Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2016 Explained

The 29th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 15, 2016. The awards honor the best in film for 2016. The nominations were announced on December 11. Moonlight received the most nominations (11), followed by Jackie (8), Manchester by the Sea (8), and La La Land (7).

Number:29
Award:Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Date:December 15, 2016
Site:Chicago, Illinois U.S.
Best Film:Moonlight
Most Wins:Manchester by the Sea (4)
Most Nominations:Moonlight (11)

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees for the 29th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows:[1]

Awards

Best FilmBest Director
Moonlight - Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner Barry JenkinsMoonlight
Best ActorBest Actress
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler Natalie Portman – Jackie as Jackie Kennedy
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Mahershala AliMoonlight as Juan Michelle WilliamsManchester by the Sea as Randi Chandler
Best Original ScreenplayBest Adapted Screenplay
Manchester by the Sea – Written by Kenneth Lonergan The Handmaiden – Seo-Kyung Chung and Chan-wook Park based on the novel Fingersmith by author Sarah Waters
Best Animated FilmBest Foreign Language Film
Kubo and the Two Strings - Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
  • Moana - John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer
  • The Red Turtle - Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki
  • Tower
  • Zootopia - Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
The Handmaiden (South Korea) in Japanese - Directed by Park Chan-wook
Best Documentary FilmBest Original Score
- Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow JackieMica Levi
Best Production DesignBest Editing
The Handmaiden - Production Designer: Seong-hie Ryu ; Set Decorator: -
  • Jackie - Production Design: Halina Gebarowicz, Mathieu Junot and Emmanuel Prevot; Set Decorator: -
  • La La Land - Production Designer: Austin Gorg; Set Decorator: David Agajanian
  • The Neon Demon - Production Designer: Austin Gorg; Set Decorator: -
  • The Witch - Production Designer: Andrea Kristof; Set Decorator: -
La La LandTom Cross
Best Cinematography
La La LandLinus Sandgren
Most Promising FilmmakerMost Promising Performer
Robert EggersThe Witch Lucas HedgesManchester by the Sea as Patrick Chandler

Awards breakdown

The following films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilm
11Moonlight
8Jackie
Manchester by the Sea
7La La Land
6The Handmaiden
3Arrival
Elle
2Silence
Kubo and the Two Strings
Hidden Figures
The Witch
The Lobster
Fences
Certain Women
The Fits
The following films received multiple wins:
WinsFilm
4Manchester by the Sea
3Moonlight
The Handmaiden
2Jackie
La La Land

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominees. December 11, 2016. December 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203224020/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/component/content/article/148-cfca-nominees-2016. February 3, 2017. dead.