2016 Winners of the Critics’ Choice Awards
Rod Gustafson, founder of Parent Previews, is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. That means he gets to vote in the Critic Choice Awards, which were broadcast on the A&E Network on December 11, 2016. Here are the highlights of what the organization is honoring this year. (The complete list is here at the BFCA website.)
BEST PICTURE
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land - Winner
Lion
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Sully
BEST ACTOR Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea- Winner Joel Edgerton – Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling – La La Land Tom Hanks – Sully Denzel Washington – Fences
BEST ACTRESS Amy Adams – Arrival Annette Bening – 20th Century Women Isabelle Huppert – Elle Ruth Negga – Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie - Winner Emma Stone – La La Land
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mahershala Ali – Moonlight - Winner Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water Ben Foster – Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea Dev Patel – Lion Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Viola Davis – Fences - Winner Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women Naomie Harris – Moonlight Nicole Kidman – Lion Janelle Monáe – Hidden Figures Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea - Winner Alex R. Hibbert – Moonlight Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe Sunny Pawar - Lion Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE 20th Century Women Fences Hell or High Water Hidden Figures Manchester by the Sea Moonlight - Winner
BEST DIRECTOR Damien Chazelle – La La Land - Winner Mel Gibson –Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water Denis Villeneuve – Arrival Denzel Washington – Fences
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Finding Dory Kubo and the Two Strings Moana The Red Turtle Trolls Zootopia - Winner
BEST ACTION MOVIE Captain America: Civil War Deadpool Doctor Strange Hacksaw Ridge - Winner Jason Bourne
BEST COMEDY Central Intelligence Deadpool - Winner Don’t Think Twice The Edge of Seventeen Hail, Caesar! The Nice Guys
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE 10 Cloverfield Lane Arrival - Winner Doctor Strange Don’t Breathe Star Trek Beyond The Witch
BEST SONG Audition (The Fools Who Dream) – La La Land Can’t Stop the Feeling – Trolls City of Stars – La La Land - Winner Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street How Far I’ll Go - Moana The Rules Don’t Apply – Rules Don’t Apply
BEST SCORE Nicholas Britell – Moonlight Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival Justin Hurwitz – La La Land - Winner Micachu – Jackie Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka – Lion
