Precursor: 21st San Diego Critics Nominations (2016)

Announcing their nominations yesterday, the San Diego Film Critics have give three films double-digit nomination tallies. One was expected, La La Land, the other two were not. Hell or High Water and Nocturnal Animals haven’t played nearly as well this season as they could have, with Hell or High Water doing markedly better than Nocturnal Animals. These numbers might help give the films a higher profile this awards season. Finding Dory finds its first shut-out in Animate Film while Long Way North and April and the Extraordinary World gain some traction. The seven-nomination ballot for Best Actor is telling about how tight that race is. The heretofore little seen selections this group made include: Chris Pine, Sonia Braga, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Judy Davis. This is the first time Elle has really blanked with awards groups with Isabelle Huppert and the film nowhere to be seen.

Nominations Tallies

(11) La La Land
(10) Hell or High Water, Nocturnal Animals
(6) Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight
(5) Arrival
(4) Jackie
(3) 20th Century Women, Hail, Caesar!, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Love & Friendship

The Nominations

Best Picture

Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals

Best Animated Film

April and the Extraordinary World
Kubo and the Two Strings
Long Way North
Moana
Zootopia

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Adam Driver – Paterson
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nocturnal Animals
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Chris Pine – Hell or High Water

Best Actress

Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Sonia Braga – Aquarius
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress

Judy Davis – The Dressmaker
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Nicole Kidman – Lion
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
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Lion
Love & Friendship
Nocturnal Animals

Best Use of Music

Everybody Wants Some
Hell or High Water
Jackie
La La Land
Sing Street

Best Editing

Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Nocturnal Animals
Sully

Best Cinematography

Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals

Best Production Design

Arrival
Hail, Caesar!
Jackie
La La Land
Love & Friendship
Nocturnal Animals

Best Costume Design

Cafe Society
The Dressmaker
Jackie
La La Land
Love & Friendship

Best Visual Effects

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

Best Foreign Film

Aquarius
The Handmaiden
A Man Called Ove
Mother (Eme)
Mountains May Depart
Neruda

Best Documentary

De Palma
Gleason
O.J.: Made in America
Tower
Weiner

Best Ensemble Performance

20th Century Women
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals

Breakthrough Artist

Julian Dennison – Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Alden Ehrenreich – Hail, Caesar!; Rules Don’t Apply
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch

Best Comedic Performance

Julian Dennison – Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Aldren Ehrenreich – Hail, Caesar!
Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys
Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool