Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2015

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11th AFCA Awards

Best Film:
Mad Max: Fury Road

The 11th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2015, were announced on December 29, 2015. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Best FilmBest Director
  1. Mad Max: Fury Road
  2. Spotlight
  3. Carol
  4. Anomalisa
  5. Room
  6. Ex Machina
  7. Inside Out
  8. Creed
  9. The Big Short
  10. Sicario
Best ActorBest Actress
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Best Original ScreenplayBest Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated FilmBest Foreign Language Film
Best First FilmBest Documentary
Best CinematographyBest Score
Bobby McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist AwardAustin Film Award
Special Honorary Award
  • Don Hertzfeldt , in celebration of a career of remarkable short filmmaking and contributions to animation spanning two decades, with 2015's award-winning World of Tomorrow being recognized as his best work to date

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References

  1. ↑ "2015 Awards". AustinFilmCritics.org. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Miller, Neil (December 29, 2015). "Austin Film Critics Love Mad Max, Room and Ex Machina". Film School Rejects .
  3. ↑ Whittaker, Richard (December 16, 2015). "Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees". The Austin Chronicle .
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