# Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2016

The 10th Houston Film Critics Society Awards nominations were announced on December 12, 2016. The ceremony was held on January 6, 2017.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
| Best Picture | Best Foreign Language Film |
| La La Land Arrival The Handmaiden Hell or High Water Jackie Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight The Nice Guys Nocturnal Animals | The Handmaiden • South Korea Elle • France A Man Called Ove • Sweden Neruda • Chile Toni Erdmann • Germany |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| 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 | Natalie Portman - Jackie Amy Adams - Arrival Rebecca Hall - Christine Isabelle Huppert - Elle Emma Stone - La La Land |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| 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 | Viola Davis - Fences Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women Naomie Harris - Moonlight Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea |
| Best Director | Best Cinematography |
| Damien Chazelle - La La Land Barry Jenkins - Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water Denis Villeneuve - Arrival | La La Land - Linus Sandgren Jackie - Stéphane Fontaine Moonlight - James Laxton Nocturnal Animals - Seamus McGarvey Arrival - Bradford Young |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Best Documentary Feature |
| Kubo and the Two Strings Finding Dory Moana Sausage Party Zootopia | O.J.: Made in America 13th Tower Weiner Zero Days |
| Best Original Score | Best Original Song |
| La La Land - Justin Hurwitz Moonlight - Nicholas Britell Arrival - Jóhann Jóhannsson Jackie - Mica Levi Nocturnal Animals - Abel Korzeniowski | "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 Screenplay | Best Poster |
| 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 | La La Land Captain Fantastic Hunt for the Wilderpeople Jackie Moonlight |
| Texas Independent Film Award | Technical Achievement |
| Tower Krisha Slash A Song for You Southwest of Salem | La La Land (Production Design) Doctor Strange (Visual Effects) The Jungle Book (Visual Effects) |
| Worst Film |
| Zoolander 2 Gods of Egypt Independence Day: Resurgence Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Yoga Hosers |

## Movies with multiple nominations and awards

| Nominations | Film |
| 11 | La La Land |
| 7 | Moonlight |
| 6 | Arrival |
| 6 | Manchester by the Sea |
| 5 | Hell or High Water |
| 5 | Jackie |
| 5 | Nocturnal Animals |
| 2 | Captain Fantastic |
| 2 | Elle |
| 2 | Fences |
| 2 | The Handmaiden |
| 2 | Hidden Figures |
| 2 | Lion |
| 2 | Moana |
| 2 | Tower |
| Wins | Film |
| 7 | La La Land |
| 2 | Hell or High Water |