The 2016 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Nominations

By Matt Neglia

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle have announced their nominations for best of the year in film for 2016. The winners will be announced December 11th.

​Click below to see the nominations.

Reviews are highlighted in yello.

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"
Denix 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"
Great Gerwig - "20th Century Women"
Lily Gladstone - "Certain Women"
Naomie Harris - "Moonlight"
Michelle Williams - "Manchester By The Sea"

Best Original Screenplay
"Hell Or High Water"
"La La Land"
"The Lobster"
"Manchester By The Sea"
"Moonlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Arrival"
"Elle"
"The Handmaiden"
"Fences"
"Nocturnal Animals"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Elle"
"The Handmaiden"
"Neruda"
"The Salesman"
"Toni Erdmann"

Best Documentary
"13th"
"Cameraperson"
"Fire At Sea"
"I am Not Your Negro"
"OJ: Made In America"

Best Animated Film
"Finding Dory"
"Kubo And The Two Strings"
"Moana"
"The Red Turtle"
"Zootopia"

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"

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