page_title: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2016
section_title: Winners and nominees
hierarchical_section_title: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2016 / Winners and nominees
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Natalie Portman au festival de CannesEnglish: Natalie Portman at the Cannes film festival Deutsch: Natalie Portman beim Filmfestival in Cannes im Mai 2015.
context_page_description: The 15th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 5, 2016.
context_section_description: Best Film
  La La Land
  Arrival
  Hell or High Water
  Manchester by the Sea
  Moonlight
  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
  Joel Edgerton – Loving
  Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
  Ryan Gosling – La La Land
  Denzel Washington – Fences
  Best Actress
  Natalie Portman – Jackie
  Amy Adams – Arrival
  Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
  Ruth Negga – Loving
  Emma Stone – La La Land
  Best Supporting Actor
  Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
  Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
  Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
  Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
  Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals
  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
  Luke Davies – Lion
  Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
  Patrick Ness – A Monster Calls
  August Wilson – Fences
  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
  20th Century Women
  Fences
  Manchester by the Sea
  Moonlight
  Best Animated Film
  Kubo and the Two Strings
  Finding Dory
  Moana
  Sausage Party
  Zootopia
  Best Documentary Film
  13th
  Gleason
  I Am Not Your Negro
  O.J.: Made in America
  Weiner
  Best Foreign Language Film
  Elle • France
  The Handmaiden • South Korea
  Julieta • Spain
  The Salesman • France / Iran
  Toni Erdmann • Austria / Germany
  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
  Stéphane Fontaine – Jackie
  James Laxton – Moonlight
  Seamus McGarvey – Nocturnal Animals
  Bradford Young – Arrival
  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
  Nicholas Britell – Moonlight
  Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival
  Mica Levi – Jackie
  Cliff Martinez – The Neon Demon
  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
  Jason Bateman – Zootopia
  Auliʻi Cravalho – Moana
  Ellen DeGeneres – Finding Dory
  Ginnifer Goodwin – Zootopia
  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
  Jason Bourne
  Loving
  Miss Sloane
  Snowden
caption: Natalie Portman, Best Actress winner
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