Precursor: 12th Austin Critics Nominations (2016)

These were announced on Dec. 15, but did not come to me until today. Here are the nominees for the Austin Film Critics awards. The winners will be announced on Dec. 28. The nominations are fairly straight forward with more love than normal for both The Handmaiden and Tower. I suspect that with a leading 9 nominations Moonlight will ultimately triumph.

Nominations Tallies

(9) Moonlight
(6) Arrival, The Handmaiden, La La Land
(5) Manchester by the Sea
(4) Tower
(3) 20th Century Women, Hell or High Water, Jackie, Loving

The Nominations

Best Film

Arrival
The Handmaiden
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Animated Film

Kubo & The Two Strings
Moana
The Little Prince
Tower
Zootopia

Best Director

Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Park Chan-wook – The Handmaiden

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Colin Farrell – The Lobster
Denzel Washington – Fences
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Ryan Gosling – La La Land

Best Actress

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

Best Supporting Actor

Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
Trevante Rhodes – Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress

Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Min-hee Kim – The Handmaiden
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Viola Davis – Fences