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22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016)
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Critics' Choice 2016 Winners & Nominees

The 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016) took place on December 11, 2016. La La Land won Best Picture and 7 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 27 categories is below.

All 27 categories Most wins
categories
27
nominations
154
films nominated
55
winners
28
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Best Picture
La La Land
Headline winners

Critics' Choice 2016: The Winners

La La Land won Best Picture against 9 other nominees. Damien Chazelle (Best Director), Casey Affleck (Best Actor) and Ryan Reynolds (Best Actor in a Comedy Movie) took the main individual prizes.

La La Land (2016) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

La La Land

2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · $509M worldwide

8 wins from 11 nominations at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016)

  • Best Director
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Score
  • Best Song

Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a dedicated jazz musician, meet and fall in love in Los Angeles while pursuing their dreams. Their passionate relationship is challenged as they each strive for professional success in the demanding world of Hollywood. As Mia and Sebastian navigate the complexities of ambition and artistry, they must confront the sacrifices required to achieve their goals and the potential cost to their love.

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Scoreboard

Critics' Choice 2016: Which Films Won the Most

La La Land won 8 awards from 11 nominations. 13 films won at least once, while Hell or High Water went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. La La Land (2016) movie poster
    La La Land 8 / 11
    2016 · Drama, Comedy · 8 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Manchester by the Sea (2016) movie poster
    Manchester by the Sea 3 / 8
    2016 · Drama · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Jackie (2016) movie poster
    Jackie 3 / 6
    2016 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Moonlight (2016) movie poster
    Moonlight 2 / 10
    2016 · Drama · 2 wins from 10 nominations
  5. Arrival (2016) movie poster
    Arrival 2 / 10
    2016 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 2 wins from 10 nominations
  6. Hacksaw Ridge (2016) movie poster
    Hacksaw Ridge 2 / 7
    2016 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  7. Deadpool (2016) movie poster
    Deadpool 2 / 4
    2016 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  8. Fences (2016) movie poster
    Fences 1 / 6
    2016 · Drama · 1 win from 6 nominations
  9. Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) movie poster
    Florence Foster Jenkins 1 / 3
    2016 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  10. Elle (2016) movie poster
    Elle 1 / 2
    2016 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
Full results

All 27 Critics' Choice 2016 Categories: Winners & Nominees

27 categories and 154 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (10). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

27 categories · 154 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2016 Winners

Drama led with 116 nominations across 36 films and won 24. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 24 wins · 116 nominations · 21%
  2. Comedy 13 wins · 47 nominations · 28%
  3. Romance 13 wins · 39 nominations · 33%
  4. Thriller 6 wins · 35 nominations · 17%
  5. Sci-Fi 5 wins · 30 nominations · 17%
  6. Biography 6 wins · 29 nominations · 21%
  7. Adventure 5 wins · 29 nominations · 17%
  8. Action 4 wins · 29 nominations · 14%
  9. Fantasy 4 wins · 26 nominations · 15%
  10. Musical 9 wins · 18 nominations · 50%
2016 season

How the Rest of the 2016 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2016, with the winner of each top prize. The Revenant and Spotlight won the most of them, 3 each.

All 2016 awards
Earlier years

Previous Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 2016: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016)?

La La Land (2016) won Best Picture. The other nominees were Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Lion, Loving, Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight and Sully.

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Which film won the most awards at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016)?

La La Land (2016) won the most: 8 awards from 11 nominations. Manchester by the Sea and Jackie followed with 3 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016)?

La La Land (2016) led with 11 nominations and won 8 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016)?

Best Director: Damien Chazelle for La La Land. Best Actor: Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea. Best Actor in a Comedy Movie: Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool. Best Actor in an Action Movie: Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge. Best Actress: Natalie Portman for Jackie. Best Actress in a Comedy Movie: Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins. Best Actress in an Action Movie: Margot Robbie for Suicide Squad. Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali for Moonlight.

When was the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016)?

The 22nd Critics' Choice Awards (2016) took place on December 11, 2016. The database has 27 categories and 154 nominations for it.