The nominations for the 16th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2016, were announced on December 16, 2016. "
Manchester by the Sea" led with six nominations, when "Moonlight" with four and "La La Land" with three nominations.
The 8th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2007, were given on February 11, 2008.
The 5th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2004, were given on 20 February 2005.
Moonlight is a 2016 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney's unpublished semi-autobiographical play "In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue".
 It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali.
The 6th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2005, were given on 7 February 2006.
The 4th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2003, were given on 2 February 2004.
The 7th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2006, were given on 9 January 2007.
The nominations for the 14th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2014, were announced on December 22, 2014.
 The winners were announced on January 5, 2015.
The winners of the 9th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2009, were announced on January 11, 2010.
The nominations for the 15th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2015, were announced on December 14, 2015.
 The winners were announced on January 6, 2016.

Question: The nominations for the 16th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards were four moninations went to an American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by who?
Answer: Barry Jenkins