13th SLGFCA Awards
December 18, 2016
Best Film: La La Land
Best Director: Damien ChazelleLa La Land
The nominees for the 13th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 11, 2016. The winners announced on December 18, 2016.
Winners, runners-up and nominees
Best Film
La La Land
Runner-up (tie): Hell or High Water
Runner-up (tie): Manchester by the Sea
Arrival
Moonlight
Best Actor
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Runner-up: Joel Edgerton - Loving
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Runner-up: Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Best Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan Runner-up: Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan La La Land - Damien Chazelle Loving - Jeff Nichols Moonlight - Barry Jenkins
Best Cinematography
La La Land - Linus Sandgren Runner-up: Moonlight - James Laxton Arrival - Bradford Young Café Society - Vittorio Storaro Hail, Caesar! - Roger Deakins
Best Editing
Jackie - Sebastián Sepúlveda Runner-up (tie): Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert Runner-up (tie): La La Land - Tom Cross Moonlight - Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders Nocturnal Animals - Joan Sobel
Best Production Design
The Handmaiden - Seong-hee Ryu Runner-up (tie): Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Stuart Craig and James Hambidge Runner-up (tie): Jackie - Jean Rabasse Runner-up (tie): La La Land - David Wasco Hail, Caesar! - Jess Gonchor
Best Horror / Science-Fiction Film
The Witch
Runner-up: Arrival
10 Cloverfield Lane
Doctor Strange
Don't Breathe
Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
Runner-up: The Handmaiden
A Man Called Ove
Our Little Sister
Toni Erdmann
Best Animated Feature
Zootopia
Runner-up: Kubo and the Two Strings
April and the Extraordinary World
Finding Dory
Moana
Best Scene
La La Land - Opening dance number, "Another Day of Sun." Runner-up: Hail, Caesar! - "Would that it were so simple." Captain America: Civil War - Battle at the Leipzig/Halle Airport. Deadpool - Opening credits. Manchester by the Sea - Lee (Casey Affleck) and Randi (Michelle Williams) meet on the street.
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Runner-up (tie): Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
Runner-up (tie): Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Runner-up: Natalie Portman - Jackie
Amy Adams - Arrival
Ruth Negga - Loving
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Fences
Runner-up: Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea
Lily Gladstone - Certain Women
Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris - Moonlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Love & Friendship - Whit Stillman (Screenplay); Jane Austen (Novel) Runner-up: Arrival - Eric Heisserer (Screenplay); Ted Chiang (Short Story) Fences - August Wilson (Screenplay and Play) Lion - Luke Davies (Screenplay); Saroo Brierley with Larry Buttrose (Book) Nocturnal Animals - Tom Ford (Screenplay); Austin Wright (Novel)
Best Visual Effects
The Jungle Book
Runner-up: Doctor Strange
Arrival
La La Land
A Monster Calls
Best Music Score
La La Land - Justin Hurwitz Runner-up: Jackie - Mica Levi Arrival - Jóhann Jóhannsson Moonlight - Nicholas Britell The Neon Demon - Cliff Martinez
Best Soundtrack
Sing Street
Runner-up: La La Land
Everybody Wants Some!! Moana Trolls
Best Song
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" - La La Land
Runner-up: "City of Stars" - La La Land
"How Far I'll Go" - Moana
"You're Welcome" - Moana
"Drive It Like You Stole It" - Sing Street
Best Documentary Feature
I Am Not Your Negro
Runner-up: Weiner
De Palma
The Eagle Huntress
Gleason
Best Comedy
Hail, Caesar! Runner-up: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Deadpool Don't Think Twice Florence Foster Jenkins