtrack

Everybody Wants Some!!
La La Land
Moana
Sing Street
Trolls

Best Scene

Captain America: Civil War – Battle at the Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Deadpool – Opening credits.
Hail, Caesar! – “Would that it were so simple.”
La La Land – Opening dance number, “Another Day of Sun.”
Manchester by the Sea – Lee (Casey Affleck) and Randi (Michelle Williams) meet on the street.