2015 Awards
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- DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.Best Picture:
Beasts of No Nation
Pawn Sacrifice
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
The Stanford Prison Experiment - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.Best Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga- Beasts of No Nation
George Miller- Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Iñárritu- The Revenant
F. Gary Gray- Straight Outta Compton
Kyle Patrick Alvarez- The Stanford Prison Experiment - DirectorEdward ZwickStarsTobey MaguireLiev SchreiberPeter SarsgaardSet during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.Best Leading Actor:
Abraham Attah- Beasts of No Nation
Johnny Depp- Black Mass
Henry Cavill- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Matt Damon- The Martian
Tobey Maguire- Pawn Sacrifice - DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsSaoirse RonanEmory CohenDomhnall GleesonAn Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.Best Leading Actress:
Saoirse Ronan- Brooklyn
Bel Powley- The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Sarah Silverman- I Smile Back
Brie Larson- Room
Amy Schumer- Trainwreck - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.Best Supporting Actor:
Idris Elba- Beasts of No Nation
Joel Edgerton- Black Mass
Walton Goggins- The Hateful Eight
Mark Ruffalo- Spotlight
O'Shea Jackson Jr.- Straight Outta Compton - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.Best Supporting Actress:
Alicia Vikander- Ex Machina
Olivia Cooke- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Joan Allen- Room
Rachel McAdams- Spotlight
Helen Mirren- Trumbo - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.Best Original Screenplay:
Ex Machina
Pawn Sacrifice
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
The Stanford Prison Experiment - DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleSteve CarellRyan GoslingIn 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.Best Adapted Screenplay:
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Black Mass
The Martian
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.Best Ensemble:
The Big Short
The Martian
Pawn Sacrifice
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton - DirectorPete DocterRonnie Del CarmenStarsAmy PoehlerBill HaderLewis BlackAfter young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.Best Voice-Over or Motion Capture Performance:
Tom Noonan- Anomalisa
David Thewlis- Anomalisa
Raymond Ochoa- The Good Dinosaur
Richard Kind- Inside Out
Phyllis Smith- Inside Out - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.Best First Feature:
Marielle Heller- The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Alex Garland- Ex Machina
Joel Edgerton- The Gift
Peter Sohn- The Good Dinosaur
James Vanderbilt- Truth - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.Best Cinematography:
Beasts of No Nation
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
The Stanford Prison Experiment - DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleSteve CarellRyan GoslingIn 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.Best Editing:
The Big Short
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Pawn Sacrifice
Spotlight
The Stanford Prison Experiment - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMia WasikowskaJessica ChastainTom HiddlestonIn the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.Best Production Design:
Black Mass
Carol
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mr. Holmes - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMia WasikowskaJessica ChastainTom HiddlestonIn the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.Best Costume Design:
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Mr. Holmes - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.Best Visual Effects:
Ant-Man
Crimson Peak
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - DirectorJames WanStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerDwayne JohnsonDeckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.Best Original Song:
Love Me Like You Do- 50 Shades of Grey
Dreamsong- The Diary of a Teenage Girl
It's My Turn- Dope
See You Again- Furious Seven
Youngblood- Jem and the Holograms - DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsJason SegelJesse EisenbergAnna ChlumskyThe story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'Honorary Award:
Jason Segel
For his restrained, yet harnassed performance, demonstrating why less can be more.