On December 15th, 2015, the Phoenix Critics Circle gathered to announce their winners. Below you’ll find their list of winners for the best films and performances of 2015.
Best Picture
Winner: Spotlght
Nominees:
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Room
Spotlight
Best Director
Winner: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Nominees:
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
Alejandro Inarritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Best Animated Film
Winner: Inside Out
Nominees:
Anomalisa
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep
Best International Film
Winner: Youth
Nominees:
The Assassin
White God
Youth
Best Documentary
Winner: Amy
Nominees:
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
He Named My Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Best Horror Film
Winner: It Follows
Nominees:
Bone Tomahawk
Crimson Peak
It Follows
Unfriended
Best Musical or Musical Film
Winner: Straight Outta Compton
Nominees:
Amy
Pitch Perfect 2
Straight Outta Compton
Best Actor
Winner: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Nominees:
Michael Caine, Youth
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Best Actress
Winner: Brie Larson, Room
Nominees:
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Marion Cotillard, Macbeth
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Brie Larson, Room
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Nominees:
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Richard Jenkins, Bone Tomahawk
Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Nominees:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Screenplay
Winner: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Nominees:
Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Bridge of Spies
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Best Score
Winner: Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL, Mad Max: Fury Road
Nominees:
Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL, Mad Max: Fury Road
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies
Best Comedy Film
Winner: The Big Short
Nominees:
The Big Short
Dope
Joy
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Science Fiction Film
Winner: Ex Machina
Nominees:
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Best Mystery or Thriller Film
Winner: Sicario
Nominees:
Bridge of Spies
Sicario
Spotlight
The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and internet film critics from Arizona.