2015 - 2016 Awards Season Discussion
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2015 - 2016 Awards Season Discussion
National Board of Review posted their top movies of 2015, so I figured I'd start a thread. Hurray! Woo! Exciting.
National Board of Review, Best movies of 2015:
Best Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director: Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Actor: Matt Damon – The Martian
Best Actress: Brie Larson – Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Drew Goddard – The Martian
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Breakthrough Performance: Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation & Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Directorial Debut: Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Documentary: Amy
William K. Everson Film History Award: Cecilia De Mille Presley
Best Ensemble: The Big Short
Spotlight Award: Sicario for Outstanding Collaborative Vision
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Beasts of No Nation & Mustang
Top Films
Bridge of Spies
Creed
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
The Martian
Room
Sicario
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
Goodnight Mommy
Mediterranea
Phoenix
The Second Mother
The Tribe
Top 5 Documentaries
Best of Enemies
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Diplomat
Listen to Me Marlon
The Look of Silence
Top 10 Independent Films
‘71
45 Years
Cop Car
Ex Machina
Grandma
It Follows
James White
Mississippi Grind
Welcome to Me
While We’re Young
Cop Car making the Indie list makes me laugh but hey why not. The lack of The Revenant isn't terribly surprising, as there's always 1 big omission on the NBR list.
National Board of Review, Best movies of 2015:
Best Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director: Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Actor: Matt Damon – The Martian
Best Actress: Brie Larson – Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Drew Goddard – The Martian
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Breakthrough Performance: Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation & Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Directorial Debut: Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Documentary: Amy
William K. Everson Film History Award: Cecilia De Mille Presley
Best Ensemble: The Big Short
Spotlight Award: Sicario for Outstanding Collaborative Vision
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: Beasts of No Nation & Mustang
Top Films
Bridge of Spies
Creed
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
The Martian
Room
Sicario
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
Goodnight Mommy
Mediterranea
Phoenix
The Second Mother
The Tribe
Top 5 Documentaries
Best of Enemies
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Diplomat
Listen to Me Marlon
The Look of Silence
Top 10 Independent Films
‘71
45 Years
Cop Car
Ex Machina
Grandma
It Follows
James White
Mississippi Grind
Welcome to Me
While We’re Young
Cop Car making the Indie list makes me laugh but hey why not. The lack of The Revenant isn't terribly surprising, as there's always 1 big omission on the NBR list.
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Annie Award Nominations:
Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Paramount Pictures
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Shaun the Sheep The Movie
Aardman Animations
The Good Dinosaur
Pixar Animation Studios
The Peanuts Movie
Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
Best Animated Special Production
Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas
Warner Bros. Animation
He Named Me Malala
Parkes-MacDonald / Little Door
I Am A Witness
Moonbot Studios
Kite
Epic Games
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
End of Movie, LLC
Niko and the Sword of Light
Titmouse, Inc./Amazon Studios
Best Animated Short Subject
Carface
National FilmBoard of Canada
DISSONANCE
frameboX
If I was God
National FilmBoard of Canada
On Ice
Google/Evil Eye Pictures
Sanjay’s Super Team
Pixar Animation Studios
World of Tomorrow
Don Hertzfeldt
Other Nominations (There's a lot, so spoilered):
Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Paramount Pictures
Inside Out
Pixar Animation Studios
Shaun the Sheep The Movie
Aardman Animations
The Good Dinosaur
Pixar Animation Studios
The Peanuts Movie
Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
Best Animated Special Production
Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas
Warner Bros. Animation
He Named Me Malala
Parkes-MacDonald / Little Door
I Am A Witness
Moonbot Studios
Kite
Epic Games
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
End of Movie, LLC
Niko and the Sword of Light
Titmouse, Inc./Amazon Studios
Best Animated Short Subject
Carface
National FilmBoard of Canada
DISSONANCE
frameboX
If I was God
National FilmBoard of Canada
On Ice
Google/Evil Eye Pictures
Sanjay’s Super Team
Pixar Animation Studios
World of Tomorrow
Don Hertzfeldt
Other Nominations (There's a lot, so spoilered):
Spoiler:
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Not sure I'd call Best film or Best director yet. But... I'd be close to already calling it for Miller to be in high praise coming the next couple/(few?) months.
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Sight & Sound's Top 20 of 2015 (Note: Inherent Vice was released in 2015 in the UK).
1. The Assassin — Hou Hsiao-Hsien
2. Carol — Todd Haynes
3. Mad Max: Fury Road — George Miller
4. Arabian Nights — Miguel Gomes
5. Cemetery of Splendour — Apichatpong Weerasethakul
6. No Home Movie — Chantal Akerman (posthumous)
7. 45 Years — Andrew Haigh
8. Son of Saul — Laszlo Nemes
9. Amy — Asif Kapadia (tie)
9. Inherent Vice — Paul Thomas Anderson (tie)
11. Anomalisa — Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson (tie)
11. It Follows — David Robert Mitchell (tie)
13. Phoenix — Christian Petzold
14. Girlhood — Céline Sciamma (tie)
14. Hard to Be a God — Aleksei German (tie)
14. Inside Out — Pete Docter (tie)
14. Tangerine — Sean Baker (tie)
14. Taxi Tehran (a.k.a. Taxi, a.k.a. Jafar Panahi’s Taxi) — Jafar Panahi (tie)
19. Horse Money — Pedro Costa (tie)
19. The Look of Silence — Joshua Oppenheimer (tie)
Read More: Sight & Sound Names 20 Best Movies of 2015 | http://screencrush.com/bfi-best-film...ckback=tsmclip
It's shaping up to be a tight race between Anomalisa (RT Score is 100% w/ 9.5 out of 10 after 40 reviews) and Inside Out (RT Score is 98% w/ 9 out of 10 after 277 reviews), Amy looks like a lock for Best Documentary. I'm pulling for Anomalisa just on the basis that it's a crowd funded passion proejct, and you know, Charlie Kaufman working with Starburns.
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Wow. I thought Mad Max Fury Road was great, but not like Best Picture great.
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Many feel this will be Ridley Scott's "Lifetime Achievement" Director Oscar, I have no links to back that up, but I've seen it discussed quite a bit.
Sight & Sound's Top 20 of 2015 (Note: Inherent Vice was released in 2015 in the UK).
1. The Assassin — Hou Hsiao-Hsien
2. Carol — Todd Haynes
3. Mad Max: Fury Road — George Miller
4. Arabian Nights — Miguel Gomes
5. Cemetery of Splendour — Apichatpong Weerasethakul
6. No Home Movie — Chantal Akerman (posthumous)
7. 45 Years — Andrew Haigh
8. Son of Saul — Laszlo Nemes
9. Amy — Asif Kapadia (tie)
9. Inherent Vice — Paul Thomas Anderson (tie)
11. Anomalisa — Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson (tie)
11. It Follows — David Robert Mitchell (tie)
13. Phoenix — Christian Petzold
14. Girlhood — Céline Sciamma (tie)
14. Hard to Be a God — Aleksei German (tie)
14. Inside Out — Pete Docter (tie)
14. Tangerine — Sean Baker (tie)
14. Taxi Tehran (a.k.a. Taxi, a.k.a. Jafar Panahi’s Taxi) — Jafar Panahi (tie)
19. Horse Money — Pedro Costa (tie)
19. The Look of Silence — Joshua Oppenheimer (tie)
Read More: Sight & Sound Names 20 Best Movies of 2015 | http://screencrush.com/bfi-best-film...ckback=tsmclip
It's shaping up to be a tight race between Anomalisa (RT Score is 100% w/ 9.5 out of 10 after 40 reviews) and Inside Out (RT Score is 98% w/ 9 out of 10 after 277 reviews), Amy looks like a lock for Best Documentary. I'm pulling for Anomalisa just on the basis that it's a crowd funded passion proejct, and you know, Charlie Kaufman working with Starburns.
Sight & Sound's Top 20 of 2015 (Note: Inherent Vice was released in 2015 in the UK).
1. The Assassin — Hou Hsiao-Hsien
2. Carol — Todd Haynes
3. Mad Max: Fury Road — George Miller
4. Arabian Nights — Miguel Gomes
5. Cemetery of Splendour — Apichatpong Weerasethakul
6. No Home Movie — Chantal Akerman (posthumous)
7. 45 Years — Andrew Haigh
8. Son of Saul — Laszlo Nemes
9. Amy — Asif Kapadia (tie)
9. Inherent Vice — Paul Thomas Anderson (tie)
11. Anomalisa — Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson (tie)
11. It Follows — David Robert Mitchell (tie)
13. Phoenix — Christian Petzold
14. Girlhood — Céline Sciamma (tie)
14. Hard to Be a God — Aleksei German (tie)
14. Inside Out — Pete Docter (tie)
14. Tangerine — Sean Baker (tie)
14. Taxi Tehran (a.k.a. Taxi, a.k.a. Jafar Panahi’s Taxi) — Jafar Panahi (tie)
19. Horse Money — Pedro Costa (tie)
19. The Look of Silence — Joshua Oppenheimer (tie)
Read More: Sight & Sound Names 20 Best Movies of 2015 | http://screencrush.com/bfi-best-film...ckback=tsmclip
It's shaping up to be a tight race between Anomalisa (RT Score is 100% w/ 9.5 out of 10 after 40 reviews) and Inside Out (RT Score is 98% w/ 9 out of 10 after 277 reviews), Amy looks like a lock for Best Documentary. I'm pulling for Anomalisa just on the basis that it's a crowd funded passion proejct, and you know, Charlie Kaufman working with Starburns.
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I checked and National Board of Review has only matched the Oscars twice since 2000 (Slumdog Millionaire, 2008 and No Country for Old Men, 2007) and has picked such quirky titles as Moulin Rouge! and Quills as previous winners.
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I look at them more as "Who will probably be nominated"
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It's a great exercise in stylized filmmaking, but it makes Speed look like Citizen Kane in comparison. Count me as someone who just doesn't get what was so great about it. At this rate, movies like Pacific Rim should've been nominated.
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Critics like the fact that Mad Max: Fury Road is more or less Shakespeare on wheels (the captured queen of a foreign land escapes with the wives she (suggested) helped steal for her captor and brings upon a war with the leader's warlord brothers for a family squabble over creating a rightful heir to his throne) with a dose of feminism thrown in. Pacific Rim, not so much, but there's usually 1 "big fx movie" nominated ever since the category expanded (District 9, Avatar, Inception, Gravity, etc; )
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That and it has great filmmaking. You know... for a film w/ so much action... it really shouldn't be that great in today's film industry.
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Critics like the fact that Mad Max: Fury Road is more or less Shakespeare on wheels (the captured queen of a foreign land escapes with the wives she helped steal for her captor and brings upon a war with the leader's warlord brothers for a family squabble over creating a rightful heir to his throne) with a dose of feminism thrown in. Pacific Rim, not so much.
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True, it's a very well made movie all around.
The New York Film Critics Circle is currently naming their bests of the year, the current winners are (holy crap they spew these out slowly):
Best film: Carol
Best director: Todd Haynes, Carol
Best actor: Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Best actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best supporting actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best supporting actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Best screenplay: Carol, Phyllis Nagy
Best animated film: Inside Out
Best cinematography: Carol, Edward Lachman
Best first film: Son of Saul
Best foreign film: Timbuktu (Mauritania)
Best non-fiction film (documentary): In Jackson Heights, Frederick Wiseman
Special Awards: Ennio Morricone (Composer) for the Hateful Eight, Posthumous AWard for William Becker and Janus Films
It's actually a pretty well layered storyline. Certainly there's a lot of action, though oddly the "sped-up" aspect seems to vary and I'm not sure why. I watched a friends blu-ray copy which seemed to be sped up a lot more than the copy I had purchased off Vudu. The BD almost seemed overcranked which became annoying -- motion compensation settings somewhere perhaps.
The New York Film Critics Circle is currently naming their bests of the year, the current winners are (holy crap they spew these out slowly):
Best film: Carol
Best director: Todd Haynes, Carol
Best actor: Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Best actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best supporting actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best supporting actress: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Best screenplay: Carol, Phyllis Nagy
Best animated film: Inside Out
Best cinematography: Carol, Edward Lachman
Best first film: Son of Saul
Best foreign film: Timbuktu (Mauritania)
Best non-fiction film (documentary): In Jackson Heights, Frederick Wiseman
Special Awards: Ennio Morricone (Composer) for the Hateful Eight, Posthumous AWard for William Becker and Janus Films
It's actually a pretty well layered storyline. Certainly there's a lot of action, though oddly the "sped-up" aspect seems to vary and I'm not sure why. I watched a friends blu-ray copy which seemed to be sped up a lot more than the copy I had purchased off Vudu. The BD almost seemed overcranked which became annoying -- motion compensation settings somewhere perhaps.
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I rented the Blu ray a few weeks back, there was a good chunk of sped up action. Doesn't help that Max is a completely pointless, one-note character until the last 15-20 minutes. I wish I gave a damn about any one character, but I couldn't. Maybe I'm supposed to be in awe of the camerawork and stunts, but it just seemed rehashed and nothing new or inventive. A well layered storyline? The movie jumps from one idea to the next without much thought except for the scene at hand. It's two chase scenes with some underdeveloped characterization, and in some circles it's the best film of the year? What a weak year for movies.
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The New York Film Critics just tapped Michael Keaton as Best Actor for Spotlight. I love the guy, but I just saw Spotlight this weekend and there's no way that's a lead performance, let alone the best lead performance of the year.
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It does kind of feel like a make-up award. But the film is 100% deserving should it win.
edit : Nope, it's Carol.
edit : Nope, it's Carol.
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Not sure how much they really mean, probably nothing big, but the Boston Online Film critics pretty much gave their awards to Fury Road. Best film, best editing, best cinematography, best director, etc.
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It's online film critics, so basically whatever has the highest metacritic score wins I take it?
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I wonder why Star Wars: TFA isn't part of the Oscar discussion? I realize that very few people have seen it but that doesn't stop other movies from joining the Oscar hype train. Yes, it's a big-budget genre movie, but if the reviews can match the rapturous buzz, then why can't it get a Best Picture nomination? They allow up to 10 nominees now and if the three LOTR movies and Avatar can get nominated (not to mention the original Star Wars getting a lot of Oscar love), then TFA should be part of the conversation too.
And for that matter, I hope Mad Max: Fury Road gets a Best Pic nom too. It's already getting some hardware!
And for that matter, I hope Mad Max: Fury Road gets a Best Pic nom too. It's already getting some hardware!
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Los Angeles Film Critics:
Picture: Spotlight. Runner-up: Mad Max: Fury Road.
Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Todd Haynes, Carol.
Actor: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs. Runner-up: Géza Röhrig, Son of Saul.
Actress: Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years. Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn.
Supporting actor: Michael Shannon, 99 Homes. Runner-up: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies.
Supporting actress: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina. Runner-up: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria.
Screenplay: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight. Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa.
Animation: Anomalisa. Runner-up: Inside Out.
Foreign-language film: Son of Saul. Runner-up: The Tribe.
Documentary/nonfiction film: Amy. Runner-up: The Look of Silence.
New Generation: Ryan Coogler, Creed.
Film editing: Hank Corwin, The Big Short. Runner-up: Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road.
Cinematography: John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Edward Lachman, Carol.
Production design: Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Judy Becker, Carol.
Music score: Carter Burwell, Anomalisa and Carol. Runner-up: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight.
Special citation: David Shepard, for his invaluable work in film preservation, particularly of movies from the silent era.
Lifetime achievement: Anne V. Coates
Boston Society of Film Critics:
Best Picture: “Spotlight”; Runner-up: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Best Director: Todd Haynes (“Carol”); Runner-up: Tom McCarthy (“Spotlight”)
Best Actor: (TIE) Paul Dano (“Love & Mercy”) and Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”)
Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years”); Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklyn”)
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”); Runner-up: Sylvester Stallon (“Creed”)
Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Stewart (“Clouds of Sils Maria”); Runner-up: Alicia Vikander (unspecified)
Best Screenplay: “Spotlight”; Runner-up: “Carol”
Best Cinematography: “Carol”; Runner-up: “The Revenant”
Best Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road”; Runner-up: “Spotlight”
Best Original Score: “Love & Mercy”; Runner-up: “Creed”
Best Ensemble Cast: “Spotlight”; Runner-up: “The Big Short”
Best Animated Film: (TIE) “Anomalisa” and “Inside Out”; Runner-up: “Shaun the Sheep Movie”
Best Foreign Film: “The Look of Silence”; Runner-up: “White God”
Best Documentary: “Amy”; Runner-up: “The Look of Silence”
Best New Filmmaker: Marielle Heller (“The Diary of a Teenage Girl”); Runner-up: Alex Garland, “Ex Machina”
Best Actor seems to be the most debated award so far.
Picture: Spotlight. Runner-up: Mad Max: Fury Road.
Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Todd Haynes, Carol.
Actor: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs. Runner-up: Géza Röhrig, Son of Saul.
Actress: Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years. Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn.
Supporting actor: Michael Shannon, 99 Homes. Runner-up: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies.
Supporting actress: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina. Runner-up: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria.
Screenplay: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight. Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa.
Animation: Anomalisa. Runner-up: Inside Out.
Foreign-language film: Son of Saul. Runner-up: The Tribe.
Documentary/nonfiction film: Amy. Runner-up: The Look of Silence.
New Generation: Ryan Coogler, Creed.
Film editing: Hank Corwin, The Big Short. Runner-up: Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road.
Cinematography: John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Edward Lachman, Carol.
Production design: Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Judy Becker, Carol.
Music score: Carter Burwell, Anomalisa and Carol. Runner-up: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight.
Special citation: David Shepard, for his invaluable work in film preservation, particularly of movies from the silent era.
Lifetime achievement: Anne V. Coates
Boston Society of Film Critics:
Best Picture: “Spotlight”; Runner-up: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Best Director: Todd Haynes (“Carol”); Runner-up: Tom McCarthy (“Spotlight”)
Best Actor: (TIE) Paul Dano (“Love & Mercy”) and Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”)
Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years”); Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklyn”)
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”); Runner-up: Sylvester Stallon (“Creed”)
Best Supporting Actress: Kristen Stewart (“Clouds of Sils Maria”); Runner-up: Alicia Vikander (unspecified)
Best Screenplay: “Spotlight”; Runner-up: “Carol”
Best Cinematography: “Carol”; Runner-up: “The Revenant”
Best Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road”; Runner-up: “Spotlight”
Best Original Score: “Love & Mercy”; Runner-up: “Creed”
Best Ensemble Cast: “Spotlight”; Runner-up: “The Big Short”
Best Animated Film: (TIE) “Anomalisa” and “Inside Out”; Runner-up: “Shaun the Sheep Movie”
Best Foreign Film: “The Look of Silence”; Runner-up: “White God”
Best Documentary: “Amy”; Runner-up: “The Look of Silence”
Best New Filmmaker: Marielle Heller (“The Diary of a Teenage Girl”); Runner-up: Alex Garland, “Ex Machina”
Best Actor seems to be the most debated award so far.
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An obscure one to be sure, but here are the winners of the 2015 British Independent Film Awards:
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Ex Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland
BEST DIRECTOR
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
BEST ACTRESS
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST ACTOR
Tom Hardy, Legend
DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Stephen Fingleton, The Survivalist
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Paul Katis & Andrew De Lotbiniere, Kajaki: The True Story
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story Of Dream Alliance, Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman, The Lobster
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson, Suffragette
THE DISCOVERY AWARD
Orion: THe Man Who Would Be King, Jeanie Finlay
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Room, Ed Guiney, David Gross, Emma Donoghue, Lenny Abrahamson
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CRAFT
Andrew Whitehurst, Visual Effects, Ex Machina
BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
Edmond, Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Abigail Hardingham, Nina Forever
BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM
Ex Machina, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Alex Garland
BEST DIRECTOR
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
BEST ACTRESS
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST ACTOR
Tom Hardy, Legend
DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Stephen Fingleton, The Survivalist
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Paul Katis & Andrew De Lotbiniere, Kajaki: The True Story
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dark Horse: The Incredible True Story Of Dream Alliance, Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Olivia Colman, The Lobster
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brendan Gleeson, Suffragette
THE DISCOVERY AWARD
Orion: THe Man Who Would Be King, Jeanie Finlay
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
Room, Ed Guiney, David Gross, Emma Donoghue, Lenny Abrahamson
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CRAFT
Andrew Whitehurst, Visual Effects, Ex Machina
BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
Edmond, Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz
MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER
Abigail Hardingham, Nina Forever
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Before awards season, I never heard word one about Kristen Stewart being a contender in the Supporting Actress category, but suddenly she looks like a major player.
Best Actor (and Supporting Actor) really looks wide open this year.
Best Actor (and Supporting Actor) really looks wide open this year.