By Matt Neglia The Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) have announced their nominations recognizing the very best in film for 2016.
​Check out the nominees below.
Reviews are highlighted in yellow. Best Picture
Manchester By the Sea
La La Land
Moonlight
Arrival
Silence
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Martin Scorsese, Silence
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea
Denzel Washington, Fences
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Adam Driver, Paterson
Tom Hanks, Sully
Best Actress
Ruth Negga, Loving
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Amy Adams, Arrival
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals
Timothy Spall, Denial
John Goodman, 10 Cloverfield Lane
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Best Animated Film
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
Kubo and the Two Strings
Finding Dory
Best Science Fiction/Horror Film
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
10 Cloverfield Lane
The Witch
Doctor Strange
Best Comedy
Hail, Caesar!
Deadpool
The Nice Guys
Don’t Think Twice
The Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Best Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By the Sea
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Guy Hibbert, Eye in the Sky
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthym Filippou, The Lobster
Best Adapted Screenplay
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Eric Heisserer, Arrival
Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls
Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals
Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, Hidden Figures
Best Documentary
OJ: Made in America
13th
Weiner
I Am Not Your Negro
Gleason
​Best Visual Effects
Arrival
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
A Monster Calls
Best Original Song
Sing Street, Drive It Like You Stole It
La La Land, Audition
La La Land, City of Stars
Hidden Figures, Runnin’
Trolls, Can’t Stop the Feeling
Best Score
Justin Hurwitz, La La Land
Mica Levi, Jackie
Nicholas Britell, Moonlight
Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch, Hidden Figures
Johann Johannsson, Arrival
Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
Neruda
The Salesman
The Handmaiden
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