Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2015 Explained

20th FFCC Awards

December 23, 2015

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Best Picture:

The 20th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards were held on December 23, 2015.^[1]

The nominations were announced on December 21, 2015, led by Carol with eight nominations.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold, while the runner-ups for each category are listed under them.

Best Film	Best Director
Runner-up: Spotlight The Big Short Carol The Martian	George Miller – Runner-up: Todd Haynes – Carol Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant Tom McCarthy – Spotlight Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Actor	Best Actress
Paul Dano – Love & Mercy as Brian Wilson Runner-up: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant as Hugh Glass Bryan Cranston – Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs as Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl as Einar Wegener / Lili Elbe	Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome Runner-up: Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years as Kate Mercer Cate Blanchett – Carol as Carol Aird Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn as Ellis Lacey Charlize Theron – as Imperator Furiosa
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina as Nathan Bateman Runner-up: Michael Shannon – 99 Homes as Rick Carver Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight as Michael Rezendes Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abel Sylvester Stallone – Creed as Rocky Balboa	Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria as Valentine Runner-up: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight as Daisy Domergue Elizabeth Banks – Love & Mercy as Melinda Ledbetter Rooney Mara – Carol as Therese Belivet Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina as Ava
Best Adapted Screenplay	Best Original Screenplay
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph – The Big Short Runner-up: Phyllis Nagy – Carol Brooklyn Room Steve Jobs	Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – Spotlight Runner-up: Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig – Mistress America Ex Machina The Hateful Eight Inside Out
Best Animated Film	Best Documentary
Inside Out Runner-up: Anomalisa The Good Dinosaur The Peanuts Movie Shaun the Sheep Movie	Amy Runner-up: Heart of a Dog Best of Enemies Cartel Land The Look of Silence
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Ensemble
The Assassin Runner-up: Mommy Mustang Phoenix Son of Saul	Spotlight Runner-up: Tangerine The Big Short Mistress America Straight Outta Compton
Best Art Direction / Production Design	Best Cinematography
Carol Runner-up: Brooklyn Crimson Peak Love & Mercy	John Seale – Runner-up: Edward Lachman – Carol The Revenant Sicario Youth
Best Score	Best Visual Effects
Love & Mercy Runner-up: Carol The Hateful Eight	Runner-up: Ex Machina The Martian The Walk
Pauline Kael Breakout Award
Daisy Ridley – as Rey Runner-up: Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina and The Danish Girl as Ava and Gerda Wegener Bel Powley – The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Minnie Goetze Kitana Kiki Rodriguez – Tangerine as Sin-Dee Rella Jacob Tremblay – Room as Jack Newsome

Notes and References

1. 2015 FFCC Award Winners . . December 23, 2015 . December 23, 2015.
2. 'Carol' leads 2015 Florida Film Critics Awards Nominations . . December 21, 2015 . December 21, 2015.