New York Film Critics OnlineTop 10 films of 2015 (in alphabetical order)45 Years (IFC Films)
The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)
Bridge of Spies (DreamWorks)
Brooklyn (Fox Searchlight)
Carol (Weinstein)
Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)
Sicario (Lionsgate)
Spotlight (Open Road)
Steve Jobs (Universal)
Trumbo (Bleecker)
New York Film Critics OnlineBREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCEAlicia Vikander - "The Danish Girl" and "Ex Machina"
Supporting ActressRooney Mara - "Carol"
runner-up was Kate Winslet for "Steve Jobs"
(apparently, they put both Rooney Mara AND Cate Blanchett for Carol under Supporting, which makes no sense at all and I’m here wondering who the hell is the lead then)Supporting ActorMark Rylance - "Bridge of Spies"
runner-up was Mark Ruffalo for "Spotlight"
Best Screenplay"Spotlight" by Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Best Cinematography"Mad Max: Fury Road" by John Seale
Best Use of Music"Love & Mercy" (Brian Wilson, Atticus Ross)
Best Debut DirectorAlex Garland - "Ex Machina"
Best DirectorTom McCarthy - "Spotlight"
Best ActressBrie Larson - "Room"
(Saoirse Ronan was the runner-up for Best Actress)
Best ActorPaul Dano - "Love & Mercy"
Runner up was Johnny Depp for "Black Mass"
Best Ensemble CastSpotlight
Best Foreign Language"Son of Saul" by Laszlo Nemes
Runner Up - “Mustang"
Best Documentary Feature"Amy"
Runner Up - “The Look of Silence"
Best Animated Feature"Inside Out"
Runner up - “Anomalisa”
Best Picture"Spotlight" from Tom McCarthy
BSFC - Boston Society of Film CriticsBSFC - Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Use of MusicLOVE & MERCY
Best EditingMAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Best CinematographyCAROL (Ed Lachman)
Runner-Up was REVENANT
Best New FilmmakerMarielle Heller - DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
Best Animated FilmANOMALISA and INSIDE OUT (tie)
Best DocumentaryAMY
Runner Up: THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Best ScreenplaySPOTLIGHT (Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer)
Best Ensemble CastSPOTLIGHT
Best Supporting ActressKIRSTEN STEWART for CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
(ehhhhh)Best Supporting ActorMark Rylance for BRIDGE OF SPIES
Best ActressCharlotte Rampling for 45 YEARS
Best ActorPaul Dano for LOVE & MERCY & Leonardo DiCaprio for REVENANT (tie)
Best DirectorTodd Haynes for CAROL
Runner-Up is Tom McCarthy for SPOTLIGHT
Best Foreign FilmTHE LOOK OF SILENCE
Runner Up: WHITE GOD
Best FilmSPOTLIGHT
Two observations from them:
LA Film CriticsBEST CINEMATOGRAPHYJohn Seale, "Mad Max: Fury Road."
Runner-up: Edward Lachman, "Carol."
BEST MUSIC SCORECarter Burwell, "Anomalisa" and "Carol."
Runner-up: Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight."
BEST SUPPORTING ACTORMichael Shannon, "99 Homes."
Runner-up: Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies."
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNColin Gibson, "Mad Max: Fury Road."
Runner-up: Judy Becker, "Carol."
BEST EDITINGHank Corwin, "The Big Short."
Runner-up: Margaret Sixel, "Mad Max: Fury Road."
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSAlicia Vikander, "Ex Machina."
Runner-up: Kristen Stewart, "Clouds of Sils Maria."
BEST DOCUMENTARY"Amy"
Runner-up: "The Look of Silence."
BEST SCREENPLAYJosh Singer and Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight."
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, "Anomalisa."
BEST ACTORMichael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs."
Runner-up: Géza Röhrig, "Son of Saul."
BEST ANIMATION"Anomalisa."
Runner-up: "Inside Out."
BEST DIRECTORGeorge Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road."
Runner-up: Todd Haynes, "Carol."
BEST ACTRESSCharlotte Rampling, "45 Years."
Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn."
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM"Son of Saul."
Runner-up: "The Tribe."
NEW GENERATIONRyan Coogler, "Creed."
(this is still going on, there are a few left)
sourcesourcesourcedamn, look @ Spotlight (and Mad Max) slaying