PHOENIX CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS

There are two film critics groups in Phoenix, Arizona, for some reason. One of them, the Phoenix Film Critics Society, has been around for a while, and is fairly prestigious, among critics groups. Fairly. The other is the Phoenix Critics Circle, and there you go. Here are their 2016 award nominations, with winners due to be announced on the 17th of December.

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)

Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)

Best Actress

Amy Adams (Arrival)

Annette Bening (20th Century Women)

Jessica Chastain (Miss Sloane)

Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Emma Stone (La La Land)

Best Actor

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Ryan Gosling (La La Land)

Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis (Fences)

Greta Gerwig (20th Century Women)

Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

Helen Mirren (Eye in the Sky)

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Ben Foster (Hell or High Water)

John Goodman (10 Cloverfield Lane)

Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

Best Screenplay

Damien Chazelle (La La Land)

Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster)

Eric Heisserer (Arrival)

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water)

Best Score

Nicholas Britell (Moonlight)

Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)

Johann Johannsson (Arrival)

Mica Levi (Jackie)

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

Zootopia

Best Documentary

13th

Gleason

O.J.: Made in America

Tickled

Weiner

Best Foreign Language Film

The Handmaiden

Neruda

Things to Come

The Wailing

Best Comedy Film

Deadpool

The Edge of Seventeen

Hail, Caesar!

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

The Nice Guys

Best Horror Film

The Conjuring 2

Don't Breathe

The Witch

Best Mystery or Thriller Film

Green Room

Hell or High Water

Nocturnal Animals

Best Science Fiction Film

10 Cloverfield Lane

Arrival

Midnight Special