NBR KICK-STARTS 2016-17 AWARDS SEASON PROPER: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA WINS

I hope you're ready I don't give a shit, I just hope I'm ready for awards season! Sure, it's sort of already begun, but with the announcement of the National Board of Reviews' faves in film for 2016, we can now confirm that it's under way. Critics groups will come chiming in thick and fast for the next three weeks or so, before the Christmas break will precede the glut of the industry nominations and awards over January and February. Keep checking SOS for all the updates, including the upcoming official SOS Critics' Tally on the left sidebar. For now, it's Manchester by the Sea in the lead, as it wins NBR's top award. Check out all their picks below:

Best Film

Manchester by the Sea

Arrival

Hacksaw Ridge

Hail, Caesar!

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

La La Land

Moonlight

Patriot's Day

Silence

Sully

Best Director

Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

Best Actress

Amy Adams (Arrival)

Best Actor

Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Supporting Actress

Naomie Harris (Moonlight)

Best Supporting Actor

Jeff Bridges (Hell or High Water)

Best Original Screenplay

Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese (Silence)

Best Ensemble

Hidden Figures

Best Animated Feature

Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Documentary

O.J.: Made in America

de Palma

The Eagle Huntress

Gleason

Life, Animated

Miss Sharon Jones!

Best Foreign Language Film

The Salesman

Elle

The Handmaiden

Julieta

Land of Mine

Neruda

Best Independent Film

20th Century Women

Captain Fantastic

Creative Control

Eye in the Sky

The Fits

Green Room

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Krisha

Morris from America

Sing Street

Best Directorial Debut

Trey Edward Shults (Krisha)

Best Breakthrough Performance (Female)

Royalty Hightower (The Fits)

Best Breakthrough Performance (Male)

Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

NBR Freedom of Expression Award

Cameraperson

Spotlight Award

Peter Berg / Mark Wahlberg