Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

Best Picture
La La Land

Best Director
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"

Best Actor
Casey Affleck "Manchester By the Sea"

Best Actress
Natalie Portman "Jackie"

Best Supporting Actor
Michael Shannon "Nocturnal Animals"

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis "Fences"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Tom Ford "Nocturnal Animals"

Best Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"

Best Cinematography
Linus Sandgren "La LThe a Land"

Best Film Editing
Moonlight

Best Score
Justin Hurwitz "La La Land"

Best Song
City of Stars - La La Land

Best Action Film
Captain America: Civil War

Best Documentary
OJ: Made in America

Best Animated Film
Kubo and the Two Strings

Best Foreign Language Film
The Handmaiden

Best Costumes
The Witch

Best Art Direction
La La Land

Best Visual Effects
The Jungle Book

Best Comedy
The Nice Guys

Best Sci-Fi/Horror
The Witch

Best Family Film
The Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Best Ensemble
Hidden Figures

Breakout Filmmaker
Barry Jenkins

Youth in Film
Lucas Hedges "Manchester By the Sea"

William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
Kirk Douglas

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

Best Picture
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Actress
Amy Adams, Arrival
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Natalie Portman, Jackie

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival

Best Screenplay
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
The Handmaiden
Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary
Cameraperson
O.J. Made in America
13th

CANADA FILM NOMINATIONS 

Best Picture
Werewolf
Hello Destroyer
Window Horses

Best Director
Kevan Funk, Hello Destroyer
Ashley McKenzie, Werewolf
Isiah Medina, 88:88

Best First Film by a Canadian Director
Hello Destroyer
Never Eat Alone
Werewolf

Best Screenplay
Kevan Funk, Hello Destroyer
Ashley McKenzie, Werewolf
Ann Marie Fleming, Window Horses

Best Actor
Jared Abrahamson, Hello Destroyer
Gang Chen, Old Stone
Andrew Gillis, Werewolf

Best Actress
Deragh Campbell, Never Eat Alone
Breagh MacNeil, Werewolf
Tatiana Maslany, The Other Half

Best Supporting Actor
Joe Dion Buffalo, Hello Destroyer
Martin Dubreuil, Maudite Poutine
Kurt Max Runte, Hello Destroyer

Best Supporting Actress
Hannah Gross, Unless
Molly Parker, Weirdos
Julia Sarah Stone, The Unseen

Best Canadian Documentary
After the Last River
The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice

Best BC Film
Aim for the Roses
Hello Destroyer
KONELINE: our land beautiful
Window Horses

Academy Announces Finalists for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Visual Effects

The Academy has announced its nine finalists for Best Foreign Language Film and ten finalists for Best Visual Effects

First, Best Foreign Language Film:

Australia, “Tanna"
Canada, “It’s Only the End of the World”
Denmark, “Land of Mine”
Germany, “Toni Erdmann”
Iran, “The Salesman”
Norway, “The King’s Choice”
Russia, “Paradise”
Sweden, “A Man Called Ove”
Switzerland, “My Life as a Zucchini”

Without Neruda, Julieta, The Handmaiden and Elle, I think Toni Erdmann goes on to win.

Then Best Visual Effects:

“Arrival”
“The BFG”
“Captain America: Civil War”
“Deepwater Horizon”
“Doctor Strange”
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
“The Jungle Book”
“Kubo and the Two Strings”
“Passengers”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”

From this bunch my current predicted five are:

Arrival
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Chicago Film Critics Association Award Winners

BEST PICTURE
Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight

BEST ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

BEST ACTRESS
Natalie Portman, Jackie

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Manchester by the Sea by Kenneth Lonergan

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Handmaiden by Seo Kyung-Chung & Chan-wook Park

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Handmaiden

BEST DOCUMENTARY
OJ: Made in America

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Kubo and the Two Strings

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
La La Land, Linus Sandgren

BEST EDITING
La La Land, Tom Cross

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Handmaiden, Seong-hie Ryu

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Jackie, Mica Levi

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Robert Eggers, The Witch

Academy Deems Loving and Moonlight Adapted Screenplays

The Academy has chosen to move Moonlight and Loving to Adapted Screenplay, really shaking up the screenplay races. Moonlight was adapted from an un-produced play, and Loving was deemed adapted from a 2011 documentary. Here are my updated predictions for Screenplay:

Best Adapted Screenplay
Eric Heisserer "Arrival"
August Wilson "Fences"
Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan "Hacksaw Ridge"
Luke Davies "Lion"
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney "Moonlight"

Unfortunately, there are now too many Best Picture contenders ahead of Loving, but it could easily take out one of these films.

Best Original Screenplay
Matt Ross "Captain Fantastic"
Taylor Sheridan "Hell or High Water"
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos "The Lobster"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester by the Sea"

Detroit Film Critics Society Award Nominations

Best Picture:
The Edge of Seventeen
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Actor:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Actress:
Amy Adams, Arrival
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Rebecca Hall, Christine
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land

Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Alden Ehrenreich, Hail, Caesar!
Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis, Fences
Elle Fanning, 20th Century Women
Greta Gerwig, 20th Century Women
Felicity Jones, A Monster Calls
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea

Best Director:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Ensemble:
20th Century Women
Everybody Wants Some!!
Hell or High Wate
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Breakthrough:
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight” and “Hidden Figures”
Kelly Fremon Craig, Edge of Seventeen (writer-director)
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight (writer-director)
Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight
Trey Edward Shults, Krisha (writer-director)

Best Screenplay:
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Eric Heisserer, Arrival
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water

Best Documentary:
13th
Gleason
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
Tickled
Weiner

The 17th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations

Outstanding Motion Picture
13th
Fences
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Don Cheadle | Miles Ahead!
Nate Parker | The Birth of a Nation
Parker Sawyers | Southside With You
Denzel Washington | Fences
Denzel Washington | The Magnificent Seven

Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
Taraji P. Henson | Hidden Figures
Royalty Hightower | The Fits
Sasha Lane | American Honey
Ruth Negga | Loving
Madina Nwalanga | Queen of Katwe

Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
Don Cheadle | Miles Ahead!
Antoine Fuqua | The Magnificent Seven
Barry Jenkins | Moonlight
Nate Parker | The Birth of a Nation
Denzel Washington | Fences

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Jovan Adepo | Fences
Mahershala Ali | Moonlight
Stephen McKinley Henderson | Fences
Andre Holland | Moonlight
Ashton Sanders | Moonlight

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Viola Davis | Fences
Naomie Harris | Moonlight
Janelle Monae | Hidden Figures
Janelle Monae | Moonlight
Lupita Nyong’o | Queen of Katwe

Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture
The Birth of a Nation | Nate Parker
Fences | August Wilson
Keanu | Jordan Peele & Alex Rubens
Miles Ahead! | Don Cheadle & Steven Baigelman
Moonlight | Barry Jenkins

Outstanding Documentary Feature
13th
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
Miss Sharon Jones!
O.J.: Made in America

Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Aisha (Tanzania)
Divines (France)
Eye of the Storm (Burkina Faso)
Lamb (Ethiopia)
Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (Niger)

Outstanding Ensemble
The Birth of a Nation
Fences
Hidden Figures
Keanu
Moonlight

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Jovan Adepo | Fences
Markees Christmas | Morris From America
Alex Hibbert | Moonlight
Trevante Rhodes | Moonlight
Ashton Sanders | Moonlight

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Royalty Hightower | The Fits
Leslie Jones | Ghostbusters
Aja Naomi King | The Birth of a Nation
Sasha Lane | American Honey
Janelle Monae | Hidden Figures

Outstanding Voice Performance
Idris Elba | Finding Dory
Idris Elba | The Jungle Book
Idris Elba | Zootopia
Dwayne Johnson | Moana
Lupita Nyong’o | The Jungle Book

Outstanding Score
The Birth of a Nation | Henry Jackman
Fences | Marcelo Zarvos
Hidden Figures | Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer
Miles Ahead! | Robert Glasper
Moonlight | Nicholas Britell

Outstanding Original Song
“A Letter to the Free” from 13th | Performed by: Common & Bilal; Written by: Common
“Back to Life” from Queen of Katwe | Performed by: Alicia Keys; Written by: Alicia Keys, Illangelo & Billy Walsh
“I’m Still Here” from Miss Sharon Jones! | Written & Performed by: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
“Start” from Southside With You | Written & Performed by: John Legend
“Surrender” from Hidden Figures | Performed by: Lalah Hathaway & Pharrell Williams; Written by: Pharrell Williams

Outstanding Independent Feature
American Honey
How to Tell You’re a Douchebag
Hunter Gatherer
The Land
Morris From America

Outstanding World Cinema Motion Picture
Ayanda (South Africa)
The Cursed Ones (Ghana)
Where the Road Runs Out (Equatorial Guinea)

Outstanding Independent Short
#Whereisbeauty
2 Fists Up
$15 Kicks
86-32
Black Card

Outstanding Emerging Filmmaker
Steven Caple, Jr. | The Land
Ezra Edelman | O.J.: Made in America
Tahir Jetter | How to Tell You’re a Douchebag
Rita Coburn Whack | Maya Angelou and Still I Rise
Yared Zeleke | Lamb

Outstanding First Screenplay
Lamb | Yared Zeleke
The Land | Steven Caple, Jr.
Price of Love | Hermon Hailay

Outstanding TV Doc or Special
Beyonce: Lemonade
Black America Since MLK: Still I Rise
Hamilton’s America
Jackie Robinson
Streets of Compton

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime
Confirmation
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Roots

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Michael Ealy | “Secrets & Lies”
Cuba Gooding Jr. | “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”
Malachi Kirby | “Roots”
Wendell Pierce | Confirmation
Courtney B. Vance | “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Rhyon Nicole Brown | Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le
Audra McDonald | Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sophie Okonedo | “The Hollow Crown: The War of Roses”
Teyonah Parris | Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story
Kerry Washington | Confirmation

Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
Angela Bassett | “American Horror Story: Roanoke” : Season 6, Episode 6
Thomas Carter | “Roots” : Night 3
Anthony Hemingway | “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story” : “The Dream Team”
John Ridley | “American Crime”: Season 2, Episode 1
John Singleton | “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”: The Race Card

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Andre Benjamin | “American Crime”
Sterling K. Brown | “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”
Curtis Hamilton | Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge, Michel’le
Tip “T.I.” Harris | “Roots”
Michael K. Williams | “The Night Of… ”

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Angela Bassett | “American Horror Story: Roanoke”
Emayatzy Corinealdi | “Roots”
Regina King | “American Crime”
Anika Noni Rose | “Roots”
Keesha Sharp | “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”

Outstanding Screenplay/Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series
“American Crime” (Season Two, Episode One) | Written by: John Ridley
Jean of the Joneses | Written by: Stella Meghie
Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story | Written by: Christine Swanson & Rhonda Baraka
“The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story” (“The Race Card”) | Written by: Joe Robert Cole
“The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story” (“A Jury in Jail”) | Written by: Joe Robert Cole

23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Nominations and Analysis

La La Land. La La Land. La La Land. What the hell just happened with La La Land? This hurts its front runner status, no doubt, and the folks for Fences, Moonlight, and Manchester By the Sea are probably jumping for joy today. But I think this is a trend we are going to have to realize will eventually come to an end. With the addition of AFTRA we have started to see less SAG effect on the Oscars. This past year was the first time, in 22 years, that a SAG acting winner for film did not earn at least an Oscar nomination (Idris Elba). The Oscar game is changing as well.  Remember when Argo couldn't win without Affleck? Remember that we have had only one director match up with Best Picture in four years? Remember that last year Spolight was missing the Eddie, and The Revenant and Mad Max the SAG ensemble, and they ended up being the three big winners of the night? While this stings for La La Land, with the preferential ballot, I am still picking it to win over darker choices like those films celebrating today mentioned above. The early date, the changing group that votes for SAG is pulling it further from Oscar. I think this could be the first year since 1995 that a film wins Best Picture without an Ensemble nod. The Revenant almost became the first last year. But it was not the SAG snub that ended The Revenant's march to glory. Hell, Tom Hardy sneaked in with zero major precursors, so the actors clearly liked this film. It was the preferential ballot that put Spotlight over the top. As always, we'll have to wait and see...

As for the other categories, there were some big surprises in the lead races, as the supporting races started to solidify. The current Best Supporting Actress nominees match the Globes 5/5. While BAFTA could throw a wrench in that plan. it looks like these are the five that are going for the gold. I was a bit surprised that Octavia Spencer got in over Janelle Monae, and I know that the team behind Hidden Figures is surprised as well, since they put their eggs in Monae's basket. But like Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water over his co-star Ben Foster, these voters are picking the actor they know and love already, over the newcomer they are unsure of. After the surprise inclusions of Simon Helberg and Aaron Taylor-Johnson at the Globes in Supporting Actor it looks like SAG steadied the ship a bit. I was interested to see if Ben Foster or the Fences trio could make a mark, but right now these five look poised to also go the distance to Oscar.

After the relative calm of the supporting categories, the lead ones threw me for a loop. I didn't expect Isabelle Huppert to continue her critical run here (BAFTA will probably nominate her), but the inclusion of Emily Blunt over Annette Bening or Ruth Negga was a shocker. The Girl on the Train was a critical dud, with the exception of Blunt, and honestly, I didn't even put her in my top ten. This is a big loss for Bening. I really thought that there was a distinct possibility that voters would rally behind the overdue veteran in a year with too many choices. It looks like this is the Portman v. Stone battle for the gold. However, now that I have had time to let these set in, Blunt's nod seems to make a bit of sense, at least from the actors. They have missed so many opportunities to reward here, including last year for Sicario. This is their way of finally making up for lost time. Best Actor has four actors that feel like they are locks: Garfield, Affleck, Washington, and Gosling. But then there is Viggo Mortensen, and Captain Fantastic in the ensemble list. A day after surprising at the Globes, Mortensen continues to surprise. Let's see who BAFTA puts in that final slot (it could be Edgerton for example). But for now, I think that Mortensen is setting himself for a surprise second Oscar nomination.

I will delve into the television nominations later, but after a couple of years of horrifying nominations, I think that despite a few major snubs, that they have done a much better job this time around.

Ensemble in a Film
Captain Fantastic
Fences
Hidden Figures
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

Best Actor
Casey Affleck, “Manchester By the Sea”
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
Viggo Mortensen, "Captain Fantastic"
Denzel Washington, “Fences”

Best Actress
Amy Adams, “Arrival”
Emily Blunt, “The Girl on the Train”
Emma Stone, “La La Land”
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
Hugh Grant, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester By the Sea”
Dev Patel, “Lion”

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis, “Fences”
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams, “Manchester By the Sea”

Best Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Crown
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
Westworld

Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
black-ish
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Veep

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
John Lithgow, "The Crown"
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Millie Bobby Brown, "Stranger Things"
Claire Foy, "The Crown"
Thandie Newton, "Westworld"
Winona Ryder, "Stranger Things"
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”
Tituss Burgess, “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

Best Actress in a ComedySeriesUzo Aduba, "Orange Is the New Black"
Jane Fonda, "Grace and Frankie"
Ellie Kemper, “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Lily Tomlin,  “Grace and Frankie”

Best Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseires
Riz Ahmed, "The Night Of"
Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
John Turturro, "The Night Of"
Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”

Best Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Bryce Dallace Howard, "Black Mirror"
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
Sarah Paulson, “The People v. O.J. Simpson”
Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”

Best Stunt Ensemble - Film
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
Jason Bourne
Nocturnal Animals

Best Stunt Ensemble - Television
Game of Thrones
Marvel’s Daredevil
Marvel’s Luke Cage
The Walking Dead
Westworld

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award Nomination Predictions

Best Ensemble
Fences
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight

Best Actor
Casey Affleck "Manchester By the Sea"
Joel Edgerton "Loving"
Andrew Garfield "Hacksaw Ridge"
Ryan Gosling "La La Land"
Denzel Washington "Fences"

Best Actress
Annette Bening "20th Century Women"
Ruth Negga "Loving"
Natalie Portman "Jackie"
Emma Stone "La La Land"
Meryl Streep "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali "Moonlight"
Jeff Bridges "Hell or High Water"
Ben Foster "Hell or High Water"
Lucas Hedges "Manchester By the Sea"
Dev Patel "Lion"

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis "Fences"
Naomie Harris "Moonlight"
Nicole Kidman "Lion"
Janelle Monae "Hidden Figures"
Michelle Williams "Manchester By the Sea"

Best Ensemble in a Drama Series
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
This is Us
Westworld

Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
black-ish
Modern Family
Orange is the New Black
Transparent
Veep

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
John Lithgow "The Crown"
Rami Malek "Mr. Robot"
Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
Kevin Spacey "House of Cards"

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis "How to Get Away With Murder"
Julianna Margulies "The Good Wife"
Maggie Smith "Downton Abbey"
Evan Rachel Wood "Westworld"
Robin Wright "House of Cards"

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Louie Anderson "Baskets"
Ty Burrell "Modern Family"
William H. Macy "Shameless"
Jeffrey Tambor "Transparent"

Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba "Orange is the New Black"
Allison Janey "Mom"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Veep"
Ellie Kemper "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
Lily Tomlin "Grace and Frankie"

Best Actor in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Sterling K. Brown "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Bryan Cranston "All the Way"
Tom Hiddleston "The Night Manager"
Hugh Laurie "The Night Manager"
Courtney B. Vance "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Best Actress in a TV Movie/Miniseries
Felicity Huffman "American Crime"
Regina King "American Crime"
Audra McDonald "Lady's Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill"
Sarah Paulson "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"
Kerry Washington "Confirmation"

African American Film Critics Association Awards

BEST PICTURE
Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Barry Jenkins "Moonlight"

BEST ACTOR
Denzel Washington "Fences"

BEST ACTRESS
Ruth Negga "Fences"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali "Moonlight"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Viola Davis "Fences"

BEST ENSEMBLE
Hidden Figures

BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE 2017
Janelle Monae for "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures"

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
Moonlight

BEST ANIMATION FILM
Zootopia

BEST SONG
Hidden Figures - Victory

BEST DOCUMENTARY
13th

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Tanna

BEST SCREENPLAY
August Wilson "Fences"

TV

BEST TV SHOW (Drama)
Queen Sugar

BEST TV SHOW (Comedy)
Atlanta

BEST TV SHOW (CABLE/NEW MEDIA)
Underground

BEST TV SHOW (Special/Limited Series)
Lemondae

AAFCA Top Ten Films of 2016 
1. MOONLIGHT – A24
2. FENCES – Paramount
3. HIDDEN FIGURES – 20th Century Fox
4. LION – The Weinstein Company
5. LALA LAND – Lionsgate
6. BIRTH OF A NATION – Fox Searchlight
7. LOVING – Focus Features
8. MANCHESTER BY THE SEA – Roadside Attraction/Amazon Studios
9. HELL OR HIGH WATER – Liongsgate/CBS Films
10.QUEEN OF KATWE – Walt Disney Pictures/ESPN Films

AAFCA Top Ten TV Shows of 2016 
1. QUEEN SUGAR – OWN
2. UNDERGROUND – WGN
3. ATLANTA - FX
4. INSECURE - HBO
5. LUKE CAGE – NETFLIX
6. THIS IS US – NBC
7. BLACKISH – ABC
8. THE GET DOWN – NETFLIX
9. WESTWORLD – HBO
10. SURVIVOR’S REMORSE - STARZ