The 20th Online Film Critics Society, honoring the best in film for 2016, were announced on January 3, 2017. The nominations were announced on December 27, 2016.

Nominees Best Picture Best Director Moonlight Arrival The Handmaiden Hell or High Water Jackie La La Land Manchester by the Sea O.J.: Made in America Paterson The Witch Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Damien Chazelle – La La Land Pablo Larraín – Jackie Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Denis Villeneuve – Arrival Best Actor Best Actress Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea Adam Driver – Paterson Ryan Gosling – La La Land Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington – Fences Natalie Portman – Jackie Amy Adams – Arrival Isabelle Huppert – Elle Ruth Negga – Loving Emma Stone – La La Land Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Tom Bennett – Love & Friendship Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals Naomie Harris – Moonlight Viola Davis – Fences Lily Gladstone – Certain Women Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea Best Animated Feature Best Film Not in the English Language Kubo and the Two Strings Finding Dory Moana The Red Turtle Zootopia The Handmaiden Elle Neruda The Salesman Toni Erdmann Best Documentary Best Non-U.S. Release (non-competitive category) O.J.: Made in America 13th Cameraperson I Am Not Your Negro Weiner After the Storm The Death of Louis XIV The Girl with All the Gifts Graduation Nocturna Personal Shopper A Quiet Passion Staying Vertical The Unknown Girl Yourself and Yours Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Eric Heisserer – Arrival David Birke – Elle Whit Stillman – Love & Friendship Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney – Moonlight Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water Noah Oppenheim – Jackie Damien Chazelle – La La Land Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou – The Lobster Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Best Editing Best Cinematography Tom Cross – La La Land Joe Walker – Arrival Nels Bangerter – Cameraperson Sebastián Sepúlveda – Jackie Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon – Moonlight Linus Sandgren – La La Land Bradford Young – Arrival Stéphane Fontaine – Jackie James Laxton – Moonlight Natasha Braier – The Neon Demon

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