Awards
Nominees: 2016 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
Another day, another awards update from another bunch of film critics. This time from San Francisco, and as expected La La Land and Moonlight lead the nominees.
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San Francisco Film Critics Circle: The Nominees
Best Picture
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Nichols, Loving
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
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
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash
Ben Foster, Hell or High Water
Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women
Lily Gladstone, Certain Women
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best Screenplay, Original
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Arrival
Elle
The Handmaiden
Fences
Nocturnal Animals
Best Cinematography
Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
Silence
Best Production Design
Arrival
The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land
The Witch
Best Original Score
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
Best Film Editing
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Animated Feature
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
Best Foreign Language Picture
Elle
The Handmaiden
Neruda
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann
Best Documentary
13th
Cameraperson
Fire At Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
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