St. Louis Film Critics Announce 2016 Awards – La La Land wins 6

BEST FILM: “La La Land”

BEST DIRECTOR: Damien Chazelle, “La La Land”

BEST ACTOR: Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”

BEST ACTRESS: Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, “Fences”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Whit Stillman, “Love and Friendship”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Taylor Sheridan, “Hell or High Water”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Linus Sandgren, “La La Land”

BEST EDITING: Sebastian Sepulveda, “Jackie”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: “The Handmaiden”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: “The Jungle Book”

BEST MUSIC SCORE: Justin Hurwitz, “La La Land”

BEST MUSIC SOUNDTRACK: “Sing Street”

BEST SONG: “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” from “La La Land”

BEST ACTION: “Captain America: Civil War”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: “Zootopia”

BEST COMEDY: “Hail, Caesar!”

BEST DOCUMENTARY: “I Am Not Your Negro”

BEST HORROR/SCI-FI: “The Witch”

BEST FOREIGN FILM: “Elle”

BEST SCENE: Opening Traffic Jam, “Another Day of Sun!” in “La La Land”

WORST: “Warcraft”

As for runners-up, ‘Manchester by the Sea” was named five times, and “La La Land” also received four more mentions.

RUNNERS-UP:

Film: “Manchester by the Sea” and “Hell or High Water” (tie)

Director: Kenneth Lonergan “Manchester by the Sea” and Denis Villeneuve “Arrival” (tie)

Actor: Joel Edgerton, “Loving”

Actress: Natalie Portman, “Jackie”

Supporting Actor: Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”

Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”

Adapted Screenplay: Eric Heisserer, “Arrival”

Original Screenplay: Kenneth Lonergan, “Manchester by the Sea”

Cinematography: James Laxton, “Moonlight”

Editing: (tie) “Hacksaw Ridge” and “La La Land”

Production Design: (three-way tie) “Fantastic Beasts,” “Jackie” and “La La Land”

Visual Effects: “Doctor Strange”

Music Score: Mica Levi, “Jackie”

Soundtrack: “La La Land”

Song: “City of Stars” from “La La Land”

Scene: “Would that it were so simple” from “Hail, Caesar!”

Animated: “Kubo and the Two Strings”

Action: “Doctor Strange”

Comedy: “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping”

Documentary: “Weiner”

Foreign: “The Handmaiden”

Horror/Sci-Fi: “Arrival”

Worst: “The Angry Birds Movie”

SLFCA members work for recognized outlets in print, broadcast and online publications.

For more information about the awards or our group, visit www.stlfilmcritics.org or contact board secretary Lynn Venhaus, 618-917-8175.