Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2015

28th CFCA Awards

December 16, 2015

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Best Film:
Mad Max: Fury Road

The 28th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 16, 2015. The awards honor the best in film for 2015. The nominations were announced on December 14. Mad Max: Fury Road received the most nominations (7), followed by Carol (6) and The Revenant (5).

Nominees

The winners and nominees for the 28th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows:^[1][2]

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

• Christopher Abbott – James White
• Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
• Jason Segel – The End of the Tour

Best Actress

Brie Larson – Room

• Cate Blanchett – Carol
• Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
• Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
• Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short – Adam McKay and Charles Randolph

• Anomalisa – Charlie Kaufman
• Brooklyn – Nick Hornby
• Room – Emma Donoghue
• Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin

Best Animated Film

Inside Out

• Anomalisa
• The Good Dinosaur
• The Peanuts Movie
• Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Art Direction/Production Design

Mad Max: Fury Road

• The Assassin
• Brooklyn
• Carol
• Crimson Peak

Best Cinematography

Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale

• Carol – Edward Lachman
• The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
• The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
• Sicario – Roger Deakins

Best Director

George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road

• Todd Haynes – Carol
• Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
• Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
• Adam McKay – The Big Short

Best Documentary Film

Amy

• Cartel Land
• The Hunting Ground
• The Look of Silence
• Where to Invade Next

Best Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road – Jason Ballantine and Margaret Sixel

• The Big Short – Hank Corwin
• The Martian – Pietro Scalia
• The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione
• Spotlight – Tom McArdle

Best Film

Mad Max: Fury Road

• Carol
• Inside Out
• The Revenant
• Spotlight

Best Foreign Language Film

Son of Saul

• The Assassin
• The Look of Silence
• Phoenix
• White God

Best Original Score

The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone

• Carol – Carter Burwell
• Inside Out – Michael Giacchino
• It Follows – Disasterpeace
• Mad Max: Fury Road – Junkie XL

Best Original Screenplay

Spotlight – Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer

• Bridge of Spies – Matt Charman and Joel and Ethan Coen
• Ex Machina – Alex Garland
• The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino
• Inside Out – Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro – Sicario

• Sam Elliott – Grandma
• Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
• Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
• Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina

• Jennifer Jason Leigh – Anomalisa
• Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
• Cynthia Nixon – James White
• Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria

Most Promising Filmmaker

Alex Garland – Ex Machina

• Marielle Heller – The Diary of a Teenage Girl
• Josh Mond – James White
• Laszlo Nemes – Son of Saul
• Bill Pohlad – Love & Mercy

Most Promising Performer

Jacob Tremblay – Room

• Christopher Abbott – James White
• Bel Powley – The Diary of a Teenage Girl
• Geza Rohrig – Son of Saul
• Amy Schumer – Trainwreck

References

1. Zwecker, Bill (December 14, 2015). "'Mad Max' leads pack with most nominations from Chicago Critics". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
2. Gire, Dann (December 17, 2015). "'Mad Max: Fury Road' wins best picture from Chicago Film Critics". Chicago Daily Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

External links

• Official website