Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2016

15th WAFCA Awards
15th WAFCA Awards
Date	December 5, 2016
Highlights
Best Film	La La Land
Best Director	Damien Chazelle for La La Land
Best Actor	Casey Affleck
Best Actress	Natalie Portman
	← 2015; WAFCA Awards; 2017 →;

The 15th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 5, 2016.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Sources: ^[3]^[4]

Best Film

La La Land

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land

Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress

Natalie Portman – Jackie

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis – Fences

Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Molly Shannon – Other People
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay

Eric Heisserer – Arrival

Best Original Screenplay

Damien Chazelle – La La Land

Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney – Moonlight
Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou – The Lobster
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water

Best Ensemble

Hell or High Water

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Documentary Film

13th

Best Foreign Language Film

Elle • France

Best Art Direction

David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco – La La Land

Stuart Craig and Anna Pinnock – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Paul Hotte and Patrice Vermette – Arrival
Craig Lathrop – The Witch
Véronique Melery and Jean Rabasse – Jackie

Best Cinematography

Linus Sandgren – La La Land

Best Editing

Tom Cross – La La Land

Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders – Moonlight
Blu Murray – Sully
Sebastián Sepúlveda – Jackie
Joe Walker – Arrival

Best Original Score

Justin Hurwitz – La La Land

Best Youth Performance

Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea

Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch

Best Animated Voice Performance

Liam Neeson – A Monster Calls

Best Motion Capture Performance

Mark Rylance – The BFG

Liam Neeson – A Monster Calls

The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, D.C.

Jackie

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

9 nominations: La La Land and Moonlight
8 nominations: Arrival and Manchester by the Sea
6 nominations: Hell or High Water and Jackie
4 nominations: Fences and A Monster Calls
3 nominations: 20th Century Women, Loving, Nocturnal Animals, and Zootopia
2 nominations: Finding Dory, Lion, Moana, and The Witch

The following films received multiple awards:

7 wins: La La Land
2 wins: Jackie and Manchester by the Sea

References

^ "The 2016 WAFCA Awards". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 5, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Adams, Ryan (December 5, 2016). "Washington D.C. Area Critics Association Awards Winners". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Cohen, Matt. "D.C. Film Critics Name La La Land Best Movie of 2016". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Neglia, Matt (December 3, 2016). "The 2016 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

External links

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

[1] "The 2016 WAFCA Awards". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 5, 2016. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[2] Adams, Ryan (December 5, 2016). "Washington D.C. Area Critics Association Awards Winners". Awards Daily. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[3] Cohen, Matt. "D.C. Film Critics Name La La Land Best Movie of 2016". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[4] Neglia, Matt (December 3, 2016). "The 2016 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

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