The 2016 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Awards Nominations

By Matt Neglia

The St. Louis Film Critics Association have announced their nominations for their 2016 awards. The winners will be announced a week from today on Sunday December 18th at 2PM EST. What do you think will prevail here? Click below to see the nominations.

Reviews are highlighted in yellow.

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"
David McKenzie - "Hell Or High Water"
Denis Villeneuve - "Arrival"

Best Actress
Amy Adams - "Arrival"
Isabelle Huppert - "Elle"
Ruth Negga - "Loving"
Natalie Portman - "Jackie"
Emma Stone - "La La Land"

Best Actor
Casey Affleck - "Manchester By The Sea"
Joel Edgerton - "Loving"
Ryan Gosling - ​"La La Land"
Tom Hanks - "Sully"
Viggo Mortensen - "Captain Fantastic"

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 Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - "Moonlight"
Jeff Bridges - "Hell Or High Water"
Lucas Hedges - "Manchester By The Sea"
Dev Patel - "Lion"
Michael Shannon - "Nocturnal Animals"

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

Best Adapted Screenplay
"Arrival"
"Fences"
"Lion"
"Love & Friendship"
"Nocturnal Animals"

Best Production Design
"Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them"
"Hail, Caesar!"
"The Handmaiden"
"Jackie"
​"La La Land"

Best Cinematography
"Arrival"
"Cafe Society"
"Hail, Caesar!"
​"La La Land"
"Moonlight"

Best Film Editing
"Hacksaw Ridge"
"Jackie"
​"La La Land"
"Moonlight"
"Nocturnal Animals"

Best Visual Effects
"Arrival"
"Doctor Strange"
"The Jungle Book"
​"La La Land"
"A Monster Calls"

Best Score
"Arrival"
"Jackie"
​"La La Land"
"Moonlight"
"The Neon Demon"

Best Song
Audition - "La La Land"
City Of Stars - "La La Land"
How Far I'll Go - "Moana"
You're Welcome - "Moana"
Drive It Like You Stole It - "Sing Street"

Best Soundtrack
"Everybody Wants Some!!"
"La La Land"
"Moana"
"Sing Street"
"Trolls"

Best Animated Feature
"April And The Enchanted World"
"Finding Dory"
"Kubo & The Two Strings"
"Moana"
"Zootopia"

Best Documentary
"DePalma"
"The Eagle Huntress"
"Gleason"
"I Am Not Your Negro"
"Weiner"

Worst Film Of The Year
"The Angry Birds Movie"
"Masterminds"
"The Ninth Life Of Louis Draz"
"Warcraft"
"Zoolander 2"

Best Horror/Sci-Fi Film
"10 Cloverfield Lane"
"Arrival"
"Doctor Strange"
"Don't Breathe"
"The Witch"

Best Action Film
"Captain America: Civil War"
"Deadpool"
"Doctor Strange"
"Hacksaw Ridge"
"Jason Bourne"

Best Comedy
"Don't Think Twice"
"Florence Foster Jenkins"
"Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping"
"Hail, Caesar!"
"Deadpool"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Elle"
"The Handmaiden"
"Our Little Sister"
"A Man Called Ove"
"Toni Erdmann"

Best Scene
"Captain America: Civil War" - Airport Fight
"Hail, Caesar!" - Would that it were so simple
"Deadpool" - Opening Credits
"Manchester By The Sea" - Final encounter between Williams & Affleck
"La La Land" - Opening Traffic Jam

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