Celebrating the cinematic achievements of 2015.
Official 2015 Selections
Best Film of the Year
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
George Miller
120 Minutes • 2.35 : 1 • Australia, United States
Color • English • Warner Bros.
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton
Screenplay: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris
Producers: George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Cinematography: John Seale
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
SPOTLIGHT
Mark Ruffalo
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
ROOM
Brie Larson
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role
CREED
Sylvester Stallone
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
EX-MACHINA
Alicia Vikander
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Best Ensemble
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Kurt Russel, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Damien Bachir, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Walton Goggins
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Best Director
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
George Miller
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Best Screenplay - Original Material
EX MACHINA
Alex Garland
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Best Screenplay - Adapted or Historical Material
THE MARTIAN
Drew Goddard
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Best Film - Animated Feature
INSIDE OUT
Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
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Best Film - Documentary Feature
AMY
Asif Kapadia
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Best Film - Foreign Language Feature
PHOENIX
Christian Petzold
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Best Film - Limited Theatrical Release
ANOMALISA
Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman
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Best Cinematography
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Robert Richardson
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Best Film Editing
THE BIG SHORT
Hank Corwin
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Best Production Design
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales
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Best Costumes
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Jenny Beavan
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Best Visual Effects
EX MACHINA
Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett
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Best Stunts and Stunt Choreography
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
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Best Make-Up
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega, Damian Martin
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Best Music - Original Score
IT FOLLOWS
Disasterpiece
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Best Music - Original Song
FURIOUS 7
"See You Again"
Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa
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Best Music - Soundtrack Compilation
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Music From the Motion Picture
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Best Sound Design
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Ben Osmo, Mark A. Mangini, David White
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Best Action/Adventure Film
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
George Miller
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Best Comedy Film
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
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Best Fantasy Film
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
JJ Abrams
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Best Horror/Thriller Film
IT FOLLOWS
David Robert Mitchell
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Best Science Fiction Film
EX MACHINA
Alex Garland
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Best Animated Short Film
WORLD OF TOMORROW
Don Hertzfeldt
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Best Live Action Short Film
EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY
Patrick Vollrath
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Best Voice Acting Performance
INSIDE OUT
Amy Poehler as "Joy"
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The following films did not win any Essential Film Awards but are noteworthy for their cinematic contributions in 2015:
45 YEARS
ANT-MAN
THE ASSASSIN
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
BRIDGE OF SPIES
BROOKLYN
THE DANISH GIRL
THE GIFT
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION
MISTRESS AMERICA
QUEEN OF EARTH
THE REVENANT
SICARIO
STEVE JOBS
TANGERINE
TRAINWRECK
TRUMBO
