The movie nominees for The 22nd Annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced. “LA LA LAND” leads all nominees with 12, followed by “ARRIVAL” and “MOONLIGHT” with 10 each.:
DOUBLE NOMINEES: Denzel Washington (Best Director, Best Actor – “Fences”), Hailee Steinfeld (Best Actress in a Comedy, Best Young Actor/Actress, “The Edge of Seventeen”), Ryan Reynolds (Best Actor in a Comedy, Best Actor in an Action Movie – “Deadpool”), Andrew Garfield (Best Actor, Best Actor in an Action Movie – “Hacksaw Ridge”).
Lucas Hedges (Best Supporting Actor, Best Young Actor/Actress – “Manchester by the Sea”), Ryan Gosling (Best Actor – “La La Land”, Best Actor in a Comedy – “The Nice Guys”), Damien Chazelle (Director, Original Screenplay – “La La Land”), Kenneth Lonergan (Director, Original Screenplay – “Manchester by the Sea”), Barry Jenkins (Director, Original Screenplay – “Moonlight”)
BIG SURPRISES: “SULLY” nominated for Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Actor – Tom Hanks. Michael Shannon gets Best Supporting Actor nomination for “NOCTURNAL ANIMALS”. Ben Foster in Best Supporting Actor race for “HELL OR HIGH WATER”. “RULES DON’T APPLY” title Song in Original Song Category. “DOCTOR STRANGE” with 6 nominations – 2 more than “DEADPOOL” (4).
“JACKIE” NOT in Best Picture category, but received 6 nominations. “TROLLS” and “THE RED TURTLE” among Best Animated Feature nominees. “TROLLS” also in Best Original Song category for Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling”. Hugh Grant in Best Actor in a Comedy category, NOT also Best Supporting Actor for “FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS”. SEVEN people in Best Director race.
BIG SNUBS: Michael Keaton & “The Founder”, Rebecca Hall & “Christine”, Susan Sarandon & “The Meddler”, Matthew McConaughey & “”Gold”, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer (“Hidden Figures”), Emily Blunt & “The Girl on the Train”, Jessica Chastain & “Miss Sloane”, Robert De Niro & “The Comedian”, John Goodman (“10 Cloverfield Lane”), Warren Beatty (“Rules Don’t Apply”), Mila Kunis & “Bad Moms”, Clint Eastwood (“Sully”), Angourie Rice (“The Nice Guys”), “The Birth of a Nation”, “Patriots Day”, “Eye in the Sky”, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”, “Sing”, “The Little Prince”, “Sausage Party”.
Watch The 22nd Annual Critics Choice Awards LIVE Sunday December 11 at 8pm ET on A&E!