2015 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Explained

41st LAFCA Awards
Date:	December 6, 2015
Award1 Type:	Best Picture
Award1 Winner:	Spotlight
Previous:	40th
Main:	LAFCA Awards
Next:	42nd

The 41st Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2015.^[1]

Winners

• Best Picture:
  • Spotlight
    • Runner-up:
• Best Director:
  • George Miller –
    • Runner-up: Todd Haynes – Carol
• Best Actor:
  • Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
    • Runner-up: Géza Röhrig – Son of Saul
• Best Actress:
  • Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
    • Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
    • Runner-up: Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
    • Runner-up: Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
• Best Screenplay:
  • Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
    • Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman – Anomalisa
• Best Cinematography:
  • John Seale –
    • Runner-up: Edward Lachman – Carol
• Best Editing:
  • Hank Corwin – The Big Short
    • Runner-up: Margaret Sixel –
• Best Production Design:
  • Colin Gibson –
    • Runner-up: Judy Becker – Carol
• Best Music Score:
  • Carter Burwell – Anomalisa and Carol
    • Runner-up: Ennio Morricone – The Hateful Eight
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Son of Saul • Hungary
    • Runner-up: The Tribe • Ukraine
• Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film:
  • Amy
    • Runner-up: The Look of Silence
• Best Animation:
  • Anomalisa
    • Runner-up: Inside Out
• New Generation Award:
  • Ryan Coogler – Creed
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Anne V. Coates
• Special Citation:
  • David Shepard

External links

• 41st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Notes and References

1. News: Los Angeles Film Critics Name ‘Spotlight’ Best Film of the Year. Tapley. Kristopher. Variety. 6 December 2015. 6 December 2015.