Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2016 Explained

Number:20
Award:Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture:Moonlight

The 20th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2016, were awarded on December 11, 2016,[1] with the exception of the award for Best Canadian Film, which was presented on January 10, 2017.[2]

The winner of the award for Best Canadian Film was Hugh Gibson for his documentary film The Stairs.[2] Gibson received a prize of $100,000, with runners-up Kazik Radwanski and Matt Johnson each awarded $5,000.[2] Unusually, however, the three directors revealed that they had agreed to pool the entire $110,000 in prize money, and split it equally among all three regardless of which film won.[3]

Winners

CategoryWinners and nomineesFilms
Best FilmBarry JenkinsMoonlight
Kenneth LonerganManchester by the Sea
Maren AdeToni Erdmann
Best Canadian FilmHugh GibsonThe Stairs
Kazik RadwanskiHow Heavy This Hammer
Matt JohnsonOperation Avalanche
Best ActorAdam DriverPaterson
Casey AffleckManchester by the Sea
Peter SimonischekToni Erdmann
Best ActressSandra HüllerToni Erdmann
Rebecca HallChristine
Isabelle HuppertElle
Natalie PortmanJackie
Best Supporting ActorMahershala AliMoonlight
Ralph FiennesA Bigger Splash
Michael ShannonNocturnal Animals
Best Supporting ActressMichelle Williams Manchester by the Sea
Viola DavisFences
Naomie HarrisMoonlight
Best DirectorMaren AdeToni Erdmann
Damien ChazelleLa La Land
Barry JenkinsMoonlight
Best ScreenplayKenneth LonerganManchester by the Sea
Maren AdeToni Erdmann
Barry JenkinsMoonlight
Best First FeatureRobert EggersThe Witch
Kelly Fremon CraigThe Edge of Seventeen
Dan Kwan and Daniel ScheinertSwiss Army Man
Best Animated FeatureByron Howard and Rich MooreZootopia
Michaël Dudok de WitThe Red Turtle
Travis KnightKubo and the Two Strings
Best Foreign-Language FilmMaren AdeToni Erdmann
Park Chan-wookThe Handmaiden
Paul VerhoevenElle
Best Documentary FilmKirsten JohnsonCameraperson
Gianfranco RosiFire at Sea
Hugh GibsonThe Stairs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Moonlight' Named Best Film by Toronto Film Critics. Vlessing. Etan. The Hollywood Reporter. December 12, 2016. December 12, 2016.
  2. http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/movies/toronto-film-critics-association-names-the-stairs-best-canadian-film-of-2016 "Toronto Film Critics Association names The Stairs best Canadian film of 2016"
  3. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/01/13/three-toronto-filmmakers-share-110000-from-local-critics-prize.html "Three Toronto filmmakers share $110,000 from local critics’ prize