Best director
- Denis Villeneuve (Arrival)
- Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge)
- Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
- Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
- Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Best adapted screenplay
- Eric Heisserer (Arrival)
- August Wilson (Fences)
- Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures)
- Luke Davies (Lion)
- Barry Jenkins and Alvin McCraney (Moonlight)
Best original screenplay
- Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water)
- Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
- Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou (The Lobster)
- Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)
- Mike Mills (20th Century Women)
Best animated feature
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Moana
- My Life as a Zucchini
- The Red Turtle
- Zootopia
