'La La Land' Tops Critics' Choice Awards Nominations with 12 Nods

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Broadcast Film Critics Association on Thursday announced the nominees for the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards.

The winners will be announced at the Critics' Choice Awards gala, which will be broadcast from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on A&E on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. Actor and comedian T.J. Miller will return as the show's host.

"La La Land" leads all films this year with 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Score, and two Best Song Nominations.

"Arrival" and "Moonlight" each received 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Score among others. "Manchester by the Sea" earned eight nominations, followed by "Hacksaw Ridge" with seven, and "Doctor Strange," "Fences," "Hell or High Water," "Jackie," and "Lion" with six.

The 10 Best Picture nominees were "Arrival," "Fences," "Hacksaw Ridge," "Hell or High Water," "La La Land," "Lion," "Loving," "Manchester by the Sea," "Moonlight," and "Sully."

There are a number of double nominees this year, including Denzel Washington for his work as an actor and as the director of the Best Picture nominee "Fences."

"This year's nominees showcase the best that Hollywood has to offer, spanning a wide array of genres, subject matters, time periods, and more," said BFCA president Joey Berlin. "We hope that they will serve as a roadmap for viewers, offering guidance for movie lovers and ticket buyers as we launch this awards season."

In the television categories, HBO led the pack with 22 nominations, followed by ABC and Netflix with 14 each, and FX with 12. Topping the list of nominated series is "The People v. O.J. Simpson" (FX) with six. "Game of Thrones" (HBO), "The Night Manager" (AMC), and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) follow with five each.

The BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 300 television, radio and online critics. The Broadcast Television Journalists Association is a partner organization to the BFCA and includes TV, radio and Internet journalists who cover television on a regular basis.

--City News Service, photo credit: Dale Robinette/Lionsgate