The 6th Annual Awards Psychic Awards: Nominations

Best Picture - Drama
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Creed
The Hateful Eight
Love & Mercy
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Straight Outta Compton

Best Picture - Comedy/Musical
The Big Short
Dope
Grandma
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Mistress America
Sisters
Spy
Tangerine
Trainwreck

Best Picture Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Ex Machina
Goodnight Mommy
It Follows
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Best Picture - Animated
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

Best Picture - Documentary
Amy
Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief
Heart of the Dog
The Hunting Ground
In Jackson Heights
Listen to Me Marlon
The Look of Silence
Meru

Best Actor - Drama
John Boyega "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"
Tom Courtenay "45 Years"
Bryan Cranston "Trumbo"
John Cusack "Love and Mercy"
Johnny Depp "Black Mass"
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender "Steve Jobs"
Samuel L. Jackson "The Hateful Eight"
Michael B. Jordan "Creed"

Best Actress - Drama
Juliette Binoche "Clouds of Sils Maria"
Cate Blanchett "Carol"
Emily Blunt "Sicario"
Brie Larson "Room"
Rooney Mara "Carol"
Charlotte Rampling "45 Years"
Daisy Ridley "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"
Saoirse Ronan "Brooklyn"
Charlize Theron "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl"

Best Actor - Comedy/Musical
Steve Carell "The Big Short"
Matt Damon "The Martian"
Robert DeNiro "The Intern"
Thomas Mann "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
Shameik Moore "Dope"
Al Pacino "Danny Collins"
Mark Ruffalo "Infinitely Polar Bear"

Best Actress - Comedy/Musical
Tina Fey "Sisters"
Greta Gerwig "Mistress America"
Jennifer Lawrence "Joy"
Melissa McCarthy "Spy"
Amy Poehler "Sisters"
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez "Tangerine"
Amy Schumer "Trainwreck"
Maggie Smith "The Lady in the Van"
Lily Tomlin "Grandma"

Best Director

J.J. Abrams "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"

Danny Boyle "Steve Jobs"
Ryan Coogler "Creed"
Pete Docter "Inside Out"
Todd Haynes "Carol"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu "The Revenant"
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott "The Martian"
Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"
Quentin Tarantino "The Hateful Eight"
Denis Villeneuve "Sicario"

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano "Love & Mercy"
Benicio del Toro "Sicario"
Harrison Ford "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"
Walton Goggins "The Hateful Eight"
Oscar Isaac "Ex Machina"
Michael Keaton "Spotlight"
Mark Ruffalo "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance "Bridge of Spies"
Michael Shannon "99 Homes"
Slyvester Stallone "Creed"

Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Banks "Love & Mercy"
Rose Byrne "Spy"
Jennifer Jason Leigh "The Hateful Eight"
Rachel McAdams "Spotlight"
Kristen Stewart "Clouds of Sils Maria"
Mya Taylor "Tangerine"
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"
Kate Winslet "Steve Jobs"

Best Ensemble
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Sisters
Spotlight
Spy
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Steve Jobs
Straight Outta Compton

Best Voice Acting/Motion Capture Performance
Lewis Black "Inside Out"
Sam Elliott "The Good Dinosaur"
Bill Hader "Inside Out"
Jennifer Jason Leigh "Anomalisa"
Mindy Kaling "Inside Out"
Lupita N'yongo "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Amy Poehler "Inside Out"
Andy Serkis "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Phyllis Smith "Inside Out"
James Spader "Avengers: Age of Ultron"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman "Anomalisa"
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph "The Big Short"
Phyllis Nagy "Carol"
Donald Margulies "The End of the Tour"
Andrew Haigh "45 Years"
Jesse Andrews "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
Drew Goddard "The Martian"
Emma Donoghue "Room"
J.J. Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Michael Arndt "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"
Aaron Sorkin "Steve Jobs"

Best Original Screenplay
Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen "Bridge of Spies"
Alex Garland "Ex Machina"
Quentin Tarantino "The Hateful Eight"
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie Del Carmen "Inside Out"
Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman "Love & Mercy"
Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach "Mistress America"
Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi, and Bahareh Azimi "99 Homes"
Taylor Sheridan "Sicario"
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"
Amy Schumer "Trainwreck"

Best Cinematography
Ping Bin Lee "The Assassin"
Edward Lachman "Carol"
Robert Richardson "The Hateful Eight"
John Seale "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Dariusz Wolski "The Martian"
Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant"
Roger Deakins "Sicario"
Daniel Mindel "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"

Best Visual Effects
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Worst Film of the Year
Aloha
Fifty Shades of Grey
Mortdecai
Pixels
Seventh Son

Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners

Best Film 

Mad Max: Fury Road 

Best Director

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Actor

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Best Actress

Brie Larson, Room

Best Supporting Actor

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

Best Original Screenplay

Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out

Best Adapted Screenplay

Emma Donoghue, Room

Best Cinematography

Edward Lachman, Carol

Best Score

Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight

Best Foreign-Language Film

Son of Saul

Best Documentary

The Look of Silence

Best Animated Film

Inside Out

Best First Film

Ex Machina 

The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award 

Jacob Tremblay, Room

Austin Film Award

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter 

Special Honorary Award

Austin-based writer/animator Don Hertzfeldt in celebration of a career of remarkable short filmmaking and contributions to animation spanning two decades, with 2015’s award-winning “World of Tomorrow” being recognized as his best work to date

AFCA 2015 Top Ten Films

1. Mad Max: Fury Road

2. Spotlight

3. Carol

4. Anomalisa

5. Room

6. TIE: Ex Machina and Inside Out

8. Creed

9. The Big Short

10. Sicario

Alliance of Women Film Journalists EDA Award Nominations

Best Film

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

Room

Spotlight

Best Director

Lenny Abrahamson – Room

Todd Haynes – Carol

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – The Revenant

Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

George Miller – Mad Max Fury Road

Ridley Scott – The Martian

Best Screenplay, Original

Ex Machina – Alex Garland

Inside Out – Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley

Spotlight – Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy

Best Screenplay, Adapted

The Big Short – Charles Randolph, Adam McKay

Carol – Phyllis Nagy

The Martian – Drew Goddard

Room – Emma Donoghue

Best Documentary

Amy – Asif Kapadia

Best of Enemies – Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville

Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief – Alex Gibney

The Hunting Ground – Kirby Dick

What Happened, Ms. Simone? – Liz Garbus

Best Animated Film

Anomalisa

Inside Out

Shaun The Sheep

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett – Carol

Brie Larson – Room

Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Rooney Mara – Carol

Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina

Kate Winslett – Steve Jobs

Best Actor

Matt Damon – The Martian

Leonardo Di Caprio – The Revenant

Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Paul Dano – Love & Mercy

Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

Michael Shannon – 99 Homes

Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Ensemble Cast

The Big Short

Spotlight

Straight Outta Compton

Best Editing

The Big Short – Hank Corwin

Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel

Spotlight – Tom McArdle

Best Cinematography

Carol – Edward Lachman

Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale

The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Film Music Or Score

Carol – Carter Burwell

The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone

Mad Max: Fury Road – Junkie XL

Youth – David Lang

Best Non-English-Language Film

Mustang – Deniz Gamze Erguven

Phoenix – Christian Petzold

Son of Saul – Laszlo Nemes

Best Woman Director

Isabel Coixet – Learning to Drive

Maya Forbes – Infinitely Polar Bear

Sarah Gavron – Suffragette

Marielle Heller – Diary of a Teenage Girl

Celine Sciamma – Girlhood

Best Woman Screenwriter

Emma Donoghue – Room

Marielle Heller – Diary of a Teenage Girl

Phyllis Nagy – Carol

Amy Schumer – Trainwreck

Best Female Action Star

Emily Blunt – Sicario

Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Mocking Jay 2

Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Breakthrough Performance

Brie Larson – Room

Bel Powley – Diary of a Teenage Girl

Daily Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina, Testament of Youth, The Danish Girl

Female Icon of the Year Award (a woman whose work in film and/or in life made a difference)

Chantal Ackerman – In Memoriam For being a great filmmaker and inspiration.

Maria Giese – Activist filmmaker who is spearheading the movement for parity for women directors.

Donna Langley – Chair(wo)man, Universal Pictures, who has brought the studio to unprecedented profits.

Jennifer Lawrence – For breaking the silence about discriminatory practices and unequal pay for actresses.

Charlotte Rampling – Because she’s Charlotte Rampling and is iconic.

Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction

Anomalisa

Carol

Diary of a Teenage Girl

Actress Defying Age and Ageism

Helen Mirren

Charlotte Rampling

Lily Tomlin

Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award

Danny Collins – Al Pacino and Katarina Cas

Freeheld – Julianne Moore and Ellen Page

Irrational Man – Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone

Spectre – Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent

Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World

Dakota Johnson – 50 Shades of Grey

Emma Stone – Aloha

Movie You Wanted To Love, But Just Couldn’t

Aloha

The Danish Girl

The Hateful Eight

Sisters

North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards Nominations

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Spotlight

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Amy
Finders Keepers
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Listen to Me Marlon
The Look of Silence

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
Mustang
Phoenix
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Son of Saul

BEST DIRECTOR
Lenny Abrahamson (Room)
Todd Haynes (Carol)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Ridley Scott (The Martian)

BEST ACTOR
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Ian McKellen (Mr. Holmes)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)
Benicio del Toro (Sicario)
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

BEST ACTRESS
Elizabeth Banks (Love & Mercy)
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Brie Larson (Room)
Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)
Helen Mirren (Trumbo)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen (Bridge of Spies)
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley (Inside Out)
Alex Garland (Ex Machina)
Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Emma Donoghue (Room)
Drew Goddard (The Martian)
Phyllis Nagy (Carol)
Nick Hornby (Brooklyn)
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay (The Big Short)
Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs)

TAR HEEL AWARD
(To an artist or film with a special connection to North Carolina.)
Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes)
Finders Keepers
Peyton Reed (Ant-Man)

National Film Registry Adds 25 to Its List

The National Film Registry has announced 25 new titles to be added to its acclaimed list. They range from silent shorts, to more modern films like L.A. Confidential, Top Gun, The Shawshank Redemption, and Ghostbusters. Check out the full list below:

Being There - 1979
Black and Tan - 1929
Dracula (Spanish language version) - 1931
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend - 1906
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer - 1974
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze - 1894
A Fool There Was - 1915
Ghostbusters - 1984
Hail the Conquering Hero - 1944
Humoresque - 1920
Imitation of Life - 1959
The Inner World of Aphasia - 1968
John Henry and the Inky-Poo - 1946
L.A. Confidential - 1997
The Mark of Zorro - 1920
The Old Mill - 1937
Our Daily Bread - 1934
Portrait of Jason - 1967
Seconds - 1966
The Shawshank Redemption - 1994
Sink or Swim - 1990
The Story of Menstruation  - 1946
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One - 1968
Top Gun - 1986
Winchester '73 - 1950

The Awards Psychic's Top 10 Television Shows of 2015

10. Mr. Robot - The term "surprise hit" is an understatement for Mr. Robot. Rami Malek is fantastic in the series, but is a relative unknown (one of those guys that you recognize him, but can't put a name to it), and USA had not had a series with this kind of critical reviews. But the stars aligned for Mr. Robot, and it is now a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominee for Best Drama Series, and is making almost every top ten television list for 2015. Mr. Robot is a fascinating series that is tech-y, but universal. It is paranoid, provocative, and never seems to let up. It is just the show we need in this modern, tech-centric world, and if you haven't taken the time to watch it yet, stop what you're doing, and make the time. It is certainly worthy.

9. black-ish - As Modern Family continues its aging decline, black-ish continues to take its place, as its second season has been even better than its first, which is saying a lot, because it was easily one of the best new comedy series on television last year. black-ish has one of the best casts on television, and as it moves into its second season, their chemistry is simply undeniable. And moving Jenifer Lewis into a more permanent role has created more comedic moments, particularly her dynamic with Laurence Fishburne. It is always laugh-out-loud funny, the actors are on point, and it is constantly surprising, always inventive, and particularly smart. It continues to be one of my favorites.

8. You're the Worst - There was a point in this season of You're the Worst, where it literally went off the rails. At first I thought it was just a simple plot maneuver to transition to a new episode, but then it kept going. For most of the season it left one of our central characters at the precipice. It frustrated me, because I thought that last season's edgiest and funniest show had finally gone just a bit to far. But once the final frames fell on Season 2, I realized that I cared more about the characters, that I laughed more, and that what I thought was going off the rails, was actually a brilliantly funny, surprisingly serious, and emotional thread that made this season even more brilliant than the first.

7. The Good Wife - At this point in most series, particularly broadcast legal dramas, they have hit their autopilot moment. They know what their fans want and they take less risks. Why mess up a good thing, and potentially lose your built in audience? Well the writers over at The Good Wife don't seem to care about that model, and they continue to push forward, create twists, and even as it enters the midway point of season 7, it is still easily the best drama series on broadcast television, with whip-smart dialogue, a game cast, and most importantly, continually evolving plot lines and characters that feel just as alive and sharp as they did on day one.

6. (TIE) Master of None and The Mindy Project - Both Mindy and Aziz started off as supporting roles on big sitcoms, The Office and Parks & Recreation respectively. Both have made it on their own, and like so many before them have been able to transition from supporting character to magnetic lead. The Mindy Project got cancelled by Fox, but thanks to Hulu has seen new life. This fourth season is easily its best, with new performers (Fortune Feimster, who is from my hometown, and I am a huge supporter of is particularly fantastic), and you would have never noticed that it had to make a huge transition. It is wildly hilarious and proves that it is still one of the best sitcoms today. I am not that surprised by Mindy's success, but Aziz's has certainly thrown me off. He played his role well on Parks, but was never one of my favorite characters. But with his own platform on Netlfix, he has shined brightly. Master of None is easily one of the best new shows this season, and proves that when given the chance, he can really make something that is truly funny, and wholly unique.

5. Empire - 2015's biggest show missed out on some big Emmy nods, and really that is to the detriment of the industry. They should have recognized it, if for nothing else, because it would have been an excellent way to show that traditional television is still alive and well. But Empire should have managed a lot more Emmy attention because it is just a hell of a show. Yes it is an over the top, ridiculous soap opera that makes daytime shows look tame. But underneath that drama there is real talent. Lee Daniels and Danny Strong have created vibrant characters, and a wildly entertaining plot that never lets up. But most of the credit belongs to the cast. Terrence Howard and the supporting players all do their part, and each is distinct and well-played. But at the top this is Cookie's show. Taraji P. Henson has created one of the most memorable characters in television history. She is delicious in every sense of the word, she commands the screen, and proves that she is one of our fiercest talents.

4. Getting On - Three short seasons is all we have with our characters of Getting On, and while each moment seemed to work to perfection, I would have loved to have seen more. Getting On was the perfect combination of humor and heart. It could make you laugh out loud one minute, and then break your heart the next. Our four main cast members perfectly balanced each other out (Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez), and their chemistry was undeniable. I always liked the show, but this year, Niecy Nash and Ann Morgan Guilbert created one of the most emotionally effective scenes on television this year. As we said goodbye to one of our beloved patients of this wacky geriatric ward, it was Niecy Nash's heart-wrenching choice to let her go that sold me on this: Getting On was a one of a kind gem. I will personally miss it a lot.

3. The Americans - As The Americans enters its fourth season this winter, I think I should go back and re-watch Season 3. Like its first two outings, Season 3 was a brilliantly constructed character study of two KGB agents trying to pull off a normal American life. Their ability to do so continued to crumble, and this season as their daughter slowly starts to figure out the truth, The Americans smoldering family tension and intense Cold War spy drama reached new heights. And yet it still managed to maintain its subtle cool, and its slow-burn quality that has made it one of television's most fascinating shows. It is worth a second viewing just to recapture all of the nuances, the brilliant dramatic touches, and the fully realized characters that make The Americans one of the best, if not they best, drama on television.

2. (TIE) Fargo and Show Me a Hero - The art of the miniseries is now being used so much, that overall it is starting to lose some of its luster. It feels like so many folks are using "miniseries" or "anthology series" to avoid having to create a larger story arch. But this year two miniseries proved that if done right, it can be one of the most effective mediums on modern television. The first was HBO's Show Me a Hero. From The Wire's David Simon, this six part series was brilliant slow-burn historical piece, about the public housing crisis that many cities faces in the 1970's. Based on the true events of Yonkers, NY, and led by the enigmatic Oscar Isaac in one of his most prolific roles yet, Show Me a Hero perfectly captures the anger, the emotion, and the slow struggle of America's liberals to truly equalize housing. It was perfectly constructed, impeccably acted, and one of the year's best. The other is Fargo. After its first perfect season, I was a bit hesitant to see if they could pull it off again. And boy did they ever. Like the masterful film, and the winning first part of this anthology series, this incantation of the Fargo franchise is a incredible blend of crime thriller and wickedly quirky comedy, and with a cast that includes Kirsten Dunst, James Cromwell, Bokeem Woodine, Patrick Wilson, and particularly the brilliant Jean Smart, Fargo proves that lightning sometimes really does strike twice.

1. Please Like Me - Okay, so since June when Please Like Me won Best Comedy Series here at The Awards Psychic Television Awards, I have given you about six months to catch up with it. If you haven't done so yet, you really need to buckle down and, as we say here in the south, git 'er done. Okay so this show isn't for everyone, but if you are a millennial looking for a show that perfectly captures the sadness, the conflict, and the humor of being a 20-something in this day and age, then Please Like Me is the show for you. So few shows seem to understand what its like to be in our generation, but Please Like Me has it all. There are awkward moments with friends, as they navigate sex, love, friendship, and the whole growing up thing. There are beautifully rendered moments of our main character Josh dealing with his parents, the folks that raised him, who now he feels like he has to take care of. Then there is the father that remarried someone too young, the mother who has severe mental illness, the ex-girlfriend turned best friend that has an abortion and needs your help. Please Like Me is a funny, messy, and wonderful show that had the more impact on me than any other this year.

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Winners

BEST PICTURE:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Runner-Up: Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Runner-Up: Todd Haynes – Carol

BEST ACTOR:
Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
Runner-Up: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

BEST ACTRESS:
Brie Larson - Room
Runner-Up: Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Oscar Isaac - Ex Machina
Runner-Up: Michael Shannon – 99 Homes

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Kristen Stewart - Clouds of Sils Maria
Runner-Up: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight

BEST ENSEMBLE:
Spotlight
Runner Up: Tangerine

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Spotlight (Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer)
Runner Up: Mistress America (Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Big Short (Charles Randolph and Adam McKay)
Runner Up: Carol (Phyllis Nagy)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale)
Runner Up: Carol (Edward Lachman)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Runner Up: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Carol
Runner Up: Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SCORE:
Love & Mercy
Runner Up: Carol

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Amy
Runner Up: Heart of a Dog

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
The Assassin
Runner Up: Mommy

BEST ANIMATED FILM:
Inside Out
Runner Up: Anomalisa

PAULINE KAEL BREAKOUT AWARD:
Daisy Ridley "Star Wars - The Force Awakens"
Runner Up: Alicia Vikander: Ex Machina and The Danish Girl

BFCA Adds Star Wars: The Force Awakens to the Best Picture Lineup

There were stories out of major publications in the last week, that an unprecedented vote may occur this week. Apparently, many of the voting members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association insisted that a vote be taken to consider whether the new Star Wars should be nominated for Best Picture. Well the vote has been taken, and to no one's surprise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now the 11th nominee for Best Picture at this year's Critics Choice Awards. So here are not the 11 nominees for Best Picture:

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I love love love loved the new Star Wars movie, and will easily be in my top five films. I am huge fan of the franchise, and this film had everything that a Star Wars fan could love. I am not going to do an official review because spoilers will happen, and while it doesn't seem possible, there are still plenty of a folks who have not seen the film yet. Plus I don't want to anger the internet trolls. But I did love the film, and part of me is happy to see that it has been so successful that an organization such as the BFCA would make such a bold move to reconsider it. But it was kind of a stupid move. First of all, it has angered a lot of its members, and more than a few have resigned due to it. And this has nothing to do with the quality of the film, but everything to do with integrity. They believe that there are deadlines for a reason, and that if the BFCA wanted to make sure that Star Wars was part of the conversation, they should have either waited a week or so, or reopened the entire process, not just Best Picture to include not only that film, but probably several late contenders that had not been fully screened. Instead they just did so for Best Picture, they did so in a sloppy way, and in the process they have further demeaned an awards show that has striven so hard to be taken as a serious Oscar precursor, but has also tired too hard to improve ratings. The combination has left a lot of folks, particularly its own members exasperated. That being said, all this does is prove that Oscar voters are going to have a hard time ignoring this film, and if they do, it might be to their own peril, because between critics and audiences, this film is clearly one of their favorites.

Black Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Picture: “Creed”

Best Directing: George Miller “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan “Creed”

Best Actress: Brie Larson “Room”

Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone “Creed”

Best Supporting Actress: Tessa Thompson “Creed”

Best Screenwriting (Original Screenplay): “Straight Outta Compton”

Best Screenwriting (Adapted Screenplay): “The Martian”

Best Cinematography: “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul”

Best Documentary Feature: “What Happened, Miss Simone?”

Best Animated Feature: “Inside Out”

Best Ensemble Performance: “Straight Outta Compton”

BFCC’s Top 10 Films of 2015
1. “Creed”
2.  “Mad Max: Fury Road”
3. “Straight Outta Compton”
4. “Spotlight”
5. “The Martian”
6. “Room”
7. “Beasts of No Nation”
8. “The Hateful Eight”
9. “The Big Short”
10. “Ex Machina”

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture
Spotlight

Best Director
Ridley Scott "The Martian"

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"

Best Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance "Bridge of Spies"

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Ensemble
Spotlight

Best Original Screenplay
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley "Inside Out"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay "The Big Short"

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant"

Best Foreign Language Film
Son of Saul

Best Documentary
He Named Me Malala

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Utah Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture - Mad Max: Fury Road
     Runner Up - The Martian

Best Director - George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
     Runner Up - Ridley Scott "The Martian"

Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"
     Runner Up - Matt Damon "The Martian"

Best Actress - Brie Larson "Room"
     Runner Up - Saoirse Ronan "Brooklyn"

Best Supporting Actor - Sylvester Stallone "Creed"
     Runner Up - Oscar Isaac "Ex Machina"

Best Supporting Actress - Rose Byrne "Spy"
     Runner Up - Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Original Screenplay - Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley "Inside Out"
     Runner Up - Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay - Drew Goddard "The Martian"
     Runner Up - Nick Hornby "Brooklyn"

Best Cinematography - John Seale "Mad Max: Fury Road"
     Runner Up - Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant"

Best Foreign-Language Film - Timbuktu
     Runner Up - Son of Saul

Best Documentary - The Hunting Ground
     Runner Up - Amy

Best Animated Feature - Inside Out
     Runner Up - Shaun the Sheep Movie

Academy Narrows Visual Effects to 10

So apparently, the original twenty finalists were just a first round, and the final bake off list has been narrowed to ten before the nominations are announced:

Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Tomorrowland
 The Walk

So my current predictions remain intact:

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

BEST PICTURE
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Martian

BEST ACTOR
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Paul Dano – Love and Mercy
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone – Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Banks – Love and Mercy
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina

BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes – Carol
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Ridley Scott – The Martian

BEST ENSEMBLE
The Big Short
Mistress America
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Tangerine

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Mistress America
Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

BEST CINEMATOGTAPHY
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Youth

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Walk

BEST ART DIRECTION/ PRODUCTION DESIGN
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
Love & Mercy
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SCORE
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Love & Mercy
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
Heart of a Dog
The Look of Silence

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
Mommy
Mustang
Phoenix
Son of Saul

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Anomalisa
Inside Out
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

FFCC BREAKOUT AWARD
Bel Powley – Diary of a Teenage Girl
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez – Tangerine
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina and The Danish Girl

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Winners

Best Picture
Spotlight

Best Director
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Actor
Michael Fassbender "Steve Jobs"

Best Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance "Bridge of Spies"

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Screenplay
Charlie Kaufman "Anomalisa"

Best Foreign-Language Film
The Assassin

Best Documentary
Amy

16th Annual Black Reel Award Nominations

Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Chi-Raq
Concussion
Creed
Straight Outta Compton

Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture
Abraham Attah "Beasts of No Nation"
Chiwetel Ejiofor "Z for Zachariah"
Samuel L. Jackson "The Hateful Eight"
Michael B. Jordan "Creed"
Will Smith "Concussion"

Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture
Viola Davis "Lila & Eve"
Teyonah Parris "Chi-Raq"
Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez "Tangerine"
Zoe Saldana "Infinitely Polar Bear"
Karidja Toure "Girlhood")

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture
Chiwetel Ejiofor "The Martian"
Idris Elba "Beasts of No Nation"
Corey Hawkins "Straight Outta Compton"
Jason Mitchell "Straight Outta Compton"
Forest Whitaker "Southpaw"

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture
Angela Bassett "Chi-Raq"
Zoe Kravitz "Dope"
Gugu Mbatha-Raw "Concussion"
Mya Taylor "Tangerine"
Tessa Thompson "Creed"

Outstanding Director, Motion Picture
Ryan Coogler "Creed"
Rick Famuyiwa "Dope"
Antoine Fuqua "Southpaw"
F Gary Gray "Straight Outta Compton"
Spike Lee "Chi-Raq"

Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original), Motion Picture
Chi-Raq - Spike Lee & Kevin Willmont
Creed - Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington
Dope - Rick Famuyiwa

Outstanding Ensemble
Chi-Raq
Concussion
Creed
Dope
Straight Outta Compton

Outstanding Foreign Film
Freetown (Liberia)
Girlhood (France)
Honeytrap (UK)
Mediterranea (Italy)
My Friend Victoria (France)
Samba France)

Outstanding Documentary
The Amazing Nina Simone
A Ballerina’s Tale
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Sweet Micky for President
What Happened, Miss Simone?

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male
Abraham Attah "Beasts of No Nation"
R.J. Cyler "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
O’Shea Jackson, Jr. "Straight Outta Compton"
Jason Mitchell "Straight Outta Compton"
Shameik Moore "Dope"

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female
Kiersey Clemons "Dope"
Chanel Iman "Dope"
Kitana “Kiki” Rodriguez "Tangerine"
Assa Sylla "Girlhood"
Mya Taylor "Tangerine"

Outstanding Voice Performance
Mar Mar "The Peanuts Movie"
Rihanna "Home"
Maya Rudolph "Strange Magic"
Quvenzhane Wallis "Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet"
Jeffrey Wright "The Good Dinosaur"

Outstanding Original Score
Beasts of No Nation  - Dan Romer
Chiraq - Terence Blanchard
Creed - Ludwig Goransson
Dope - Germaine Franco
Straight Outta Compton - Joseph Trapanese

Outstanding Original Song
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Grip” from Creed
“See You Again” from Furious 7
“Talking to My Diary” from Straight Outta Compton
“Waiting for My Moment” from Creed

Outstanding Independent Feature
Blackbird
Knucklehead
Somewhere in the Middle
Tangerine
The Man in 3B

Outstanding Independent Documentary
Adina Howard 20 : A Story of Sexual Liberation
Be Known
Cody High: A Life Remodeled Projec
Mary Lou Williams : The Lady Who Swings the Blues
Romeo is Bleeding

Outstanding Independent Short
Addiction
David’s Reverie
Sacred Heart

Outstanding TV Documentary or Special
3 ½ Minutes
Holler if You Hear Me: Gay in the Black Church
Kareem: Minority of One
Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life: An All-Star Grammy Tribute
The Wiz Live!

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
American Crime
Bessie
The Book of Negroes
Luther
Show Me a Hero

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Steve Harris "Let the Church Say Amen"
James Earl Jones “Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy”
Amin Joseph "Stock Option"
David Oyelowo "Nightingale"
Michael K. Williams "The Spoils of Babylon"

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
YaYa DaCosta "Whitney"
Aunjanue Ellis "The Book of Negroes"
Regina Hall "With This Ring"
Queen Latifah "Bessie"
Shanice Williams "The Wiz Live!"

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series
Charles S. Dutton "Bessie"
Cuba Gooding Jr. "The Book of Negroes"
David Alan Grier "The Wiz Live!"
Michael K. Williams "Bessie"
Bokeem Woodbine "Fargo"

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series
Angela Bassett "American Horror Story: Hotel"
Mary J. Blige "The Wiz Live!"
Regina King "American Crime"
Mo’Nique "Bessie"
Amber Riley "The Wiz Live!"

Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Limited Series
Angela Bassett "Whitney"
Dee Rees "Bessie"
Regina King "Let the Church Say Amen"
John Ridley "American Crime"
Clement Virgo "The Book of Negroes"

Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted), TV Movie or Limited Series
 Stacey A. Littlejohn "American Crime"
 John Ridley "American Crime"
 Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois & Christopher Cleveland "Bessie"
 Clement Virgo "The Book of Negroes"
 Lisa Belkin, David Simon & William F. Zorzi "Show Me a Hero"

St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Winners

Best Picture
Spotlight

Best Director
Thomas McCarthy "Spotlight"

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"

Best Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Supporting Actor
Sylvester Stallone "Creed"

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Drew Goddard "The Martian"

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant"

Best Foreign Language Film
Goodnight Mommy

Best Documentary
Amy

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Nevada Film Critics Society Awards

Best Picture
Spotlight

Best Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu "The Revenant"

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"

Best Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Supporting Actor
Tom Hardy "The Revenant"

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Ensemble
Spotlight

Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay
(TIE) Emma Donoghue "Room" and Drew Goddard "The Martian"

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant"

Best Documentary
Amy

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Winners

Best Picture
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Director
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"

Best Actress
Charlize Theron "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Supporting Actor
Michael Shannon "99 Homes"

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph "The Big Short"

Best Foreign Language Film
Phoenix

Best Documentary
Amy

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Women Film Critics Circle Awards

Best Movie About Women
Suffragette

Best Movie By a Woman
Suffragette

Best Woman Storyteller
Phyllis Nagy "Carol"

Best Actress
Carey Mulligan "Suffragette"

Best Actor
Eddie Redmayne "The Danish Girl"

Best Comedic Actress
Amy Schumer "Trainwreck"

Best Young Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Foreign Film By or About Women
The Second Mother

Best Female Images in a Movie
Suffragette

Best Male Images in a Movie
Bridge of Spies

Worst Female Images in a Movie
Jurassic World

World Male Images in a Movie
Steve Jobs

Best Documentary By or About Women
Amy

Best Screen Couple
(TIE) Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling "45 Years" and Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay "Room"

Best Theatrically Unreleased Movie By or About Women
Bessie

Best Equality of the Sexes
Mad Max: Fury Road

The Invisible Woman Award
Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl"

Best Animated Female
Amy Poehler "Inside Out"

Best Family Film
Inside Out

Best Female Action Star
Charlize Theron "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Women's Work/Best Ensemble
Suffragette

Courage in Filmmaking
Sarah Gavron "Suffragette"

Courage in Acting
Brie Larson "Room"

Adrienne Shelly Award
He Named Me Malala

Josephine Baker Award
What Happened, Miss Simone?

Karen Morley Award
Suffragette

Acting and Activism Award
Olivia Wilde

Lifetime Achievement Award
Lily Tomlin

Mommie Dearest/Worst Screen Mom of the Year Award
Cate Blanchett "Cinderella"

Academy Narrows Best Foreign Language Film to Nine

Of course lots of contenders missed, the biggest being Goodnight Mommy, The Club, and The Assassin.

Belgium, "The Brand New Testament," Jaco Van Dormael, director;
Colombia, "Embrace of the Serpent," Ciro Guerra, director;
Denmark, "A War," Tobias Lindholm, director;
Finland, "The Fencer," Klaus Härö, director;
France, "Mustang," Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director;
Germany, "Labyrinth of Lies," Giulio Ricciarelli, director;
Hungary, "Son of Saul," László Nemes, director;
Ireland, "Viva," Paddy Breathnach, director;
Jordan, "Theeb," Naji Abu Nowar, director.

My updated predictions:

The Brand New Testament (Belgium)
The Fencer (Finland)
Labyrinth of Lies (Germany)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture
Spotlight

Best Director
Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"

Best Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Supporting Actor
Sylvester Stallone "Creed"

Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Banks "Love & Mercy"

Best Original Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Drew Goddard "The Martian"

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant"

Best Foreign Language Film
Goodnight Mommy

Best Documentary
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Chicago Film Critics Association Award Winners

Best Picture
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Director
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"

Best Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro "Sicario"

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Original Screenplay
Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Best Documentary
Amy

Best Foreign Film
Son of Saul

Best Cinematography
John Seale "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Score
Ennio Morricone "The Hateful Eight"

Best Art Direction
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road

Most Promising Performer
Jacob Tremblay "Room"

Most Promising Filmmaker
Alex Garland "Ex Machina"

The Oscar Narrative: Post Globe/SAG/Critics Choice Predictions

Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Trumbo

Other Contenders - Brooklyn, Beasts of No Nation, The Hateful Eight, Straight Outta Compton, Joy, Inside Out, Steve Jobs, Creed, Black Mass, Sicario, The Danish Girl, Son of Saul, Youth, Suffragette, Anomalisa, Ex Machina, 45 Years, 99 Homes, Love & Mercy, Concussion

Commentary - This race is far from over, but I think I can pretty much now narrow it down to about 17 films. Yes that is a crazy large number, but it is still better than a couple of weeks ago. First, let's talk about what I am leaving out. Steve Jobs has been there since the beginning for me, but, despite love for its actors and screenplay, it is missing the cut. The BFCA snub in particular stung, and made me think that its box office flop status is dampening its Best Picture chances. The Hateful Eight has great reviews, but once again it missed at SAG, Globes, and the BFCA for Best Picture. I think people respect the film, but it doesn't seem like it is going to be Django or Inglourious Basterds (although never rule him out). Straight Outta Compton and Beasts of No Nation got huge SAG boosts, and are right there on the cusp. Joy is basically dead, Creed is not getting the love it needs, and despite so many folks saying otherwise, Brooklyn needs some help soon, or it could just be the Saoirse Ronan show. Finally, Inside Out is clearly beloved. My fingers are crossed. So now onto who will be nominated. Mad Max is gaining steam, and it, along with The Martian, Bridge of Spies, and The Revenant, I think will rebound from SAG missed by sweeping the broad industry awards, especially the PGA, and a lot of those tech guilds. Room and Carol look like strong indie hits. Even though both missed SAG ensemble, they got their individual players in, and I think both will have the passionate support. The Big Short is racking up love here at the end of the season with Globes, SAG, and the BFCA going nuts for them. Spotlight is of course in the lead, and statistically is probably the only film at this point that can actually win. And then there is Trumbo, a surprise contender, who has the support of the actors. Plus, it is the obligatory Hollywood film about Hollywood that they love. Finally, yes, I know this probably just me wanting it to be true, I am including Star Wars. The first reactions are fantastic, the box office will be undeniable, and it hits the sweet spot of technical achievement, and nostalgic favorite. It is not a guarantee, but it may be too big for them to ignore. The other categories I am just going to list my updated predictions, and there will, of course, be more discussion along the way.

Best Director
Todd Haynes "Carol"
Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott "The Martian"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu "The Revenant"

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston "Trumbo"
Johnny Depp "Black Mass"
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne "The Danish Girl"

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett "Carol"
Brie Larson "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan "Brooklyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale "The Big Short"
Paul Dano "Love and Mercy"
Idris Elba "Beasts of No Nation"
Mark Rylance "Bridge of Spies"
Michael Shannon "99 Homes"

Best Supporting Actress
Rooney Mara "Carol"
Rachel McAdams "Spotlight"
Helen Mirren "Trumbo"
Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl"
Kate Winslet "Steve Jobs"

2016 American Film Institute (AFI) Awards

They waited for Star Wars, and in its first big post-viewing honor, it made the cut. This list could look very similar to the Oscar Best Picture in a few weeks. And I really like those television honors. I would have liked to have seen more comedy, but overall a great mix of old and new.

Movies of the Year
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Room
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Straight Outta Compton

TV Programs of the Year
The Americans
Better Call Saul
black-ish
Empire
Fargo
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Master of None
Mr. Robot
UnReal

AFI Special Award
Mad Men

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

BEST FILM
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight

BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michal Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SCREENPLAY
Emma Donoghue, Room
Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
Goodnight Mommy
Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

BEST CANADIAN FILM
The Forbidden Room
Room
Sleeping Giant

BEST ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Michael Eklund, Eadweard
Christopher Plummer, Remember
Jacob Tremblay, Room

BEST ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM
Marie Brassard, Sabali
Brie Larson, Room
Julia Sarah Stone, Wet Bum

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM
Patrick Huard, My Internship in Canada
Reece Moffett, Sleeping Giant
Nick Serino, Sleeping Giant

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILMJoan Allen, Room
Suzanne Clement, My Internship in Canada
Tara Pratt, No Men Beyond This Point

BEST SCREENPLAY FOR A CANADIAN FILM
Benjamin August, Remember
Andrew Cividino, Blain Watters & Aaron Yeger, Sleeping Giant
Emma Donoghue, Room

BEST DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Andrew Cividino, Sleeping Giant
Atom Egoyan, Remember

BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
Fractured Land
How to Change the World
Hurt

BEST FIRST FILM BY A CANADIAN DIRECTOR
Hit 2 Pass, Kurt Walker
Sleeping Giant, Andrew Cividino
Wet Bum, Lindsay Mackay

BEST BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM
Eadweard
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World
No Men Beyond This Point

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

BEST PICTURE:
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR:
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
Denis Villeneuve, Sicario
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

BEST ACTOR:
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Emily Blunt, Sicario
Bel Powley, The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Elizabeth Banks, Love & Mercy
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Sicario
Spotlight
Trainwreck

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Big Short
Carol
The Martian
Room
Steve Jobs

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Minions
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
The Assassin
Goodnight Mommy
Phoenix
Son of Saul
The Tribe
White God

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Amy
Best of Enemies
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next
The Wrecking Crew

VINCE KOEHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY or HORROR FILM:
Ex Machina
Goodnight Mommy
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominations

Best Film: 
Anomalisa
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
Trumbo

Best Director: 
Todd Haynes, Carol
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Actor: 
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Jacob Tremblay, Room

Best Actress: 
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Supporting Actor: 
Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress: 
Elizabeth Banks, Love & Mercy
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best Original Screenplay:
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Alex Garland, Ex-Machina
Taylor Sheridan, Sicario
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

Best Adapted Screenplay: 
Emma Donoghue, Room
Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa
Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

Best Cinematography:
Roger Deakins, Sicario
Edward Lachman, Carol
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Score: 
Carter Burwell, Carol
Michael Giacchino, Inside Out
Tom Holkenborg (as Junkie XL), Max Max: Fury Road
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Rich Vreeland (as Disasterpeace), It Follows

Best Foreign-Language Film: 
Mustang
Phoenix
Son of Saul
The Tribe
Victoria

Best Documentary: 
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next

Best Animated Film:
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best First Film:
Bone Tomahawk
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Ex Machina
Mustang
Son of Saul

The Robert R. “Bobby” McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award: 
Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Mya Taylor, Tangerine
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Alicia Vikander, Ex-Machina

Best Austin Film: 
Arlo and Julie (dir: Steve Mims)
A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (dir: Sara Hirsh Bordo)
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (dir: David Zellner)
Peace Officer (dir: Brad Barber, Scott Christopherson)
Two Step (dir: Alex R. Johnson)

Phoenix Film Critics Circle Award Winners

Best Picture
Spotlight

Best Comedy Film
The Big Short

Best Science Fiction Film
Ex Machina

Best Mystery or Thriller Film
Sicario

Best Animated Film
Inside Out

Best International Film
Youth

Best Documentary Film
Amy

Best Horror Film
It Follows

Best Musical Film
Straight Outta Compton

Best Actor
Michael Fassbender "Steve Jobs"

Best Actress
Brie Larson "Room"

Best Supporting Actor
Sylvester Stallone "Creed"

Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"

Best Director
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Score
Junkie XL "Mad Max: Fury Road

Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Nominations

Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Director
Adam McKay "The Big Short"
Ridley Scott "The Martian"
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu "The Revenant"
Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston "Trumbo"
Matt Damon "The Martian"
Johnny Depp "Black Mass"
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"
Eddie Redmayne "The Danish Girl"

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett "Carol"
Brie Larson "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence "Joy"
Saoirse Ronan "Brooklyn"
Charlize Theron "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano "Love & Mercy"
Tom Hardy "The Revenant"
Mark Ruffalo "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance "Bridge of Spies"
Michael Shannon "99 Homes"

Best Supporting Actress
Rachel McAdams "Spotlight"
Helen Mirren "Trumbo"
Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl"
Julie Walters "Brooklyn"
Kate Winslet "Steve Jobs"

Best Ensemble
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Trumbo
The Walk

Best Original Screenplay
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Matt Charman "Bridge of Spies"
Alex Garland "Ex Machina"
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley "Inside Out"
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay "The Big Short"
Nick Hornby "Brooklyn"
Drew Goddard "The Martian"
Emma Donoghue "Room"

Best Cinematography
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best Foreign Language Film
The Assassin
Mustang
Son of Saul

Best Documentary
Amy
He Named Me Malala
Where to Invade Next

Best Animated Feature

Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominations

Best Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Creed
Ex Machina
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

Best Director
Ryan Coogler "Creed"
Cary Fukunaga "Beasts of No Nation"
Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott "The Martian"

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston "Trumbo"
Matt Damon "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender "Steve Jobs"
Michael B. Jordon "Creed"

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett "Carol"
Emily Blunt "Sicario"
Brie Larson "Room"
Lily Tomlin "Grandma"
Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl"

Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba "Beasts of No Nation"
Tom Hardy "The Revenant"
Mark Ruffalo "Spotlight"
Michael Shannon "99 Homes"
Sylvester Stallone "Creed"

Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Banks "Love & Mercy"
Jennifer Jason Leigh "The Hateful Eight"
Rachel McAdams "Spotlight"
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"
Kate Winslet "Steve Jobs"

Best Original Screenplay
Alex Garland "Ex Machina"
Quentin Tarantino "The Hateful Eight"
Pete Docter, Meg LaFauve, Josh Cooley "Inside Out"
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"
Amy Schumer "Trainwreck"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay "The Big Short"
Nick Hornby "Brooklyn"
Drew Goddard "The Martian"
Emma Donoghue "Room"
Aaron Sorkin "Steve Jobs"

Best Cinematography
Beasts of No Nation
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

Best Foreign Language Film
Goodnight Mommy
Mustang
Phoenix
Respire
Tu Dars Nicole

Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Academy Narrows Makeup and Hairstyling to Seven

So Star Wars misses the cut here, a category I thought it would be a shoo-in for. But then again, this branch has always had interesting picks:

Black Mass
Concussion
Legend
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mr. Holmes
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

My updated predictions:

Black Mass
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

London Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

FILM OF THE YEAR
45 Years
Amy
Carol
Inside Out
The Look of Silence
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

BRITISH/IRISH FILM OF THE YEAR
45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Lobster
London Road

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
Eden
Hard to Be a God
The Look of Silence
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
The Tribe

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Amy
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence
Palio
A Syrian Love Story

ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Tom Courtenay - 45 Years
Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Tom Hardy - Legend

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Rooney Mara - Carol
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Benicio Del Toro - Sicario
Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Oscar Isaac - Ex Machina
Michael Keaton - Spotlight
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Olivia Colman - The Lobster
Kristen Stewart - Clouds of Sils Maria
Tilda Swinton - Trainwreck
Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Andrew Haigh - 45 Years
Todd Haynes - Carol
Alejandro G Iñárritu - The Revenant
George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott - The Martian

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
Emma Donoghue - Room
Nick Hornby - Brooklyn
Phyllis Nagy - Carol
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Aaron Sorkin - Steve Jobs

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Caine - Kingsman: The Secret Service, Youth
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation, Second Coming
Colin Farrell - The Lobster, Miss Julie
Michael Fassbender - Macbeth Slow West, Steve Jobs,
Tom Hardy - Legend, London Roa, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenantd

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Emily Blunt - Sicario
Carey Mulligan - Far From the Madding Crowd, Suffragette
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years, The Forbidden Room
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn, Lost River
Kate Winslet - The Dressmaker, A Little Chaos, Steve Jobs

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER
Asa Butterfield - X + Y
Milo Parker - Mr Holmes, Robot Overlords
Florence Pugh - The Falling
Liam Walpole - The Goob
Maisie Williams - The Falling

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER
Tom Browne - Radiator
Mark Burton & Richard Starzak - Shaun the Sheep Movie
Emma Donoghue - Room
Alex Garland - Ex Machina
John Maclean - Slow West

BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM
Directed by Tweedie - dir Duncan Cowles
Leidi - dir Simon Mesa Soto
Over - dir Jorn Threlfall
Rate Me - dir Fyzal Boulifa
Stutterer - dir Benjamin Cleary

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Carter Burwell, music - Carol
Wade Eastwood, stunts - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Colin Gibson, production design - Mad Max: Fury Road
Elliott Graham, editing - Steve Jobs
Edward Lachman, cinematography - Carol
Tom Ozanich, sound design - Sicario
Sandy Powell, costumes - Cinderella
John Seale, cinematography - Mad Max: Fury Road
Alistair Sirkett and Markus Stemler, sound design - Macbeth
Andrew Whitehurst, visual effects - Ex Machina

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

Best Film
Spotlight

Top 10
1. "Spotlight"
2. "Mad Max: Fury Road"
3. "Room"
4. "Brooklyn"
5. "Carol"
6. "The Big Short"
7. "The Martian"
8. "Inside Out"
9. "Bridge of Spies"
10. "Trumbo"

Best Actor
Winner: Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"

Best Actress
Winner: Brie Larson, "Room"
Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
Runner-up: Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina"
Runner-up: Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs"

Best Ensemble
Winner: "Spotlight"
Runner-up: "The Big Short"

Best Director
Winner: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Runner-up: Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer for "Spotlight"
Runner-up: Bob Petersen, Pete Docter for "Inside Out"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Emma Donoghue for "Room"
Runner-up: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay for "The Big Short"

Best Documentary
Winner: "Amy"
Runner-up: "Best of Enemies"

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: "Son of Saul"
Runner-up: "The Assassin"

Best Animated Film
Winner: "Inside Out"
Runner-up: "Anomalisa"

Best Cinematography
Winner: John Seale for "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Runner-up: Luca Bigazzi for "Youth"

The Gene Wyatt Award for the Film that Best Evokes the Spirit of the South 
Finders Keepers

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

BEST FILM
Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST ACTOR
Michael Caine, Youth

BEST ACTRESS
Saroise Ronan, Brooklyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Liev Schreiber, Spotlight

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

BEST ENSEMBLE
Spotlight

BREAKTHROUGH
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina, The Danish Girl (actress)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy

Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards

Best Film
Winner: "Spotlight"
Runner-up: "Room"

Other Finalists (listed alphabetically)
"Anomalisa"
"The Big Short"
"Carol"
"The End of the Tour"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"Steve Jobs"
"Straight Outta Compton"

Best Animated Feature
Winner: "Anomalisa"
Runner-Up: "Inside Out "

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: "Son of Saul"
Runner-Up: "Goodnight Mommy"

Best Documentary
Winner: "Amy"
Runner-Up: "Meru"

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, "Spotlight"
Runner-up: Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen, "Bridge of Spies"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Emma Donoghue, "Room"
Runner-up: Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, "The Big Short"

Best Director
Winner: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Runner-up: Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"

Best Actress
Winner: Brie Larson, "Room"
Runner-up: Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Greta Gerwig, "Mistress America"
Runner-up: Elizabeth Banks, "Love & Mercy"

Best Actor
Winner: Jacob Tremblay, "Room"
Runner-up: Jason Segel, "The End of the Tour"

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"
Runner-up: Idris Elba, "Beasts of No Nation"

Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance
Winner: Phyllis Smith, "Inside Out"
Runner-up: Tom Noonan, "Anomalisa"

Best Musical Score
Winner: Junkie XL, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Runner-up: Disasterpeace, "It Follows"

Original Vision Award
Winner: "Anomalisa"
Runner-up: "Chi-Raq"

The Hoosier Award
Angelo Pizzo, writer/director/producer

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

Best Picture
Spotlight

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Best Foreign Language Film
Son of Saul (Hungary)

Best Documentary
Amy

Best Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant)

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)

Best Actress
Brie Larson (Room)

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano (Love and Mercy)

Best Supporting Actress
Rooney Mara (Carol)

Best Screenplay
Spotlight (Josh Singer, TomMcCarthy)

Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant)

Best Musical Score
The Revenant (Bryce Dessner, Carsten Nicolai and Ryûichi Sakamoto)

Russell Smith Award (named for the late Dallas Morning News film critic. The honor is given annually to the best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film.)
Tangerine

San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winners

Best Picture: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Runner Up: EX MACHINA

Best Director: George Miller, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Runner Up: Lenny Abrahamson, ROOM

Best Actor, Male: Leonardo DiCaprio, THE REVENANT
Runner Up: Jason Segel, THE END OF THE TOUR

Best Actor, Female: Brie Larson, ROOM
Runner Up: Charlize Theron, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Best Supporting Actor, Male: Tom Noonan, ANOMALISA
Runner Up: Oscar Isaac, EX MACHINA

Best Supporting Actor, Female: Jennifer Jason Leigh, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Runner Up: Kristen Stewart, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

Best Original Screenplay: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Runner Up: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, MISTRESS AMERICA

Best Adapted Screenplay: Emma Donoghue, ROOM
Runner Up: Donald Margulies, THE END OF THE TOUR

Best Documentary: CARTEL LAND
Runner Up: AMY

Best Animated Film: ANOMALISA
Runner Up: INSIDE OUT

Best Foreign Language Film: TAXI
Runner Up: WHITE GOD

Best Editing: Margaret Sixel, Jason Ballantine MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Runner Up: Joe Walker, SICARIO

Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, SICARIO
Runner Up: Emmanuel Lubezki, THE REVENANT

Best Production Design: Francois Seguin, BROOKLYN
Runner Up: Colin Gibson, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Best Sound Design: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Runner Up: LOVE & MERCY

Best Visual Effects: THE WALK
Runner Up: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Best Use Of Music In A Film: THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Runner Up: LOVE & MERCY

Breakthrough Artist: Jacob Tremblay, ROOM
Runner Up: Alicia Vikander, THE DANISH GIRL, EX MACHINA

Best Ensemble: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Runner Up: THE HATEFUL EIGHT

Body of Work: Alicia Vikander, THE DANISH GIRL, EX MACHINA, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., BURNT

Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominations

BEST PICTURE
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes--Carol
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu--The Revenant
Tom McCarthy--Spotlight
Adam McKay--The Big Short
George Miller--Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST ACTOR
Christopher Abbott--James White
Leonardo DiCaprio--The Revenant
Michael Fassbender--Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne--The Danish Girl
Jason Segel--The End of the Tour

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett--Carol
Brie Larson--Room
Charlotte Rampling--45 Years
Saoirse Ronan--Brooklyn
Charlize Theron--Mad Max: Fury Road

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
Jennifer Jason Leigh--Anomalisa
Jennifer Jason Leigh--The Hateful Eight
Cynthia Nixon--James White
Kristen Stewart--Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander--Ex Machina

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bridge of Spies--Matt Charman and Joel & Ethan Coen
Ex Machina--Alex Garland
The Hateful Eight--Quentin Tarantino
Inside Out--Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley
Spotlight--Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Anomalisa--Charlie Kaufman
The Big Short--Adam McKay & Charles Randolph
Brooklyn--Nick Hornby
Room--Emma Donoghue
Steve Jobs--Aaron Sorkin

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol--Edward Lachman
The Hateful Eight--Robert RIchardson
Mad Max: Fury Road--John Seale
The Revenant--Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario--Roger Deakins

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Carol--Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight--Ennio Morricone
Inside Out--Michael Giacchino
It Follows--Disasterpeace
Mad Max: Fury Road--Junkie XL

BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Assassin
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST EDITING
The Big Short--Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road--Jason Ballantine & Margaret Sixel
The Martian--Pietro Scalia
The Revenant--Stephen Mirrione
Spotlight--Tom McArdle

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
The Look of Silence
Phoenix
Son of Saul
White God

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Cartel Land
The Hunting Ground
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
The Shaun the Sheep Movie

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Christopher Abbott--James White
Bel Powley--The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Geza Rohrig--Son of Saul
Amy Schumer--Trainwreck
Jacob Tremblay--Room

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

21st Annual Critics Choice Award Nominees

Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston "Trumbo"
Matt Damon "The Martian"
Johnny Depp "Black Mass"
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne "The Danish Girl"

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett "Carol"
Brie Larson "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan "Brooklyn"
Charlize Theron "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano "Love & Mercy"
Tom Hardy "The Revenant"
Mark Ruffalo "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance "Bridge of Spies"
Michael Shannon "99 Homes"
Sylvester Stallone "Creed"

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh "The Hateful Eight"
Rooney Mara "Carol"
Rachel McAdams "Spotlight"
Helen Mirren "Trumbo"
Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl"
Kate Winslet "Steve Jobs"

Best Young Actor/Actress
Abraham Attah "Beasts of No Nation"
RJ Cyler "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"
Shameik Moore "Dope"
Milo Parker "Mr. Holmes"
Jacob Tremblay "Room"

Best Acting Ensemble
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo

Best Director
Todd Haynes "Carol"
Alejandro González Iñárritu "The Revenant"
Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott "The Martian"
Steven Spielberg "Bridge of Spies"

Best Original Screenplay
Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen "Bridge of Spies"
Alex Garland "Ex Machina"
Quentin Tarantino "The Hateful Eight"
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley "Inside Out"
Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay "The Big Short"
Nick Hornby "Brooklyn"
Drew Goddard "The Martian"
Emma Donoghue "Room"
Aaron Sorkin "Steve Jobs"

Best Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario

Best Production Design
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

Best Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Spotlight

Best Costume Design
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Hair & Makeup
Black Mass
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
The Walk

Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Action Movie
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Sicario

Best Actor in an Action Movie
Daniel Craig "Spectre"
Tom Cruise "Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation"
Tom Hardy "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Chris Pratt "Jurassic World"
Paul Rudd "Ant-Man"

Best Actress in an Action Movie
Emily Blunt "Sicario"
Rebecca Ferguson "Mission:Impossible – Rogue Nation"
Bryce Dallas Howard "Jurassic World"
Jennifer Lawrence "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2"
Charlize Theron "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Comedy
The Big Short
Inside Out
Joy
Sisters
Spy
Trainwreck

Best Actor in a ComedyChristian Bale "The Big Short"
Steve Carell "The Big Short"
Robert De Niro "The Intern"
Bill Hader "Trainwreck"
Jason Statham "Spy"

Best Actress in a Comedy
Tina Fey "Sisters"
Jennifer Lawrence "Joy"
Melissa McCarthy "Spy"
Amy Schumer "Trainwreck"
Lily Tomlin "Grandma"

Best Sci-Fi/Horror
Ex Machina
It Follows
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

Best Foreign Language Film
The Assassin
Goodnight Mommy
Mustang
The Second Mother
Son of Saul

Best Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
He Named Me Malala
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next

Best Song
Fifty Shades of Grey - “Love Me Like You Do”
Furious 7  - “See You Again”
The Hunting Ground - “Til It Happens To You”
Love & Mercy - “One Kind of Love”
Spectre - “Writing’s on the Wall”
Youth - “Simple Song #3”

Best Score
Carol
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Spotlight

Best Comedy Series
black-ish
Catastrophe
Jane the Virgin
Master of None
The Last Man on Earth
Transparent
You’re the Worst

Best Drama Series
Empire
Mr. Robot
Penny Dreadful
Rectify
The Knick
The Leftovers
UnREAL

Best TV Movie/Limited Series
Childhood’s End
Fargo
Luther
Saints & Strangers
Show Me a Hero
The Wiz Live!

Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson "black-ish"
Aziz Ansari "Master of None"
Will Forte "The Last Man on Earth"
Randall Park "Fresh Off the Boat"
Fred Savage "The Grinder"
Jeffrey Tambor "Transparent"

Best Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Dancy "Hannibal"
Rami Malek "Mr. Robot"
Clive Owen "The Knick"
Liev Schreiber "Ray Donovan"
Justin Theroux "The Leftovers"
Aden Young "Rectify"

Best Actor in TV Movie/Limited Series
Wes Bentley "American Horror Story: Hotel"
Martin Clunes "Arthur & George"
Idris Elba "Luther"
Oscar Isaac "Show Me a Hero"
Vincent Kartheiser "Saints & Strangers"
Patrick Wilson "Fargo"

Best Actress in A Comedy Series
Rachel Bloom "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
Aya Cash "You’re the Worst"
Wendi McLendon-Covey "The Goldbergs"
Gina Rodriguez "Jane the Virgin"
Tracee Ellis Ross "black-ish"
Constance Wu "Fresh Off the Boat"

Best Actress in a Drama Series
Shiri Appleby "UnREAL"
Carrie Coon "The Leftovers"
Viola Davis "How to Get Away With Murder"
Eva Green "Penny Dreadful"
Taraji P. Henson "Empire"
Krysten Ritter "Jessica Jones"

Best Actress in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Kathy Bates "American Horror Story: Hotel'
Kirsten Dunst "Fargo – FX"
Sarah Hay "Flesh and Bone"
Alyvia Alyn Lind "Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors"
Rachel McAdams "True Detective"
Shanice Williams "The Wiz Live!"

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Jaime Camil "Jane the Virgin"
Jay Duplass "Transparent"
Neil Flynn "The Middle"
Keegan-Michael Key "Playing House"
Mel Rodriguez "Getting On"

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Clayne Crawford "Rectify"
Christopher Eccleston "The Leftovers"
Andre Holland "The Knick"
Jonathan Jackson "Nashville"
Rufus Sewell "The Man in the High Castle"
Christian Slater "Mr. Robot"

Best Supporting Actor in TV Movie/Miniseries
David Alan Grier "The Wiz Live!"
Ne-Yo "The Wiz Live!"
Nick Offerman "Fargo"
Jesse Plemons "Fargo"
Raoul Trujillo "Saints & Strangers"
Bokeem Woodbine "Fargo"

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik "The Big Bang Theory"
Kether Donohue "You’re the Worst"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Judith Light "Transparent"
Niecy Nash "Getting On"
Eden Sher "The Middle"

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Ann Dowd "The Leftovers"
Regina King "The Leftovers"
Helen McCrory "Penny Dreadful"
Hayden Panettiere "Nashville"
Maura Tierney "The Affair"
Constance Zimmer "UnREAL"

Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie/Limited Series
Mary J. Blige "The Wiz Live!"
Laura Haddock "Luther"
Cristin Milioti "Fargo
Sarah Paulson "American Horror Story: Hotel"
Winona Ryder "Show Me a Hero"
Jean Smart "Fargo"

Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series
Ellen Burstyn "Mom"
Anjelica Huston "Transparent"
Cherry Jones "Transparent"
Jenifer Lewis "black-ish"
Timothy Olyphant "The Grinder"
John Slattery "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp"

Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series
Richard Armitage "Hannibal"
Justin Kirk "Manhattan"
Patti LuPone "Penny Dreadful"
Margo Martindale "The Good Wife"
Marisa Tomei "Empire – Fox"
B.D. Wong "Mr. Robot"

Best Animated Series
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman
South Park
Star Wars Rebels
The Simpsons

Best Reality Show - Competition
Chopped
Face/Off
MasterChef Junior
Survivor
The Amazing Race
The Voice

Best Reality Host
Ted Allen "Chopped"
Phil Keoghan "The Amazing Race"
James Lipton "Inside the Actors Studio"
Jane Lynch "Hollywood Game Night"
Jeff Probst "Survivor"
Gordon Ramsay "Hell’s Kitchen"

Best Structured Reality Show
Antiques Roadshow
Inside The Actors Studio
MythBusters
Project Greenlight
Shark Tank
Undercover Boss

Best Unstructured Reality Show
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Cops
Deadliest Catch
Intervention
Naked and Afraid
Pawn Stars

Best Talk Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon