The Seattle Film Critics have been on hiatus for more than a decade. With their inaugural return to the awards game, they have made some unusual selections. With two foreign films and a documentary in their Best Picture nominee slate they have definitely set themselves apart. A look at the remaining sees a mixture of commonplace selections alongside first-time and unusual references galore such as Logan Lerman in Best Actor, Kate Beckinsale in Best Actress, Kyle Chandler and John Goodman in Best Supporting Actor, Kate McKinnon in Best Supporting Actress and several other selections. It’s definitely worth a look for where it differs from the current conversation.

Nominations Tallies

(10) La La Land, Moonlight
(9) Arrival
(7) Manchester by the Sea, The Witch
(6) Jackie
(5) Hell or High Water
(4) Elle, The Handmaiden
(3) Fences, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Nominations

Best Picture

13th
Arrival
Elle
The Handmaiden
Hell or High Water
Jackie
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
The Witch

Best Animated

Finding Dory
Kubo And The Two Strings
Moana
Tower
Zootopia

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Robert Eggers – The Witch
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Paul Verhoeven – Elle
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Logan Lerman – Indignation
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington – Fences

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival
Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali– Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Kyle Chandler – Manchester by the Sea
John Goodman – 10 Cloverfield Lane
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis – Fences
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea

Best Screenplay

Arrival
Hell Or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Original Score

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
Swiss Army Man

Best Film Editing

Arrival
Cameraperson
Hell Or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight

Best Cinematography

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
The Witch

Best Production Design

Arrival
The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Costume Design

The Handmaiden
Jackie
La La Land
Love & Friendship
The Witch

Best Visual Effects

Arrival
Captain America: Civil War
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Foreign Language

Elle
The Handmaiden
The Innocents
Under The Shadow
The Wailing

Best Documentary

13th
Cameraperson
O.J.: Made In America
Tickled
Weiner

Best Ensemble

Captain Fantastic
Hell Or High Water
Fences
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Youth Performance

Alex Hibbert – Moonlight
Royalty Hightower – The Fits
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Harvey Scrimshaw – The Witch
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch

Best Villain

Darcy Banker – Green Room – portrayed by Patrick Stewart
Black Phillip – The Witch – portrayed by Charlie and voiced by Wahab Chaudary
Orson Krennic – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – portrayed by Ben Mendelsohn
Norman Nordstrom (a/k/a ‘The Blind Man’) – Don’t Breathe – portrayed by Stephen Lang
Howard Stambler – 10 Cloverfield Lane – portrayed by John Goodman

Seattle Film Critics Society Data

First (Reboot) Awards: 2016 (1)