Dominating the San Diego film critics, Hell or High Water shows some muscle with a staggering six citation. Sonia Braga’s surprise win in Best Actress is the only real shock among this list of expected or not entirely unexpected selections.

Award Tallies

(6) Hell or High Water
(2) Manchester by the Sea

The Awards

Best Picture

Hell or High Water (Runner-Up: La La Land)

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings (Runner-Up: April and the Extraordinary World)

Best Director

David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water (Runner-Up: Damien Chazelle – La La Land)

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea (Runner-Up: Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic)

Best Actress

Sonia Braga – Aquarius (Runner-Up: Emma Stone – La La Land)

Best Supporting Actor

TIE:
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress

Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea (Runner-Up: Judy Davis – The Dressmaker)

Best Original Screenplay

Hell or High Water (Runner-Up: The Lobster)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Love & Friendship (Runner-Up: Hunt for the Wilderpeople)

Best Use of Music in a Film

Sing Street (Runners-Up: Jackie; La La Land)

Best Editing

Sully (Runner-Up: Nocturnal Animals)

Best Cinematography

Hell or High Water (Runners-Up: Moonlight; La La Land)

Best Production Design

Hail, Caesar! (Runner-Up: La La Land)

Best Costume Design

La La Land (Runner-Up: Jackie)

Best Visual Effects

The Jungle Book (Runner-Up: Arrival)

Best Foreign Film

The Mountains May Depart (Runners-Up: Mother (Eme); Neruda)

Best Documentary

Weiner (Runner-Up: Gleason)

Best Ensemble Performance

Hell or High Water (Runner-Up: Hidden Figures)

Best Comedic Performance

Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys (Runner-Up: Alden Ehrenreich – Hail, Caesar!)

Breakthrough Artist

Lily Gladstone – Certain Women (Runner-Up: Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea)

Body of Work

Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals; Midnight Special; Loving; Elvis & Nixon

San Diego Film Critics Society Data

First Awards: 1996 (21)