Once one of the most accurate film critics groups, the Phoenix critics have given La La Land 13 nominations. Moonlight came in second with nine followed by Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea (their capitalization below, not mine) with eight each. Apart from the love for Florence Foster Jenkins and A Monster Calls, which we haven’t seen a lot of from the groups this year, the lists are fairly straight-forward and not particularly shocking.

Award Tallies

(13) La La Land
(9) Moonlight
(8) Hacksaw Ridge, Manchester By The Sea
(6) Arrival, Hell or High Water
(4) Fences, Florence Foster Jenkins, Jackie, Lion, A Monster Calls, Nocturnal Animals
(3) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Sing Street

The Awards

Best Picture

Arrival
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester By The Sea
A Monster Calls
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Sing Street

Best Animated Film

Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Trolls
Zootopia

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By The Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Tom Hanks – Sully
Denzel Washington – Fences

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis – Fences
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Felicity Jones – A Monster Calls
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
Hacksaw Ridge
Lion
Love & Friendship

Best Original Score

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Nocturnal Animals

Best Original Song

“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” – La La Land
“City Of Stars” – La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
“The Rules Don’t Apply” – Rules Don’t Apply
“Drive it Like You Stole It” – Sing Street

Best Film Editing

Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Sully

Best Cinematography

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Lion
Silence

Best Production Design

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hacksaw Ridge
Jackie
La La Land
Silence

Best Costume Design

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hacksaw Ridge
Jackie
La La Land

Best Visual Effects

Arrival
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Jungle Book

Best Foreign Language Film

Between Sea and Land
Desierto
Elle
The Handmaiden
A Man Called Ove

Best Documentary Film

13th
Gleason
O.J.: Made in America
Oasis: Supersonic
Weiner

Best Ensemble

Fences
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Overlooked Film of the Year

Anthropoid
Captain Fantastic
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Lobster
Sing Street

Best Breakthrough Performance

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls
Ruth Negga – Loving
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch

Best Youth Performance

Alex R. Hibbert – Moonlight
Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Neel Sethi – The Jungle Book
Sunny Pawar – Lion

Phoenix Film Critics Society Data

Year Founded: October 2000
First Awards: 2001 (16)