2016 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 122 Academy Award records for the 2016 film year, covering 62 films and including 24 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ MoonlightAdele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
9 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- La La Land
6 wins from 14 award records
- Moonlight
3 wins from 8 award records
- Hacksaw Ridge
2 wins from 6 award records
- Manchester by the Sea
2 wins from 6 award records
- Arrival
1 win from 8 award records
- Fences
1 win from 4 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ Manchester by the Sea — Lee Chandler
- ★ Moonlight — Juan
- ★ La La Land — Mia
- ★ Fences — Rose Maxson
- ★ Zootopia
- ★ La La Land — City of Stars
- ★ Piper
- ★ Sing
- ★ Arrival
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 122 of 122 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Moonlight IMDB — Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
- Arrival IMDB — Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Aaron Ryder and David Linde, Producers
- Fences IMDB — Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington and Todd Black, Producers
- Hacksaw Ridge IMDB — Bill Mechanic and David Permut, Producers
- Hell or High Water IMDB — Carla Hacken and Julie Yorn, Producers
- Hidden Figures IMDB — Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams and Theodore Melfi, Producers
- La La Land IMDB — Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz and Marc Platt, Producers
- Lion IMDB — Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Angie Fielder, Producers
- Manchester by the Sea IMDB — Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck and Kevin J. Walsh, Producers
Best Actor
- ★ Manchester by the Sea IMDB — Casey AffleckLee Chandler
- Hacksaw Ridge IMDB — Andrew GarfieldDesmond Doss
- La La Land IMDB — Ryan GoslingSebastian
- Captain Fantastic IMDB — Viggo MortensenBen
- Fences IMDB — Denzel WashingtonTroy Maxson
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Moonlight IMDB — Mahershala AliJuan
- Hell or High Water IMDB — Jeff BridgesMarcus Hamilton
- Manchester by the Sea IMDB — Lucas HedgesPatrick Chandler
- Lion IMDB — Dev PatelSaroo Brierley
- Nocturnal Animals IMDB — Michael ShannonBobby Andes
Best Actress
- ★ La La Land IMDB — Emma StoneMia
- Elle IMDB — Isabelle HuppertMichèle
- Loving IMDB — Ruth NeggaMildred
- Jackie IMDB — Natalie PortmanJackie Kennedy
- Florence Foster Jenkins IMDB — Meryl StreepFlorence Foster Jenkins
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ Fences IMDB — Viola DavisRose Maxson
- Moonlight IMDB — Naomie HarrisPaula
- Lion IMDB — Nicole KidmanSue Brierley
- Hidden Figures IMDB — Octavia SpencerDorothy Vaughan
- Manchester by the Sea IMDB — Michelle WilliamsRandi Chandler
Animated Feature Film
- ★ Zootopia IMDB — Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
- Kubo and the Two Strings IMDB — Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner
- Moana IMDB — John Musker, Ron Clements and Osnat Shurer
- My Life as a Zucchini IMDB — Claude Barras and Max Karli
- The Red Turtle IMDB — Michael Dudok de Wit and Toshio Suzuki
Art Direction
- ★ La La Land IMDB — Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
- Arrival IMDB — Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Paul Hotte
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them IMDB — Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- Hail, Caesar! IMDB — Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
- Passengers IMDB — Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
Cinematography
Costume Design
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ O.J.: Made in America IMDB — Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
- Fire at Sea IMDB — Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo
- I Am Not Your Negro IMDB — Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck
- Life, Animated IMDB — Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman
- 13th IMDB — Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ The White Helmets IMDB — Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
- Extremis IMDB — Dan Krauss
- 4.1 Miles IMDB — Daphne Matziaraki
- Joe's Violin IMDB — Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen
- Watani: My Homeland IMDB — Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis
Film Editing
- ★ Hacksaw Ridge IMDB — John Gilbert
- Arrival IMDB — Joe Walker
- Hell or High Water IMDB — Jake Roberts
- La La Land IMDB — Tom Cross
- Moonlight IMDB — Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon
International Feature Film
- ★ The Salesman IMDB — Iran
- Land of Mine IMDB — Denmark
- A Man Called Ove IMDB — Sweden
- Tanna IMDB — Australia
- Toni Erdmann IMDB — Germany
Makeup and Hairstyling
- ★ Suicide Squad IMDB — Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson
- A Man Called Ove IMDB — Eva von Bahr and Love Larson
- Star Trek Beyond IMDB — Joel Harlow and Richard Alonzo
Original Score
- ★ La La Land IMDB — Justin Hurwitz
- Jackie IMDB — Mica Levi
- Lion IMDB — Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka
- Moonlight IMDB — Nicholas Britell
- Passengers IMDB — Thomas Newman
Original Song
- ★ La La Land IMDB — Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin PaulCity of Stars
- La La Land IMDB — Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin PaulAudition (The Fools Who Dream)
- Trolls IMDB — Music and Lyric by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Karl Johan SchusterCan't Stop The Feeling
- Jim: The James Foley Story IMDB — Music and Lyric by J. Ralph and StingThe Empty Chair
- Moana IMDB — Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel MirandaHow Far I'll Go
Animated Short Film
- ★ Piper IMDB — Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
- Blind Vaysha IMDB — Theodore Ushev
- Borrowed Time IMDB — Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj
- Pear Cider and Cigarettes IMDB — Robert Valley and Cara Speller
- Pearl IMDB — Patrick Osborne
Live Action Short Film
- ★ Sing IMDB — Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy
- Ennemis Intérieurs IMDB — Sélim Azzazi
- La Femme et le TGV IMDB — Timo von Gunten and Giacun Caduff
- Silent Nights IMDB — Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson
- Timecode IMDB — Juanjo Giménez
Sound Editing
- ★ Arrival IMDB — Sylvain Bellemare
- Deepwater Horizon IMDB — Wylie Stateman and Renée Tondelli
- Hacksaw Ridge IMDB — Robert Mackenzie and Andy Wright
- La La Land IMDB — Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan
- Sully IMDB — Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Sound Mixing
- ★ Hacksaw Ridge IMDB — Kevin O'Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace
- Arrival IMDB — Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Claude La Haye
- La La Land IMDB — Andy Nelson, Ai-Ling Lee and Steve A. Morrow
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story IMDB — David Parker, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi IMDB — Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth
Source context
NOTE: The nomination as it was originally announced on January 24, 2017, included four names: Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Mac Ruth. It was later determined that during the nominations phase Mr. Russell had violated Academy campaign regulations that prohibit telephone lobbying. Upon recommendation of the Sound Branch Executive Committee, the Academy's Board of Governors voted on February 23 to rescind the Sound Mixing nomination for Mr. Russell.
Visual Effects
- ★ The Jungle Book IMDB — Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon
- Deepwater Horizon IMDB — Craig Hammack, Jason Snell, Jason Billington and Burt Dalton
- Doctor Strange IMDB — Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould
- Kubo and the Two Strings IMDB — Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story IMDB — John Knoll, Mohen Leo, Hal Hickel and Neil Corbould
Adapted Screenplay
Original Screenplay
- ★ Manchester by the Sea IMDB — Written by Kenneth Lonergan
- Hell or High Water IMDB — Written by Taylor Sheridan
- La La Land IMDB — Written by Damien Chazelle
- The Lobster IMDB — Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
- 20th Century Women IMDB — Written by Mike Mills
Nominated films and other recorded entries
62 films represented in the 2016 archive selection.
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
- 13th
- 20th Century Women
- 4.1 Miles
- A Man Called Ove
- Allied
- Arrival
- Blind Vaysha
- Borrowed Time
- Captain Fantastic
- Deepwater Horizon
- Doctor Strange
- Elle
- Ennemis Intérieurs
- Extremis
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Fences
- Fire at Sea
- Florence Foster Jenkins
- Hacksaw Ridge
- Hail, Caesar!
- Hell or High Water
- Hidden Figures
- I Am Not Your Negro
- Jackie
- Jim: The James Foley Story
- Joe's Violin
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- La Femme et le TGV
- La La Land
- Land of Mine
- Life, Animated
- Lion
- Loving
- Manchester by the Sea
- Moana
- Moonlight
- My Life as a Zucchini
- Nocturnal Animals
- O.J.: Made in America
- Passengers
- Pear Cider and Cigarettes
- Pearl
- Piper
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Silence
- Silent Nights
- Sing
- Star Trek Beyond
- Suicide Squad
- Sully
- Tanna
- The Jungle Book
- The Lobster
- The Red Turtle
- The Salesman
- The White Helmets
- Timecode
- Toni Erdmann
- Trolls
- Watani: My Homeland
- Zootopia
About these award records
This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.
Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.
Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.
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