Chicago Film Critics Association 2015 Awards Winners….
What a Lovely Day! The Chicago Film Critics Association announced their selections for the “Best” of the year in film at our annual awards dinner. There were some upsets, a few surprises and definitely some chrome celebration. I knew all of my picks wouldn’t win, but I’m quite pleased with these winners. The full rundown can be found below….
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–Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short–Adam McKay & Charles Randolph
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mad Max: Fury Road–John Seale
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight–Ennio Morricone
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road–Jason Ballantine & Margaret Sixel
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Jacob Tremblay–Room
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Alex Garland–Ex Machina
Nominations By The Numbers
5 – Mad Max: Fury Road
2 – Room, Ex Machina
1 – Inside Out, Son of Saul, Amy, The Hateful Eight, The Big Short, Spotlight & The Revenant