What’s most surprising is that Sound of Metal managed to tie Mank for most nominations while season leader Nomadland ended up with a scant 3. Beyond that, this group has matured a bit since it began, but the dearth of members doesn’t make them terribly representative.

Nominations Tallies

(9) Mank, Sound of Metal
(8) News of the World, One Night in Miami, The Trial of the Chicago 7
(7) Da 5 Bloods
(6) Promising Young Woman, Tenet
(5) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Midnight Sky
(4) The Father, Pieces of a Woman, Soul, Wonder Woman 1984
(3) Nomadland, Possessor

The Nominations

Best Film

Da 5 Bloods
News of the World
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Animated Film

The Croods: A New Age
Lupin III: The First
Onawrd
Over the Moon
Soul

Best Director

Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

Best Actor

Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Delroy Lindo – Da 5 Bloods
Gary Oldman – Mank

Best Actress

Nicole Beharie – Miss Juneteenth
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor

Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Shia LaBoeuf – Pieces of a Woman
Bill Murray – On the Rocks
Leslie Odom Jr. – One Night in Miami
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Ellen Burstyn – Pieces of a Woman
Olivia Cooke – Sound of Metal
Lesley Manville – Let Him Go
Helena Zengel – News of the World

Best Original Screenplay

Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
News of the World
Nomadland
One Night in Miami

Best Song

“Io Si (Seen)” – The Life Ahead
“Speak Now” – One Night in Miami
“Wear Your Crown” – The Prom
“Hear My Voice” – The Trial of the Chicago 7
“The Other Side” – Trolls World Tour

Best Original Score

Da 5 Bloods
Mank
The Midnight Sky
Pieces of a Woman
Soul

Best Editing

Mank
News of the World
One Night in Miami
Tenet
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Cinematography

Da 5 Bloods
Mank
The Midnight Sky
News of the World
Tenet

Best Art Direction

Mank
The Midnight Sky
News of the World
One Night in Miami
Tenet

Best Costume Design

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Makeup

Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
One Night in Miami
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Sound

Da 5 Bloods
Mank
News of the World
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Visual Effects

The Invisible Man
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tenet

Best Foreign Language Film

Bacurau
I Carry You With Me
Innocence
The Life Ahead
The Painted Bird

Best Documentary

Beastie Boys Story
Crip Camp
Dick Johnson Is Dead
John Lewis: Good Trouble
My Octopus Teacher

Best Stunts

Bad Boys for Life
Birds of Prey
The Invisible Man
News of the World
Tenet

Best New Filmmaker

Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Regina King – One Night in Miami
Natalie Krinsky – The Broken Hearts Gallery
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
Florian Zeller – The Father

Best First Film

The Father – Florian Zeller
The Forty-Year-Old Version – Radha Blank
One Night in Miami – Regina King
Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell
Sound of Metal – Darius Marder

Best Overlooked Film

Bad Education
The Forty-Year-Old Version
The King of Staten Island
I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Possessor

Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance

Peter Dinklage – The Croods: A New Age
Tina Fey – Soul
Jamie Foxx – Soul
Leslie Mann – The Croods: A New Age
Terry Notary – The Call of the Wild

Best Horror Film

Antebellum
Freaky
Possessor
Relic
Underwater

Best Comic Book Film

Birds of Prey
Bloodshot
The New Mutants
The Old Guard
Wonder Woman 1984

Best Sci-Fi Film

Color Out of Space
The Midnight Sky
Parallel
Possessor
Tenet

Best Hawaii Film

Aloha Surf Hotel
Swarm Season
Tokyo Hula
Waikiki
Water Like Fire

Worst Film of the Year

All My Life
Capone
Honest Thief
The Rhythm Section
Wonder Woman 1984

Hawaii Film Critics Society Data

First Awards: 2016 (5)