Toronto Film Critics Association Names "Moonlight" Best Picture of 2016

The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) was established in 1997 and is comprised of Toronto based journalists and broadcasters who specialize in film criticism and commentary.  All major dailies, weeklies and a variety of other print and electronic outlets are represented.

The 2016 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (TFCA) were voted by TFCA members at a meeting on Sunday, December 11, 2016.  The membership also chose the three finalists for the “Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.”  They are How Heavy This Hammer, directed by Kazik Radwanski; Operation Avalanche, directed by Matt Johnson, and The Stairs, directed by Hugh Gibson. The winner will be named at the TFCA Awards Gala, to be held at The Carlu in Toronto Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

The full list of 2016 / 20th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards winners and runners-up:

BEST PICTURE
“Moonlight” (Elevation Pictures)
Runners-up
“Manchester by the Sea” (Mongrel Media)
“Toni Erdmann” (Mongrel Media)

BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver, “Paterson” (Mongrel Media)
Runners-up
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Peter Simonischek, “Toni Erdmann”

BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Hüller, “Toni Erdmann”
Runners-up
Rebecca Hall, “Christine” (The Orchard)
Isabelle Huppert, “Elle” (Mongrel Media)
Natalie Portman, “Jackie” (Fox Searchlight)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight”
Runners-up
Ralph Fiennes, “A Bigger Splash” (Elevation Pictures)
Michael Shannon, “Nocturnal Animals” (Focus Features)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
Runners-up
Viola Davis, “Fences” (Paramount)
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”

BEST DIRECTOR
Maren Ade, “Toni Erdmann”
Runners-up
Damien Chazelle, “La La Land” (Entertainment One)
Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”

BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED OR ORIGINAL
“Manchester by the Sea” by Kenneth Lonergan
Runners-up
“Moonlight” by Barry Jenkins
“Toni Erdmann” by Maren Ade

BEST FIRST FEATURE
“The Witch” directed by Robert Eggers (Elevation Pictures)
Runners-up
“The Edge of Seventeen” directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (VVS Films)
“Swiss Army Man” directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (D Films)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Zootopia” (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Runners-up
“The Red Turtle” (A-Z Films)
“Kubo and the Two Strings” (Focus Features)

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
“Toni Erdmann”
Runners-up
“Elle” (Mongrel Media)
“The Handmaiden” (Mongrel Media)

CANADIAN TIRE ALLAN KING DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD
“Cameraperson” (Films We Like)
Runners-up
“Fire at Sea” (Films We Like)
“The Stairs” (Midnight Lamp Films)

ROGERS BEST CANADIAN FILM AWARD FINALISTS (to be named at the 2016 TFCA Awards gala on January 2017)
“How Heavy This Hammer” directed by Kazik Radwanski (MDFF)
“Operation Avalanche” directed by Matt Johnson (Entertainment One)
“The Stairs” directed by Hugh Gibson (Midnight Lamp Films)

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