2015 National Society of Film Critics Awards

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50th NSFC Awards

January 3, 2016


Best Film:
Spotlight

The 50th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 2016, honored the best in film for 2015. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Winners

Winners are listed in boldface along with the runner-up positions and counts from the final round:

Todd Haynes, Best Director winner Todd Haynes at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
Todd Haynes, Best Director winner
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Michael B. Jordan, Best Actor winner
Charlotte Rampling, Best Actress winner Charlotte Rampling 2016.jpg
Charlotte Rampling, Best Actress winner
Mark Rylance, Best Supporting Actor winner Mark Rylance Cannes 2016.jpg
Mark Rylance, Best Supporting Actor winner
Kristen Stewart, Best Supporting Actress winner Kristen Stewart Cannes 2014.jpg
Kristen Stewart, Best Supporting Actress winner
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Tom McCarthy, Best Screenplay co-winner

Best Picture

  1. Spotlight (23)
  2. Carol (17)
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road (13)

Best Director

  1. Todd Haynes Carol (21)
  2. Tom McCarthy Spotlight (21) [note 1]
  3. George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road (20)

Best Actor

  1. Michael B. Jordan Creed (29)
  2. Géza Röhrig Son of Saul (18)
  3. Tom Courtenay 45 Years (15)

Best Actress

  1. Charlotte Rampling 45 Years (57)
  2. Saoirse Ronan Brooklyn (30)
  3. Nina Hoss Phoenix (22)

Best Supporting Actor

  1. Mark Rylance Bridge of Spies (56)
  2. Michael Shannon 99 Homes (15)
  3. Sylvester Stallone Creed (14)

Best Supporting Actress

  1. Kristen Stewart Clouds of Sils Maria (53)
  2. Alicia Vikander Ex Machina (23)
  3. Kate Winslet Steve Jobs / Elizabeth Banks Love & Mercy (17)

Best Screenplay

  1. Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight (21)
  2. Charlie Kaufman Anomalisa / Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short (15)

Best Cinematography

  1. Edward Lachman Carol (25)
  2. Mark Lee Ping-bing The Assassin (22)
  3. John Seale Mad Max: Fury Road (12)

Best Foreign Language Film

  1. Timbuktu Abderrahmane Sissako (22)
  2. Phoenix Christian Petzold (20)
  3. The Assassin Hou Hsiao-hsien (16)

Best Non-Fiction Film

  1. Amy Asif Kapadia (23)
  2. In Jackson Heights Frederick Wiseman (18)
  3. Seymour: An Introduction Ethan Hawke (15)

Film Heritage Awards

  1. Film Society of Lincoln Center and the programmers Jake Perlin and Michelle Materre, for the series Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968–1986. [1]
  2. The Criterion Collection and L'Immagine Ritrovata for the restoration and packaging of the reconstructed version of The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray. [1]
  3. Lobster Films and Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna / L'Immagine Ritrovata for the restoration of Charlie Chaplin's Essanay Films. [1]

Special Citation

One Floor Below , a Romanian film directed by Radu Muntean. [1]

Dedication

As per tradition, the ceremony was dedicated to the late Richard Corliss, longtime critic at TIME magazine. [1]

Notes

  1. Because he was on fewer ballots; a winner must be on a majority of ballots, which are weighted.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Awards for 2015 films". National Society of Film Critics. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. Cox, Gordon (January 3, 2016). "'Spotlight' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". Variety . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. Kilday, Gregg (January 3, 2016). "National Society of Film Critics Names 'Spotlight' Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 3, 2016.