Precursor: 15th San Francisco Critics Nominations (2016)

A three-way tie for most nominations showcase a fairly even match this year. Arrival did better in the creative categories while Moonlight did well in the upper categories. La La Land seemed to be evenly recognized across all category areas. The Animated Feature list looks like the one Oscar may choose while most of the top-line nominees are performing strongly enough to merit consideration. Although Loving hasn’t gotten a lot of love this Oscar season, director Jeff Nichols gets an uncharacteristic mention in that field when his film isn’t up for Best Picture at all.

Nominations Tallies

(8) Arrival, La La Land, Moonlight
(6) Hell or High Water, Manchester by the Sea
(4) Jackie
(3) Elle, Fences, The Handmaiden, Loving

The Nominations

Best Picture

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

Best Animated Feature

Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Nichols – Loving
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Tom Hanks – Sully
Denzel Washington – Fences

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival
Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ralph Fiennes – A Bigger Splash
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress

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