Phoenix Critics Circle 2016 Award Winners

Phoenix Critics Circle Awards

2016 Winners

On December 16^th, 2016, the Phoenix Critics Circle gathered to announce their winners. Below you’ll find their list of winners for the best films and performances of 2016.

Best Picture

Winner: Moonlight

·      Arrival

·      Hell or High Water

·      La La Land

·      Manchester by the Sea

·      Moonlight

Best Comedy Film

Winner: Hunt for the Wilderpeople

·      Deadpool

·      The Edge of Seventeen

·      Hail, Caesar!

·      Hunt for the Wilderpeople

·      The Nice Guys

Best Science Fiction Film

Winner: Arrival

·      10 Cloverfield Lane

·      Arrival

·      Midnight Special

Best Horror Film

Winner: The Witch

·      The Conjuring 2

·      Don’t Breathe

·      The Witch

Best Mystery or Thriller Film

Winner: Hell or High Water

·      Green Room

·      Hell or High Water

·      Nocturnal Animals

Best Animated Film

Winner: Kubo and the Two Strings

·      Kubo and the Two Strings

·      Moana

·      Zootopia

Best Foreign Language Film

Winner: The Handmaiden

·      The Handmaiden

·      Neruda

·      Things to Come

·      The Wailing

Best Documentary

Winner: O.J.: Made in America

·      13th

·      Gleason

·      O.J.: Made in America

·      Tickled

·      Weiner

Best Actor

Winner: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

·      Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

·      Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

·      Ryan Gosling, La La Land

·      Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Best Actress

Winner: Natalie Portman, Jackie

·      Amy Adams, Arrival

·      Annette Bening, 20th Century Women

·      Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane

·      Natalie Portman, Jackie

·      Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Supporting Actor

Winner: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

·      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 Supporting Actress

Winner: Viola Davis, Fences

·      Viola Davis, Fences

·      Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women

·      Naomie Harris, Moonlight

·      Helen Mirren, Eye in the Sky

·      Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Director

Winner: Tie:  Damian Chazelle, La La Land and Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

·      Damian Chazelle, La La Land

·      Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

·      Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea

·      Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Best Screenplay

Winner: Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster

·      Damien Chazelle, La La Land

·      Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster

·      Eric Heisserer, Arrival

·      Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

·      Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

Best Score

Winner:  Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

·      Nicholas Britell, Moonlight

·      Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

·      Johann Johannsson, Arrival

·      Mica Levi, Jackie

The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and online film critics from Arizona.