Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2016

The 10th Houston Film Critics Society Awards nominations were announced on December 12, 2016. The ceremony was held on January 6, 2017.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Foreign Language Film
La La Land * Arrival * The Handmaiden * Hell or High Water * Jackie * Lion * Manchester by the Sea * Moonlight * The Nice Guys * Nocturnal Animals	The Handmaiden • South Korea * Elle • France * A Man Called Ove • Sweden * Neruda • Chile * Toni Erdmann • Germany
Best Actor	Best Actress
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea * Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge * Ryan Gosling - La La Land * Jake Gyllenhaal - Nocturnal Animals * Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic * Denzel Washington - Fences	Natalie Portman - Jackie* Amy Adams - Arrival * Rebecca Hall - Christine * Isabelle Huppert - Elle * Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water * Ben Foster - Hell or High Water * Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea * Dev Patel - Lion * Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals	Viola Davis - Fences* Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women * Naomie Harris - Moonlight * Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures * Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea
Best Director	Best Cinematography
Damien Chazelle - La La Land * Barry Jenkins - Moonlight * Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea * David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water * Denis Villeneuve - Arrival	La La Land - Linus Sandgren * Jackie - Stéphane Fontaine * Moonlight - James Laxton * Nocturnal Animals - Seamus McGarvey * Arrival - Bradford Young
Best Animated Feature Film	Best Documentary Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings * Finding Dory * Moana * Sausage Party * Zootopia	O.J.: Made in America * 13th * Tower * Weiner * Zero Days
Best Original Score	Best Original Song
La La Land - Justin Hurwitz * Moonlight - Nicholas Britell * Arrival - Jóhann Jóhannsson * Jackie - Mica Levi * Nocturnal Animals - Abel Korzeniowski	"City of Stars" by Justin Hurwitz and Pasek and Paul - La La Land* "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" by Justin Hurwitz and Pasek and Paul - La La Land * "Drive It Like You Stole It" by Gary Clark - Sing Street * "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda - Moana * "Runnin'" by Pharrell Williams - Hidden Figures
Best Screenplay	Best Poster
Hell or High Water - Taylor Sheridan * La La Land - Damien Chazelle * Arrival - Eric Heisserer * Moonlight - Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney * Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan	La La Land * Captain Fantastic * Hunt for the Wilderpeople * Jackie * Moonlight
Texas Independent Film Award	Technical Achievement
Tower * Krisha * Slash * A Song for You * Southwest of Salem	La La Land * Doctor Strange * The Jungle Book
Worst Film	-
Zoolander 2 * Gods of Egypt * Independence Day: Resurgence * Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates * Yoga Hosers	-

Movies with multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
11	La La Land
7	Moonlight
6	Arrival
6	Manchester by the Sea
5	Hell or High Water
5	Jackie
5	Nocturnal Animals
2	Captain Fantastic
2	Elle
2	Fences
2	The Handmaiden
2	Hidden Figures
2	Lion
2	Moana
2	Tower

The following films received multiple awards:

Wins	Film
7	La La Land
2	Hell or High Water