Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2016

Best Picture

	La La Land
	Arrival
	The Handmaiden
	Hell or High Water
	Jackie
	Lion
	Manchester by the Sea
	Moonlight
	The Nice Guys
	Nocturnal Animals

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
	Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
	Ryan Gosling - La La Land
	Jake Gyllenhaal - Nocturnal Animals
	Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
	Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Actress

	Natalie Portman - Jackie
	Amy Adams - Arrival
	Rebecca Hall - Christine
	Isabelle Huppert - Elle
	Emma Stone - La La Land

Best Supporting Actor

	Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
	Ben Foster - Hell or High Water
	Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
	Dev Patel - Lion
	Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress

	Viola Davis - Fences
	Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women
	Naomie Harris - Moonlight
	Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures
	Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea

Best Screenplay

	Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan
	La La Land - Damien Chazelle
	Arrival - Eric Heisserer
	Moonlight - Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney
	Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Best Cinematography

	La La Land - Linus Sandgren
	Jackie - Stéphane Fontaine
	Moonlight - James Laxton
	Nocturnal Animals - Seamus McGarvey
	Arrival - Bradford Young

Technical Achievement

	La La Land (Production Design)
	Doctor Strange (Visual Effects)
	The Jungle Book (Visual Effects)

Best Original Score

	La La Land - Justin Hurwitz
	Moonlight - Nicholas Britell
	Arrival - Jóhann Jóhannsson
	Jackie - Mica Levi
	Nocturnal Animals - Abel Korzeniowski

Best Original Song

	"City of Stars" by Justin Hurwitz and Pasek and Paul - La La Land
	"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" by Justin Hurwitz and Pasek and Paul - La La Land
	"Drive It Like You Stole It" by Gary Clark - Sing Street
	"How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda - Moana
	"Runnin'" by Pharrell Williams - Hidden Figures

Best Foreign Language Film

	The Handmaiden • South Korea
	Elle • France
	A Man Called Ove • Sweden
	Neruda • Chile
	Toni Erdmann • Germany

Best Documentary Feature

	O.J.: Made in America
	13th
	Tower
	Weiner
	Zero Days

Best Animated Feature Film

	Kubo and the Two Strings
	Finding Dory
	Moana
	Sausage Party
	Zootopia

Best Poster

	La La Land
	Captain Fantastic
	Hunt for the Wilderpeople
	Jackie
	Moonlight

Texas Independent Film Award

	Tower
	Krisha
	Slash
	A Song for You
	Southwest of Salem

Worst Film

	Zoolander 2
	Gods of Egypt
	Independence Day: Resurgence
	Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
	Yoga Hosers