Jeff Bayer's Official Ballot for the 22nd Critics' Choice Movie Awards

I am a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), which means I vote for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on A&E on Sunday, December 11 at 8PM ET/ 5PM PT. T.J. Miller will return as the show’s host.

Here are my official choices. They have been bolded and italicized.

BEST PICTURE Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water La La Land Lion Loving Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Sully

BEST ACTOR Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton – Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling – La La Land Tom Hanks – Sully Denzel Washington – Fences

BEST ACTRESS Amy Adams – Arrival Annette Bening – 20th Century Women Isabelle Huppert – Elle Ruth Negga – Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie Emma Stone – La La Land

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water Ben Foster – Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea Dev Patel – Lion Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Viola Davis – Fences Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women Naomie Harris – Moonlight Nicole Kidman – Lion Janelle Monáe – Hidden Figures Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea Alex R. Hibbert – Moonlight Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe Sunny Pawar – Lion Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE 20th Century Women Fences Hell or High Water Hidden Figures Manchester by the Sea Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR Damien Chazelle – La La Land Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water Denis Villeneuve – Arrival Denzel Washington – Fences

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Damien Chazelle – La La Land Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Yorgos Lanthimos/Efthimis Filippou – The Lobster Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Jeff Nichols – Loving Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Luke Davies – Lion Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Eric Heisserer – Arrival Todd Komarnicki – Sully Allison Schroeder/Theodore Melfi – Hidden Figures August Wilson – Fences

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Stéphane Fontaine – Jackie James Laxton – Moonlight Seamus McGarvey – Nocturnal Animals Linus Sandgren – La La Land Bradford Young – Arrival

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Arrival – Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Stuart Craig/James Hambidge, Anna Pinnock Jackie – Jean Rabasse, Véronique Melery La La Land – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco Live by Night – Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

BEST EDITING Tom Cross – La La Land John Gilbert – Hacksaw Ridge Blu Murray – Sully Nat Sanders/Joi McMillon – Moonlight Joe Walker – Arrival

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Colleen Atwood – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Consolata Boyle – Florence Foster Jenkins Madeline Fontaine – Jackie Joanna Johnston – Allied Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh – Love & Friendship Mary Zophres – La La Land

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Hacksaw Ridge Jackie Star Trek Beyond

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS A Monster Calls Arrival Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them The Jungle Book

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Finding Dory Kubo and the Two Strings Moana The Red Turtle Trolls Zootopia

BEST ACTION MOVIE Captain America: Civil War Deadpool Doctor Strange Hacksaw Ridge Jason Bourne

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE Benedict Cumberbatch – Doctor Strange Matt Damon – Jason Bourne Chris Evans – Captain America: Civil War Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE Gal Gadot – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Scarlett Johansson – Captain America: Civil War Margot Robbie – Suicide Squad Tilda Swinton – Doctor Strange

BEST COMEDY Central Intelligence Deadpool Don’t Think Twice The Edge of Seventeen Hail, Caesar! The Nice Guys

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins Dwayne Johnson – Central Intelligence Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship Sally Field – Hello, My Name Is Doris Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE 10 Cloverfield Lane Arrival Doctor Strange Don’t Breathe Star Trek Beyond The Witch

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Elle The Handmaiden Julieta Neruda The Salesman Toni Erdmann

BEST SONG Audition (The Fools Who Dream) – La La Land Can’t Stop the Feeling – Trolls City of Stars – La La Land Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street How Far I’ll Go – Moana The Rules Don’t Apply – Rules Don’t Apply

BEST SCORE Nicholas Britell – Moonlight Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival Justin Hurwitz – La La Land Micachu – Jackie Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka – Lion

That's it. That's the list.