Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominations

Best Picture
Arrival
The Handmaiden
Hell or High Water
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By the Sea
Moonlight
The Nice Guys
Nocturnal Animals

Best Director
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Barry Jenkins "Moonlight"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester By the Sea"
David MacKenzie "Hell or High Water"
Denis Villeneuve "Arrival"

Best Actor
Casey Affleck "Manchester by the Sea"
Andrew Garfield "Hacksaw Ridge"
Ryan Gosling "La La Land"
Jake Gyllenhaal "Fences"
Viggo Mortensen "Captain Fantastic"
Denzel Washington "Fences"

Best Actress
Amy Adams "Arrival"
Rebecca Hall "Christine"
Isabelle Huppert "Elle"
Natalie Portman "Jackie"
Emma Stone "La La Land"

Best Supporting Actor
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"

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis "Fences"
Greta Gerwig "20th Century Women"
Naomie Harris "Moonlight"
Octavia Spencer "Hidden Figures"
Michelle Williams "Manchester By the Sea"

Best Screenplay
Eric Heisserer "Arrival"
Taylor Sheridan "Hell or High Water"
Damien Chazelle "La La Land"
Kenneth Lonergan "Manchester By the Sea"
Barry Jenkins and Tarrell Alvin McCraney "Moonlight"

Best Animated Feature
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
Sausage Party
Zootopia

Best Cinematography
Bradford Young "Arrival"
Stephane Fontane "Jackie"
Linus Sandgren "La La Land"
James Laxton "Moonlight"
Seamus McGarvey "Nocturnal Animals"

Best Documentary Feature
13th
O.J. : Made in America
Tower
Weiner
Zero Days

Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
The Handmaiden
A Man Called Ove
Neruda
Toni Erdmann

Best Original Score
Johann Johannsson "Arrival"
Mica Levi "Jackie"
Justin Hurwitz "La La Land"
Nicholas Britell "Moonlight"
Abel Korzeniowski "Nocturnal Animals"

Best Original Song
Hidden Figures - Runnin
La La Land - Audition
La La Land - City of Stars
Moana - How Far I'll Go
Sing Street - Drive It Like you Stole It

Texas Independent Film Award
Krisha
Slash
A Song for You
Southwest of Salem
Tower

Best Poster
Captain Fantastic
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight

Technical Achievement 
Doctor Strange - Visual Effects
The Jungle Book - Visual Effects
La La Land - Production Design

Worst Film of the Year
Gods of Egypt
Independence Day: Resurgence
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Yoga Hosers
Zoolander 2