Only a couple of minor surprises here or there but a not-terribly-shocking result.
Nominations Tallies
(18) Sinners
(12) One Battle After Another
(9) Frankenstein
(7) Marty Supreme
(5) 28 Years Later, F1, Hamnet
(4) It Was Just an Accident, Weapons
(3) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bugonia, Sorry, Baby, Superman, Train Dreams
(2) The Fantastic Four: First Steps, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, KPop Demon Hunters, The Life of Chuck, Sentimental Value, The Testament of Ann Lee, Wicked: For Good, Zootopia 2
(1) Ballerina, Black Bag, Blue Moon, Eddington, Elio, Hedda, Highest 2 Lowest, John Candy: I Like Me, Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, No Other Choice, Orwell: 2+2=5, The Perfect Neighbor, Predator: Killer of Killers, The Secret Agent, Secret Mall Apartment, Sirât, The Smashing Machine, Warfare, Zodiac Killer Project
The Nominations
Best Studio Film (over $20M)
28 Years Later
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Independent Film (under $20M)
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
It Was Just an Accident
The Life of Chuck
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Best Animated Film
Elio
KPop Demon Hunters
Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Jafar Panahi – It Was Just an Accident
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Anne Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Best Supporting Actress
Odessa A’Zion – Marty Supreme
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Hailee Steinfeld – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another
Best Original Screenplay
Eddington
Marty Supreme
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons
Best Adapted Screenplay
28 Years Later
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Best Original Song
Clothed by the Sun – The Testament of Ann Lee
Golden – KPop Demon Hunters
Highest 2 Lowest – Highest 2 Lowest
I Lied to You – Sinners
Pale, Pale Moon – Sinners
Best Original Score
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Best Editing
F1
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Weapons
Best Cinematography
F1
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
Best Production Design
28 Years Later
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Costume Design
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Frankenstein
Hedda
Sinners
Wicked: For Good
Best Makeup
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Weapons
Best Sound
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Sinners
Warfare
Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
Frankenstein
Sinners
Superman
Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirât
Best Documentary
John Candy: I Like Me
Orwell: 2+2=5
The Perfect Neighbor
Secret Mall Apartment
Zodiac Killer Project
Breakout Behind-the-Scenes
.Clint Bentley
.Harris Dickinson
.Scarlett Johansson
.James Sweeney
.Eva Victor
Breakout Performer
.Odessa A’Zion
.Miles Caton
.Indy the Dog
.Chase Infiniti
.Jacobi Jupe
Best Stunts
Ballerina
F1
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Superman
Sight Unseen Performance
Jason Bateman – Zootopia 2
Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Nick Offerman – The Life of Chuck
Alan Tudyk – Superman
Will Patton – Train Dreams
Best Ensemble
Black Bag
It Was Just an Accident
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Impact Award (positive impact in cinema)
Elizabeth Arnott – programmer of “Sapphopalooza”
Tyler Michael Baletine – programmer of “Life Within the Lens: Juneteenth Edition”
Matthew C. Hoffman – programmer and host at the Pickwick Theatre
Anna Pattinson – Editor in Chief of Cinema Femme magazine
Michael Phillips – former film critic of The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Indie Critics Data
First Awards: 2016 (9)
