2017 DFCS Awards by DFC January 9, 2017 · 2017 / News Here are the 2017 Denver Film Critics Society nominees and winners. Best Actor Winner Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea Adam Driver Paterson Andrew Garfield Hacksaw Ridge Denzel Washington Fences Tom Hanks Sully Best Actress Winner Natalie Portman Jackie Amy Adams Arrival Annette Bening 20th Century Women Emma Stone La La Land Ruth Negga Loving Best Adapted Screenplay Winner Moonlight Barry Jenkins A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Arrival Eric Heisserer Hidden Figures Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford Best Animated Film Winner Zootropolis Zootopia (original title) Finding Dory Kubo and the Two Strings Moana The Red Turtle La tortue rouge (original title) Best Comedy Film Winner Deadpool Don’t Think Twice Hail, Caesar! Hunt for the Wilderpeople The Nice Guys Best Director Winner Barry Jenkins Moonlight Damien Chazelle La La Land Denis Villeneuve Arrival Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea Martin Scorsese Silence Best Documentary Film Winner O.J.: Made in America 13th Gleason I Am Not Your Negro Weiner Best Foreign Language Film Winner Toni Erdmann Elle Neruda The Handmaiden Ah-ga-ssi (original title) The Salesman Forushande (original title) Best Original Score Winner La La Land Justin Hurwitz Arrival Jóhann Jóhannsson Hidden Figures Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, Benjamin Wallfisch Jackie Mica Levi Moonlight Nicholas Britell Best Original Screenplay Winner Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan Eye in the Sky Guy Hibbert La La Land Damien Chazelle Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan The Lobster Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou Best Original Song Winner Sing Street Song: “Drive It Like You Stole It” Hidden Figures Song: “Runnin'” La La Land Song: “City of Stars” La La Land Song: “Audition” Trolls Song: “Can’t Stop the Feeling” Best Picture Winner Moonlight Arrival La La Land Manchester by the Sea Silence Best Science-Fiction/Horror Film Winner Arrival 10 Cloverfield Lane Doctor Strange Rogue One The Witch The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (original title) Best Supporting Actor Winner Mahershala Ali Moonlight Aaron Taylor-Johnson Nocturnal Animals Jeff Bridges Hell or High Water John Goodman 10 Cloverfield Lane Timothy Spall Denial Best Supporting Actress Winner Viola Davis Fences Michelle Williams Manchester by the Sea Naomie Harris Moonlight Nicole Kidman Lion Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures Best Visual Effects Winner Doctor Strange A Monster Calls Arrival Rogue One The Jungle Book Disclaimer: The following selections are reviewed and selected by DFCS members, who may or may not be a reviewer on this website.
