All films released in 2016, winners in bold
Best Performance In A Major Role
- Amy Adams, Arrival
- Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
- Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
- Colin Farrell, The Lobster
- Ryan Gosling, La La Land
- Isabelle Huppert, Elle
- Dev Patel, Lion
- Natalie Portman, Jackie
- Emma Stone, La La Land
- Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Performance In A Supporting Role
- Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
- Viola Davis, Fences
- Naomie Harris, Moonlight
- Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
- Shia LeBeouf, American Honey
- Lupita Nyong’o, Queen Of Katwe
- John C Reilly, The Lobster
- Jack Reynor, Sing Street
- Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Best Performance by a New or Overlooked Talent
- Garrett Clayton, King Cobra
- Julian Dennison, Hunt for the Wilderpeople
- Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
- Min-hee Kim, The Handmaiden
- Louisa Krause, Ava’s Possessions
- Sasha Lane, American Honey
- Madina Nalwanga, Queen of Katwe
- Ruth Negga, Loving
- Ashton Sanders, Moonlight
- Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Sing Street
Best Performance By An Ensemble
- American Honey
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Fences
- The Handmaiden
- Hidden Figures
- Julieta
- Moonlight
- 20th Century Women
Excellence in Cinematic Beauty & Technical Achievement
- Arrival – Bradford Young
- The Handmaiden – Chung-hoon Chung
- La La Land – Linus Sandgren
- Lion – Greig Fraser
- Moonlight – James Laxton
- The Neon Demon – Natasha Braier
- Nocturnal Animals – Seamus McGarvey
- The Witch – Jarin Blaschke
Excellence In Sound Recording, Edit, & Mix
- Arrival – Sylvain Bellemare, Luc Boudrias, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, & Claude La Haye
- Hacksaw Ridge – Andy Wright, Peter Grace, Robert Mackenzie, & Kevin O’Connell
- La La Land –Ai-Ling Lee, Mildred Iatro, Steven Morrow, Andy Nelson
- Moonlight – Joshua Adeniji, Onnalee Blank, Chris David, & Chris Giles
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – David Acord, David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, & Stuart Wilson
- Silence – Tom Fleischman, Ric Schnupp, & Philip Stockton
- Swiss Army Man – Beau Borders, Brent Kiser, Stephen Nelson, Andrew Twite
Excellence In Music: Score, Songs, or Soundtrack
- American Honey – Earworm Music
- Ava’s Possessions – Sean Lennon
- Hidden Figures – Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams, & Hans Zimmer
- La La Land – Justin Hurwitz
- Moana – Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina, & Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Moonlight- Nicholas Britell & Christine Greene Roe
- Trolls– Christophe Beck, Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, and Shellback
- Sing Street – Gary Clark, Becky Bentham, & Kieran Lynch
Excellence in Production Design & Art Direction
- Hail, Caesar! – Jess Gonchor, Cara Brower, & Dawn Swiderski
- The Handmaiden – Seong-hie Ryu
- La La Land – David Wasco & Austin Gorg
- The Neon Demon – Elliott Hostetter & Austin Gorg
- Nocturnal Animals – Shane Valentino & Christopher Brown
- Swiss Army Man – Jason Kisvarday & David Duarte
Excellence In Costume Design & Wardrobe
- American Honey – Alex Bovaird
- Hail, Caesar! – Mary Zophres
- The Handmaiden – Sang-gyeong Jo
- Hidden Figures – Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
- Jackie – Madeline Fontaine
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Colleen Atwood
Excellence in Hair & Makeup
- Ava’s Possessions – Kaela Dobson & Joelle Troisi
- Hidden Figures – Melissa Forney & Beverly Jo Pryor
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Marie Larkin, Maha, Carol Raskin, & Diana Thomas-Madison
- Suicide Squad – Jo-Ann MacNeil & Vincent Sullivan
- Swiss Army Man – Jason Hamer & Anissa Salazar
Best Analog or Digital Special Effects
- Deadpool – Alex Burdett & Jonathan Rothbart
- Deepwater Horizon– Burt Dalton & Mark Russell
- Dr. Strange – Paul Corbould, Huseyin Caner, Stephane Ceretti, Matthew Crnich, & Anthony Dunifer
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Neil Corbould, James L. Roberts, Hayley J. Williams, Frazer Churchill, Dinesh K. Bishnoi, & Scott Mitchell
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Neil Corbould, Wayne Brinton, Luke Dodd, John Knoll, & Mohen Leo
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble
- Deadpool – Robert Alonzo & Philip J Silvera
- Deepwater Horizon – Kevin Scott
- Hacksaw Ridge – Kyle Gardiner & Mic Rodgers
- Hardcore Henry – Oleg Poddubnyy & Dmitriy Tarasenko
- Suicide Squad – Guy Norris
Excellence in Editing
- American Honey – Joe Bini
- Cameraperson – Nels Bangerter & Amanda Laws
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Mark Day
- The Handmaiden – Jae-Bum Kim & Sang-beom Kim
- I Am Not Your Negro – Alexandra Strauss
- Moonlight – Joi McMillon & Nat Sanders
- O.J.: Made in America – Bret Granato, Maya Mumma, & Ben Sozanski
- Swiss Army Man – Matthew Hannam
Best Original Film Concept or Story
- Arrival – Eric Heisserer & Ted Chiang
- Blind Vaysha – Theodore Ushev
- The Brand New Testament – Thomas Gunzig & Jaco Van Dormael
- Houston, We Have A Problem – Bostjan Virc & Ziga Virc
- The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthymis Filippou
Best Screenplay Adaptation of Work of Fiction or Nonfiction
- Arrival – Eric Heisserer
- Elle – David Birke
- Fences – August Wilson
- Lion – Luke Davies
- King Cobra – Justin Kelly
- Moonlight – Barry Jenkins
Best Original Screenplay
- The Brand New Testament – Thomas Gunzig & Jaco Van Dormael
- The Fits – Anna Rose Holmer
- Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
- La La Land – Damien Chazelle
- The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
- Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan
- 20th Century Women – Mike Mills
Excellence In Directorial Debut
- Childhood of a Leader – Brady Corbet
- The Edge of Seventeen – Kelly Fremon Craig
- Kicks – Justin Tipping
- Swiss Army Man – Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
- The Witch – Robert Eggers
Excellence In Direction: Overlooked or Alternative
- American Honey – Andrea Arnold
- The Edge of Seventeen – Kelly Fremon Craig
- Paterson – Jim Jarmusch
- Tikkun – Avishai Sivan
- Toni Erdmann – Maren Ade
Best Director
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- American Honey – Andrea Arnold
- Elle – Paul Verhoeven
- Hacksaw Ridge – Mel Gibson
- The Handmaiden – Chan-wook Park
- Moonlight – Barry Jenkins
Lifetime Achievement In Film
Honoring a living legend for contributions to film.
- Meryl Streep
Best Animated Film
- Finding Dory – Lindsey Collins
- Kubo and the Two Strings – Travis Knight & Arianne Sutner
- Moana – Osnat Shurer
- My Life as a Zucchini – Marc Bonny, Armelle Glorennec, Pauline Gygax, Max Karli, Kate Merkt, & Michel Merkt
- Pear Cider & Cigarettes – Cara Speller
- The Red Turtle – Pascal Caucheteux, Vincent Maraval, Grégoire Sorlat, Toshio Suzuki, & Isao Takahata
- Zootopia – Clark Spencer
Outstanding Film: Short or Experimental
- Lemonade – Onye Anyanwu, Thomas Benski, Kira Carstensen, Danyi Deats, Violaine Etienne, Keenan Flynn, Michael Garza, Scott Horan, Jonathan Lia, Thomas Martin, & Nathan Sherrer
- Manoman – Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl
- Nocturne in Black – Marc Fadel, Ellie Foumbi, Felecia Hunter, & Jimmy Keyrouz
- The Procedure – Carlos Alberto Fernandez Lopez & Christian Palmer
- Slapper – Michael Latham, Luci Schroder, Stephanie Westwood
Outstanding Film: Documentary
- 13th – Spencer Averick, Howard Barish, & Ava DuVernay
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci, & Nigel Sinclair
- Cameraperson – Kirsten Johnson & Marilyn Ness
- Gimme Danger – José Ibáñez, Carter Logan, & Fernando Sulichin
- The Eagle Huntress – Otto Bell, Sharon Chang, & Stacey Reiss
- Fire at Sea – Roberto Cicutto, Paolo Del Brocco, Camille Laemlé, Serge Lalou, Donatella Palermo, Gianfranco Rosi, & Martine Saada
- Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry – Laura Dunn & Jef Sewell
- I Am Not Your Negro – Rémi Grellety, Hébert Peck, & Raoul Peck
- Norman Lear: Just Another Version Of You – Suzanne Hillinger & Brent Miller
- O.J.: Made in America – Ezra Edelman, Deirdre Fenton, Libby Geist, Nina Krstic, Erin Leyden, Tamara Rosenberg, Connor Schell, & Caroline Waterlow
Outstanding Film: Comedy
- The Brand New Testament – Daniel Marquet, Olivier Rausin, & Jaco Van Dormael
- Deadpool – Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, & Lauren Shuler
- Hail, Caesar! – Tim Bevan, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, & Eric Fellner
- The Lobster – Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, & Lee Magiday
- The Nice Guys – Joel Silver
- Swiss Army Man – Miranda Bailey, Lawrence Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, & Jonathan Wang
- Toni Erdmann – Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, & Michel Merkt
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot – Ian Bryce, Tina Fey, & Lorne Michaels
Outstanding Film: Musical or Music Subject
- Gimme Danger – José Ibáñez, Carter Logan, & Fernando Sulichin
- La La Land – Fred Berger, Gary Gilbert, Jordan Horowitz, & Marc Platt
- Miles Ahead – Robert Ogden Barnum, Don Cheadle, Pamela Hirsch, Darryl Porter, Daniel Wagner, Vince Wilburn Jr., & Lenore Zerman
- Moana – Osnat Shurer
- Sing Street – Anthony Bregman, John Carney, & Martina Niland
Outstanding Film: Art House Or Limited Release
- American Honey – Thomas Benski, Lars Knudsen, Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, Jay Van Hoy, & Alice Weinberg
- The Brand New Testament – Daniel Marquet, Olivier Rausin, & Jaco Van Dormael
- Julieta – Agustín Almodóvar & Esther García
- Paterson – Joshua Astrachan & Carter Logan
- Toni Erdmann – Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, & Michel Merkt
Artistic Achievement In Film (Top Prize)
- American Honey – Thomas Benski, Lars Knudsen, Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, Jay Van Hoy, & Alice Weinberg
- Arrival – Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, David Linde, & Aaron Ryder
- The Brand New Testament – Daniel Marquet, Olivier Rausin, & Jaco Van Dormael
- Elle – Saïd Ben Saïd & Michel Merkt
- The Handmaiden – Syd Lim & Chan-wook Park
- Hell or High Water – Peter Berg, Carla Hacken, Sidney Kimmel, & Julie Yorn
- The Lobster – Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, & Lee Magiday
- Moonlight – Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, & Adele Romanski
- Nocturnal Animals – Tom Ford & Robert Salerno
- Toni Erdmann – Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, & Michel Merkt
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