The San Diego Film Critics Society* announced their 2016 awards nominees, with La La Land, Manchester by the Sea, Hell or High Water, Moonlight, and Nocturnal Animals picking up multiple nominations. This year’s list of nominated films in the Best Picture category matches up with the Best Director nominees, which should but doesn’t always happen. The list of nominees wasn’t without a few shockers, with Sonia Braga snagging a Best Actor, Female nomination and April and the Extraordinary World being recognized with a Best Animated Feature nomination. Hell or High Water‘s Jeff Bridges and Ben Foster will be competing against Nocturnal Animals co-stars Michael Shannon and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the Best Supporting Actor category. And after the initial round of nominations followed by a round of voting to break ties, the SDFCS’s Best Actor field consists of seven worthy nominees, rather than five.
2016 marks the introduction of a Best Comedic Performance category following a vote by members of the San Diego Film Critics Society to recognize performances in comedies or action films that are normally overlooked at awards time. Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Ryan Gosling (The Nice Guys), Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters), and Julian Dennison (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) picked up nominations in that new category.
Winners will be announced on Monday, December 12, 2016.
2016 San Diego Film Critics Society Nominees:
Best Picture
HELL OR HIGH WATER
LA LA LAND
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
MOONLIGHT
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Best Director
Barry Jenkins, MOONLIGHT
Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND
David Mackenzie, HELL OR HIGH WATER
Kenneth Lonergan, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Tom Ford, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Best Actor, Male
Adam Driver, PATERSON
Casey Affleck, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Chris Pine, HELL OR HIGH WATER
Jake Gyllenhaal, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Joel Edgerton, LOVING
Ryan Gosling, LA LA LAND
Viggo Mortensen, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
Best Actor, Female
Annette Bening, 20th CENTURY WOMEN
Emma Stone, LA LA LAND
Natalie Portman, JACKIE
Ruth Negga, LOVING
Sonia Braga, AQUARIUS
Best Supporting Actor, Male
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Ben Foster, HELL OR HIGH WATER
Jeff Bridges, HELL OR HIGH WATER
Mahershala Ali, MOONLIGHT
Michael Shannon, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Best Supporting Actor, Female
Greta Gerwig, 20TH CENTURY WOMEN
Judy Davis, THE DRESSMAKER
Lily Gladstone, CERTAIN WOMEN
Michelle Williams, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Nicole Kidman, LION
Best Comedic Performance
Alden Ehrenreich, HAIL, CAESAR
Julian Dennison – HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Kate McKinnon, GHOSTBUSTERS
Ryan Gosling, THE NICE GUYS
Ryan Reynolds, DEADPOOL
Best Original Screenplay
Barry Jenkins, Tarell McCraney, MOONLIGHT
Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND
Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos, THE LOBSTER
Kenneth Lonergan, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Taylor Sheridan, HELL OR HIGH WATER
Best Adapted Screenplay
Eric Heisserer, ARRIVAL
Luke Davies, LION
Taika Waititi, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Tom Ford, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Whit Stillman, LOVE & FRIENDSHIP
Best Documentary
DE PALMA
GLEASON
O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA
TOWER
WEINER
Best Animated Film
APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD
KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
LONG WAY NORTH
MOANA
ZOOTOPIA
Best Foreign Language Film
A MAN CALLED OVE
AQUARIUS
MOTHER (EMA)
MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART
NERUDA
THE HANDMAIDEN
Best Editing
Blu Murray, SULLY
Jake Roberts, HELL OR HIGH WATER
Joan Sobel, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Joe Walker, ARRIVAL
Tom Cross, LA LA LAND
Best Cinematography
Bradford Young, ARRIVAL
Giles Nuttgens, HELL OR HIGH WATER
James Laxton, MOONLIGHT
Linus Sandgren, LA LA LAND
Seamus McGarvey, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Best Production Design
Anna Rackard, LOVE & FRIENDSHIP
David Wasco, LA LA LAND
Jean Rabasse, JACKIE
Jess Goncher, HAIL, CAESAR
Patrice Vermette, ARRIVAL
Shane Valentino, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Best Visual Effects
A MONSTER CALLS
ARRIVAL
DOCTOR STRANGE
LA LA LAND
THE JUNGLE BOOK
Best Costume Design
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, LOVE & FRIENDSHIP
Madeline Fontaine, JACKIE
Marion Boyce, Margot Wilson, THE DRESSMAKER
Mary Zophres, LA LA LAND
Suzy Benzinger, CAFÉ SOCIETY
Best Use of Music in a Film
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME
HELL OR HIGH WATER
JACKIE
LA LA LAND
SING STREET
Breakthrough Artist
Alden Ehrenreich, HAIL CAESAR, RULES DON’T APPLY
Anya Taylor-Joy, THE WITCH
Julian Dennison, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
Lily Gladstone, CERTAIN WOMEN
Lucas Hedges, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
Best Ensemble
20TH CENTURY WOMEN
HELL OR HIGH WATER
HIDDEN FIGURES
MOONLIGHT
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
* – I’m the President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
