Local critics: ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Manchester’ best of 2016
“Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea” lead the field for the Detroit Film Critics Society’s year-end awards, collecting eight nods apiece, the group announced Wednesday. “La La Land” follows with five.
All three films are nominated for Best Picture, along with the Texas bank robbery caper “Hell or High Water” and the high school dramedy “The Edge of Seventeen.”
Winners in all 10 DFCS categories will be announced on Monday.
“Manchester by the Sea’s” Casey Affleck leads the Best Actor pack, going up against “Loving’s” Joel Edgerton, “Hacksaw Ridge’s” Andrew Garfield, “Fences’” Denzel Washington and “La La Land’s” Ryan Gosling.
Gosling’s “La La Land” co-star Emma Stone heads up the Best Actress pool, and is up opposite “Jackie’s” Natalie Portman, “Arrival’s” Amy Adams (a previous DFCS winner, for 2010’s “The Fighter”), “20th Century Women’s” Annette Bening, “Christine’s” Rebecca Hall and “Loving’s” Ruth Negga.
Damien Chezelle, who was singled out as the DFCS’ breakthrough artist of the year for 2014’s “Whiplash,” is nominated in the Best Director field alongside “Moonlight’s” Barry Jenkins (who is also nominated for this year’s Breakthrough award), “Manchester’s” Kenneth Lonergan, “Hell or High Water’s” David Mackenzie and “Fences’” Denzel Washington.
The DFCS, now in its 10th awards cycle, is comprised of 17 film critics who work and reside within a 150-mile radius of Detroit.
The 2016 Detroit Film Critics Society nominations are as follows:
Best Picture:
The Edge of Seventeen
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Actor:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress:
Amy Adams, Arrival
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Rebecca Hall, Christine
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Alden Ehrenreich, Hail, Caesar!
Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis, Fences
Elle Fanning, 20th Century Women
Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women
Felicity Jones, A Monster Calls
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best Director:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Ensemble:
20th Century Women
Everybody Wants Some!!
Hell or High Water
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Breakthrough:
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures”
Kelly Fremon Craig, Edge of Seventeen (writer-director)
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight (writer-director)
Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight
Trey Edward Shults, Krisha (writer-director)
Best Screenplay:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Eric Heisserer, Arrival
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Best Documentary:
13th
Gleason
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
Tickled
Weiner
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