ARRIVAL, LA LA LAND, HELL OR HIGH WATER Among The Nominees For The 2016 AWFJ EDA AWARDS

By Michelle McCue | December 16, 2016

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists have announced the nominees for the 2016 AWFJ EDA Awards.

In their 10th annual awards season, the 25 categories are divided into three sections, the BEST OF AWARDS, FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS and EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS.

Andrea Arnold, Ava DuVernay, Rebecca Miller, Mira Nair and Lorene Scafaria were among the filmmakers nominated in this year’s awards.

Nominees in each category are determined by AWFJ members who submit nominating ballots. There are currently 76 voting AWFJ members.

The winners will be announced on December 21.

2016 AWFJ EDA AWARDS Nominees

AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.

Best Film

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

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 Screenplay, Original

20th Century Women – Mike Mills
Hail Caesar – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Hell or High Water – Taylor Sheridan
La La Land – Damien Chazelle
Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan

Best Screenplay, Adapted

Arrival – Erix Heisserer
Lion – Luke Davies
Love & Friendship – Whit Stillman
Moonlight – Barry Jenkins
Nocturnal Animals –Tom Ford

Best Documentary

13th – Ava DuVernay
Gleason – Clay Tweel
I Am Not Your Negro – Raoul Peck
OJ Made in America – Ezra Edelman
Weiner – Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegma

Best Animated Film

Finding Dory – Andrew Stanton andAngus MacLane
Kubo and the Two Strings– Travis Knight
Moana – Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams
Zootopia – Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
Emma Stone – La La Land

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis – Fences
Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Octavia Spemcer-Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Joel Edgerton – Loving
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Tom Hanks – Sully
Denzel Washington – Fences

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight
Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manshester By the Sea
Michael Shannon- Nocturnal Animals

Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director

20th Century Women – Mark Bennett and Laura Rosenthal
Hail Caesar – Ellen Chenoweth
Hell or High Water – Jo Edna Boldin and Richard Hicks
Manchester by the Sea – Douglas Aibel
Moonlight – Yesi Ramirez

Best Cinematography

Arrival – Bradford Young
Hell or High Water – Giles Nuttgens
La La Land – Linus Sandgren
Moonlight – James Laxton
Manchester by The Sea – Jody Lee Lipes

Best Editing

Arrival – Joe Walker
I Am Not Your Negro — Alexandra Strauss
La La Land – Tom Cross
Manchester By The Sea – Jennifer Lame
Moonlight – Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders

Best Non-English-Language Film

Elle – Paul Verhoeven, France
Fire At Sea – Gianfranco Rossi, Italy
The Handmaiden – Chan-Wook Park, South Korea
Julieta – Pedro Almodovar. Spain
Toni Erdmann – Maren Ede, Germany

 

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.

Best Woman Director
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Ava DuVernay –13th
Rebecca Miller – Maggie’s Plan
Mira Nair – Queen of Katwe
Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women

Best Woman Screenwriter

Andrea Arnold – American Honey

Rebecca Miller – Maggie’s Plan
Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women
Lorene Scafaria – The Meddler
Laura Terruso – Hello, My Name is Doris

Best Animated Female

Dory in Finding Dory –Ellen DeGeneres
Judy in  Zootopia – Ginnifer Goodwin
Moana in Moana – Auli’i Cravalho

Best Breakthrough Performance

Sasha Lane – American Honey
Janelle Monai – Moonlight and Hidden Figures
Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe
Ruth Negga – Loving

Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry

Ava DuVernay – For 13th and raising awareness about the need for diversity and gender equality in Hollywood.

Anne Hubbell and Amy Hobby for establishing Tangerine Entertainment’s Juice Fund to support female filmmakers.

Mynette Louie, President of Gamechanger Films, which finances narrative films directed by women.

April Reign for creating and mobilizing the #OscarsSoWhite campaign.

 

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

Actress Defying Age and Ageism

Anette Bening – 20th Century Women
Viola Davis – Fences
Sally Field – Hello, My Name is Doris
Isabelle Huppert – Elle and Things to Come
Helen Mirren – Eye in the Sky

Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award

Dirty Grandpa  – Robert De Niro (b. 1943) and Aubrey Plaza (b. 1984)
Indepencence Day Resurgence – Charlotte Gainsbourg (b 1971) and Jeff Goldblum (b 1952)
Mechanic Resurrection – Jason Statham (b. 1967) and Jessica Aba (b. 1981)
Rules Don’t Apply – Warren Beatty (b. 1937) and Lily Collins (b. 1989)

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent

Jennifer Aniston – Mother’s Day and Office Christmas Party
Melissa McCarthy – The Boss and Ghostbusters
Margot Robbie – Suicide Squad and Tarzan
Julia Roberts – Mother’s Day
Shailene Woodly – Divergent Series

Bravest Performance

Jessica Chastain – Ms. Sloane
Naomie Harris  – Moonlight
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Ruth Negga – Loving

Remake or Sequel That Shouldn’t have been Made

Ben Hur
Ghostbusters
Independence Day Resurgence
The Magnificent Seven
My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Hall of Shame Award

Sharon Maguire and Renee Zellwegger for Bridget Jones’s Baby

Nicholas Winding Refn and Elle Fanning for The Neon Demon

David Ayer and Margot Robbie for Suicide Squad

David E. Talbert and Mo’Nique for Almost Christmas