Critic's Choice Awards 2016 Recap
The Critic's Choice Awards were held last night, hosted by TJ Miller, and boy were there some surprising wins! Here is a full review of not only the films that were nominated but also the films that won!
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Lion
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Sully
Winner: La La Land
Best Director
Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie for Hell or High Water
Denis Villenueve for Arrival
Denzel Washington for Fences
Winner: Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Best Actor
Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton for Loving
Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling for La La Land
Tom Hanks for Sully
Denzel Washington for Fences
Winner: Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea
Best Actress
Amy Adams for Arrival
Annette Bening for 20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert for Elle
Ruth Negga for Loving
Natalie Portman for Jackie
Emma Stone for La La Land
Winner: Natalie Portman for Jackie
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali for Moonlight
Jeff Bridges for Hell or High Water
Ben Foster for Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges for Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel for Lion
Michael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals
Winner: Mahershala Ali for Moonlight
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis for Fences
Greta Gerwig for 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris for Moonlight
Nicole Kidman for Lion
Janelle Monáe for Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams for Manchester by the Sea
Winner: Viola Davis for Fences
Best Young Actor/Actress
Lucas Hedges for Manchester by the Sea
Alex R. Hibbert for Moonlight
Lewis MacDougall for A Monster Calls
Madina Nalwanga for Queen of Katwe
Sunny Pawar for Lion
Hailee Steinfeld for The Edge of Seventeen
Winner: Lucas Hedges for Manchester by the Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay
Luke Davies for Lion
Tom Ford for Nocturnal Animals
Eric Heisserer for Arival
Todd Komarnicki for Sully
Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi for Hidden Figures
August Wilson for Fences
Winner: Eric Heisserer for Arrival
Best Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou for The Lobster
Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Nichols for Loving
Taylor Sheridan for Hell or High Water
Winner: Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Best Cinematography
Arrival (Bradford Young)
Jackie (Stéphane Fontaine)
La La Land (Linus Sandgren)
Moonlight (James Laxtob
Nocturnal Animals (Seamus McGarvey)
Winner: La La Land (Linus Sandgren)
Best Costume Design
Allied (Joanna Johnston)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Colleen Atwood)
Florence Foster Jenkins (Consolata Boyle)
Jackie (Madeline Fontaine)
La La Land (Mary Zophres)
Love and Friendship (Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh)
Winner: Jackie (Madeline Fontaine)
Best Editing
Arrival (Joe Walker
Hacksaw Ridge (John Gilbert)
La La Land (Tom Cross)
Moonlight (Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon)
Sully (Blu Murray)
Winner: La La Land (Tom Cross)
Best Hair & Makeup
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hacksaw Ridge
Jackie
Star Trek: Beyond
Winner: Jackie
Best Production Design
Arrival (Patrice Vermette; Paul Hotte, André Valade)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Stuart Craig; James Hambidge, Anna Pinnock)
Jackie (Jean Rabasse, Véronique Melery)
La La Land (David Wasco; Sandy Reynolds-Wasco)
Live by Night (Jess Gonchor; Nancy Haigh)
Winner: La La Land (David Wasco; Sandy Reynolds-Wasco)
Best Score
Arrival (Jóhann Jóhannsson)
Jackie (Mica Levi)
La La Land (Justin Hurwitz)
Moonlight (Nicholas Britell)
Lion (Dustin O' Halloran, Hauschka)
Winner: La La Land (Justin Hurwitz)
Best Song
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) from La La Land
City of Stars from La La Land
How Far I'll Go for Moana
Can't Stop the Feeling from Trolls
The Rules Don't Apply from Rules Don't Apply
Drive It Like You Stole It from Sing Street
Winner: City of Stars from La La Land
Best Visual Effects
Arrival
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Jungle Book
A Monster Calls
Winner: The Jungle Book
Best Animated Feature
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
TrollsZ
Zootopia
Winner: Zootopia
Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
The Handmaiden
Julieta
Neruda
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann
Winner: Elle
Best Acting Ensemble
Fences
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
20th Century Woman
Winner: Moonlight
Best Action Movie:
Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
Doctor Stange
Hacksaw Ridge
Jason Bourne
Winner: Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor in an Action Movie
Benedict Cumberbatch for Doctor Strange
Matt Damon for Jason Bourne
Chris Evans for Captain America: Civil War
Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool
Winner: Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actress in an Action Movie
Gal Gadot for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Scarlett Johansson for Captain America: Civil war
Margot Robbie for Suicide Squad
Tilda Swinton for Doctor Strange
Winner: Margot Robbie for Suicide Squad
Best Comedy
Central Intelligence
Deadpool
Don't Think Twice
The Edge of Seventeen
Hail, Cesar!
The Nice Guys
Winner: Deadpool
Best Actor in a Comedy
Ryan Gosling for the Nice Guys
Hugh Grant for Florence Foster Jenkins
Dwayne Johnson for Central Intelligence
Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic
Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool
Winner: Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool
Best Actress in a Comedy
Kate Beckinsale for Love & Friendship
Sally Field for Hello, My Name is Doris
Kate McKinnon for Ghostbusters
Hailee Steinfeld for The Edge of Seventeen
Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins
Winner: Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
Arrival
Doctor Strange
Don't Breathe
Star Trek Beyond
10 Cloverfield Lane
The Witch
Winner: Arrival
You can check out all of the winners, and more at http://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards
