Best by Genre of 2016

Best Action/Adventure Film of 2016

Winner

  • Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Jason Bourne (2016)
  • The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
  • Patriot’s Day (2016)
  • Star Trek Beyond (2016)
  • The Wave (2016)

Best Animated Film of 2016

Winner

  • Zootopia (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Finding Dory (2016)
  • Moana (2016)
  • Sausage Party (2016)
  • Sing (2016)
  • Trolls (2016)

Best Comedic Film of 2016

Winner

  • Deadpool (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
  • Everybody Wants Some (2016)
  • Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
  • La La Land (2016)
  • Sausage Party (2016)

Best Documentary Film of 2016

Winner

  • Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • The Eagle Huntress (2016)
  • Fire at Sea (2016)
  • O.J.: Made in America (2016)
  • Tickled (2016)
  • White Helmets (2016)

Best Dramatic Film of 2016

Winner

  • Hidden Figures (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Fences (2016)
  • Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
  • Hell or High Water (2016)
  • Manchester by the Sea (2016)
  • Moonlight (2016)

Best Fantasy Film of 2015

Winner

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
  • Ghostbusters (2016)
  • The Jungle Book (2016)
  • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
  • Warcraft (2016)

Best Historical Film of 2016

Winner

  • Hidden Figures (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Deepwater Horizon (2016)
  • Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
  • Loving (2016)
  • Patriot’s Day (2016)
  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

Best Horror or Thriller Film of 2016

Winner

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • The Conjuring 2 (2016)
  • Don’t Breathe (2016)
  • Green Room (2016)
  • Lights Out (2016)
  • The Other Side of the Door (2016)

Best Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or LGBTQ Film of 2016

Winner

  • Moonlight (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Holding the Man (2016)
  • Hurricane Bianca (2016)
  • The Pass (2016)
  • Tab Hunter Confidential (2016)
  • Théo & Hugo (2016)

Best Musical Film of 2016

Winner

  • La La Land (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Hail, Caesar! (2016)
  • Moana (2016)
  • Sing (2016)
  • Sing Street (2016)
  • Trolls (2016)

Best Mystery or Suspense Film of 2016

Winner

  • The Girl on the Train (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • A Cure for Wellness (2016)
  • Nerve (2016)
  • Nocturnal Animals (2016)
  • Now You See Me 2 (2016)
  • Zootopia (2016)

Best Science Fiction Film of 2016

Winner

  • Arrival (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
  • Passengers (2016)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
  • Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Best Superhero Film of 2015

Winner

  • Deadpool (2016)

Additional Nominees

  • Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
  • Captain America: Civil War (2016)
  • Doctor Strange (2016)
  • Suicide Squad (2016)
  • X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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