My personal 2016 awards...
by Ryan_MYeah | created - 10 Feb 2017 | updated - 01 Mar 2022 | PublicMy Academy Awards style rundown of my personal winners. Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order. * = Runner Up
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1. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST PICTURE
other nominees:
Arrival
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moonlight
20th Century Women *
2. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST DIRECTOR - DAMIEN CHAZELLE
other nominees:
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Travis Knight - Kubo and the Two Strings
Mike Mills - 20th Century Women
Denis Villeneuve- Arrival *
3. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
R | 137 min | Drama
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges
Votes: 313,956 | Gross: $47.70M
BEST LEAD ACTOR - CASEY AFFLECK
other nominees:
Andrew Garfield - Silence
Ryan Gosling - La La Land *
Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys
Shahab Hosseini - The Salesman
4. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST LEAD ACTRESS - EMMA STONE
other nominees:
Amy Adams - Arrival
Annete Bening - 20th Century Women *
Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
5. Moonlight (I) (2016)
R | 111 min | Drama
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert
Votes: 332,010 | Gross: $27.85M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - MAHERSHALA ALI
other nominees:
Ben Foster - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea *
David Oyelowo - Queen of Katwe
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
6. 20th Century Women (2016)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 49,405 | Gross: $5.66M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - GRETA GERWIG
other nominees:
Viola Davis - Fences
Elle Fanning - 20th Century Women
Golshifteh Farahani - Paterson *
Angourie Rice - The Nice Guys
7. 20th Century Women (2016)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 49,405 | Gross: $5.66M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
The Salesman
Zootopia *
8. Arrival (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 771,689 | Gross: $100.55M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
The BFG
Finding Dory
Moonlight *
Silence
9. 20th Century Women (2016)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 49,405 | Gross: $5.66M
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
other nominees:
Loving
Moonlight *
The Nice Guys
The Salesman
10. Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
Director: Travis Knight | Stars: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes
Votes: 138,448 | Gross: $48.02M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
other nominees:
Finding Dory
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia *
11. The Salesman (2016)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Thriller
While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati, Babak Karimi
Votes: 64,739 | Gross: $2.40M
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
other nominees:
Elle *
The Handmaiden
A Man Called Ove
Things to Come
12. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,687
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
other nominees:
Amanda Knox *
Cameraperson
Life, Animated
Tower
13. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Arrival *
The BFG
Moonlight
Silence
14. Arrival (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 771,689 | Gross: $100.55M
BEST FILM EDITING
other nominees:
La La Land *
13th
20th Century Women
Zootopia
15. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
PG-13 | 132 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler
Votes: 507,915 | Gross: $234.04M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
other nominees:
The BFG
Jackie
La La Land *
Zootopia
16. Jackie (V) (2016)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup
Votes: 83,452 | Gross: $13.96M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
other nominees:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them *
The Huntsman: Winter's War
La La Land
Silence
17. Silence (I) (2016)
R | 161 min | Drama, History
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 123,027 | Gross: $7.10M
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
other nominees:
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond *
18. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
other nominees:
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Kubo and the Two Strings *
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Secret Life of Pets
19. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"
other nominees:
"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls
"Drive it Like You Stole It" - Sing Street
"How Far I'll Go" - Moana
"Someone in the Crowd" - La La Land *
20. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST SOUND MIXING
other nominees:
Arrival
The BFG
Deepwater Horizon *
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
21. Deepwater Horizon (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History
A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Douglas M. Griffin, James DuMont
Votes: 182,561 | Gross: $61.43M
BEST SOUND EDITING
other nominees:
Arrival
The Jungle Book
Midnight Special
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story *
22. The Jungle Book (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba
Votes: 292,158 | Gross: $364.00M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
other nominees:
Arrival
The BFG
Doctor Strange
Kubo and the Two Strings *
23. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Captain America: Civil War
Hail, Caesar!
The Magnificent Seven
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story *
24. La La Land (2016)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons
Votes: 671,970 | Gross: $151.10M
SPECIALTY AWARD FOR BEST SOUNDTRACK
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