Best Adapted Screenplay
| WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonlight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Lion | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 3 | Arrival | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | Hidden Figures | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Fences | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Original Screenplay
| WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | Manchester By the Sea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| 3 | Hell or High Water | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | The Lobster | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | 20th Century Women | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
Best Film Editing
| FILM EDITING | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 2 | Arrival | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
| 2 | Moonlight | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | Hacksaw Ridge | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Hell or High Water | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Best Cinematography
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Lion | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | Moonlight | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Arrival | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Silence | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Best Production Design
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La La Land | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Arrival | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | Hail, Caesar! | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Passengers | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
Best Costume Design
| COSTUME DESIGN | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| 2 | La La Land | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | Florence Foster Jenkins | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Allied | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
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