List of British films of 2015

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2015 saw the death of Sir Christopher Lee. Christopher Lee at the Berlin International Film Festival 2013.jpg
2015 saw the death of Sir Christopher Lee.
It also saw the death of Cilla Black. Cilla Black (1970).jpg
It also saw the death of Cilla Black.

The British film industry produced over fifty major feature films in 2015. This article fully lists all films that have a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2015.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for a number of box office bombs, such as Jupiter Ascending , Pan , Fantastic Four and Mortdecai .

Contents

Major releases

January – March

OpeningTitleCast and crewDetailsGenre(s)Ref.
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21 Ex Machina Director: Alex Garland
Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac
Universal Pictures Science fiction
Thriller
[1]
23 Mortdecai Director: David Koepp
Cast: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Paul Bettany, Jeff Goldblum
Lionsgate
Based on Don't Point that Thing at Me by Kyril Bonfiglioli
Action
Comedy
[2]
The D Train Directors: Jarrad Paul, Andrew Moge
Cast: Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Russell Posner, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike White
IFC Films Comedy
Drama
[3]
24 Shaun the Sheep Movie Directors: Richard Starzak, Mark Burton
Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili
StudioCanal
Based on the Shaun the Sheep television series
Comedy [4]
Slow West Director: John Maclean
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, Caren Pistorius, Rory McCann, Brooke Williams
Lionsgate UK Action
Western
[5]
25 The Hallow Director: Corin Hardy
Cast: Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton, Michael Smiley
Entertainment One Horror [6]
26 Brooklyn Director: John Crowley
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Bronte Kavanagh
Lionsgate
Based on Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Drama [7]
27 Jupiter Ascending Directors: The Wachowskis
Cast: Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth
Warner Bros. Pictures Science fiction [8]
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6 45 Years Director: Andrew Haigh
Cast: Charlotte Rampling
Artificial Eye
Based on In Another Country by David Constantine
Drama [9]
8 Mr. Holmes Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Ian McKellen, Colin Starkey, Laura Linney, Hattie Morahan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Patrick Kennedy
Miramax
Based on A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin
Mystery
Crime
Drama
[10]
9 Fifty Shades of Grey Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Luke Grimes, Rita Ora, Eloise Mumford
Universal Pictures
Based on Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James
Romance
Drama
[11]
Life Director: Anton Corbijn
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton
Cinedigm
Based on the life of Dennis Stock
Drama
Biography
[12]
10 Accidental Love Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Catherine Keener, James Marsden, Tracy Morgan, James Brolin
Millennium Entertainment
Based on Sammy's Hill by Kristin Gore
Comedy [13]
26 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Director: John Madden
Cast: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Richard Gere
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Sequel to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
Comedy
Drama
[14]
27 A Dark Reflection Director: Tristan Loraine
Cast: Georgina Sutcliffe, Rita Ramnani, Marina Sirtis, Stephen Tompkinson, Mark Dymond, Nicholas Day
Fact Not Fiction Films Thriller [15]
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13 Cinderella Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, Ben Chaplin, Sophie McShera, Hayley Atwell, Helena Bonham Carter
Walt Disney Studios
Based on Cendrillon by Charles Perrault
Fantasy
Romance
[16]
Suite Française Director: Saul Dibb
Cast: Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts
Entertainment One
Based on Suite française by Irène Némirovsky
Romance
Drama
[17]
14 Nina Forever Directors: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine
Cast: Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Abigail Hardingham, Cian Barry
StudioCanal Horror comedy [18]
20 The Gunman Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Mark Rylance, Jasmine Trinca, Peter Franzén, Ray Winstone
Open Road Films
Based on The Prone Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette
Action
Thriller
[19]

April – June

OpeningTitleCast and crewDetailsGenre(s)Ref.
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1 Woman in Gold Director: Simon Curtis
Cast: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Max Irons, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern, Jonathan Pryce
BBC Films
Based on the life of Maria Altmann
Drama [20]
8 Dark Places Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Cast: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Chloë Grace Moretz, Tye Sheridan, Sterling Jerins, Corey Stoll
A24
Based on Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Mystery [21]
11 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Director: Christopher N. Rowley
Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Lesley Manville, Emily Watson, Joan Collins, Raffey Cassidy
ARC Entertainment
Based on Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
[22]
14 Tale of Tales Director: Matteo Garrone
Cast: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly
Artificial Eye Film Co.
Based on the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile
Dark fantasy [23]
17 Child 44 Director: Daniel Espinosa
Cast: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke, Vincent Cassel
Lionsgate
Based on Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Mystery
Thriller
[24]
Far from the Madding Crowd Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Based on Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Drama
Romance
[25]
18 Kidnapping Freddy Heineken Director: Daniel Alfredson
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Sam Worthington, Jim Sturgess, Ryan Kwanten
Alchemy
Based on Kidnapping Freddy Heineken by Peter R. de Vries
Drama
Crime
[26]
19 Man Up Director: Ben Palmer
Cast: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell
StudioCanal Romance
Comedy
[27]
24 The Falling Director: Carol Morley
Cast: Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh
Metrodome UK Mystery
Drama
[28]
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8 Spooks: The Greater Good Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: Peter Firth, Kit Harington, Jennifer Ehle, Elyes Gabel
20th Century Fox
Based on the Spooks television series
Thriller [29]
14 A Royal Night Out Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Jack Reynor, Rupert Everett, Emily Watson, Roger Allam
Lionsgate
Based on the life of Elizabeth II
Comedy
Drama
[30]
15 The Lobster Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz
Picturehouse Entertainment Science fiction
Comedy
Drama
[31]
16 Amy Director: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Amy Winehouse, Mitchell Winehouse, Janis Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil, Raye Cosbert, Nick Schymansky, Tyler James, Juliette Ashby, Lauren Gilbert, Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi, Tony Bennett
Altitude Film Distribution
Based on the life of Amy Winehouse
Documentary [32]
17 Carol Director: Todd Haynes
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
StudioCanal
Based on The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Romance
Drama
[33]
23 Macbeth Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Paddy Considine, David Thewlis
The Weinstein Company
Based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Drama
Historical
[34]
29 Survivor Director: James McTeigue
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster
Millennium Films Thriller [35]
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9 A Syrian Love Story Director: Sean McAllister
Documentary [36]
11 The Martian Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor
20th Century Fox
Based on The Martian by Andy Weir
Science fiction [37]
12 London Road Director: Rufus Norris
Cast: Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman
Picturehouse Entertainment
Based on London Road Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork
Musical
Mystery
Thriller
[38]
17 The Legend of Barney Thomson Director: Robert Carlyle
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ashley Jensen, Ray Winstone
Based on The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay Comedy
Thriller
[39]
20 The Messenger Director: David Blair
Cast: Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole
Metrodome Distribution Horror
Mystery
Thriller
[40]
Under Milk Wood Director: Kevin Allen
Cast: Rhys Ifans
Based on Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas Drama [41]
23 Everest Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Cast: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Jake Gyllenhaal
Universal Pictures
Based on the 1996 Mount Everest expedition
Thriller [42]

July – September

OpeningTitleCast and crewDetailsGenre(s)Ref.
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17 Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Director: David Stoten
Cast: Joseph May, John Hasler, Jamie Campbell Bower, John Hurt, Eddie Redmayne, Keith Wickham, Olivia Colman
HiT Entertainment
Based on Thomas & Friends
CGI animated Children's epic Fantasy Adventure Action-Musical
27 Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins Director: Don Spencer
Cast: Joseph May, John Hasler, Christopher Ragland, Teresa Gallagher, Tim Whitnall, Keith Wickham
HiT Entertainment
Based on Thomas & Friends
CGI animated
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4 Fantastic Four Director: Josh Trank
Cast: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey Tim Blake Nelson
20th Century Fox
Based on the Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Superhero [43]
7 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris, Hugh Grant
Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. television series
action comedy [44]
8 Soldiers of the Damned Director: Mark Nuttall
Cast: Gil Darnell
Miriam Cooke
Lucas Hansen
Safecracker Pictures
Horror [45]
13 Hitman: Agent 47 Director: Aleksander Bach
Cast: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds
20th Century Fox Action-thriller
Based on the Hitman video game series by IO Interactive
[46]
14 Absolutely Anything Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Robin Williams
Lionsgate UK Comedy
Science fiction
[46]
21 A Dozen Summers Director: Kenton Hall
Cast: Scarlet Hall, Hero Hall, Colin Baker, Ewen MacIntosh, Sarah Warren, Kenton Hall
Ballpark Film Distributors Comedy [47]
Sinister 2 Director: Ciaran Foy
Cast: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon
Gramercy Pictures
Sequel to Sinister (2012)
Horror [48]
The Bad Education Movie Director: Elliot Hegarty
Cast: Jack Whitehall, Mathew Horne, Sarah Solemani, Harry Enfield, Nikki Runeckles, Kae Alexander, Ethan Lawrence, Charlie Wernham, Jack Binstead, Layton Williams, Weruche Opia, Iain Glen
Entertainment Film Distributors
Based on the Bad Education television series
Comedy [49]
We Are Your Friends Director: Max Joseph
Cast: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Shiloh Fernandez, Alex Shaffer, Jonny Weston, Wes Bentley
Warner Bros. Pictures Musical
Drama
[50]
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4 Black Mass Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard, Dakota Johnson
Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill
Crime
Drama
[51]
Suffragette Director: Sarah Gavron
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Romola Garai
Focus Features
Based on the women's suffrage movement
Drama
Historical
[52]
5 The Childhood of a Leader Director: Brady Corbet
Cast: Bérénice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Stacy Martin, Robert Pattinson, Tom Sweet
IFC Films
Based on The Childhood of a Leader by Jean-Paul Sartre and The Magus by John Fowles
Historical
Mystery
Drama
[53]
The Danish Girl Director: Tom Hooper
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard, Matthias Schoenaerts
Focus Features
Based on The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
Biography
Drama
[54]
9 Legend Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Colin Morgan
Universal Pictures
Based on The Profession of Violence by John Pearson
Biography
Thriller
Crime
Comedy
[55]
11 Eye in the Sky Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi
Entertainment One Thriller [56]
12 Miss You Already Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Cast: Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Tyson Ritter, Frances de la Tour, Jacqueline Bisset
Entertainment One Comedy
Drama
[57]
The Lady in the Van Director: Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour
Based on The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett Drama
Comedy
[58]
13 High-Rise Director: Ben Wheatley
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans
StudioCanal
Based on High Rise by J. G. Ballard
Dystopian drama [59]
The Ones Below Director: David Farr
Cast: Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell Moore, Laura Birn, Deborah Findlay
Icon Film Distribution Thriller [60]
Sunset Song Director: Terence Davies
Cast: Agyness Deyn, Peter Mullan, Kevin Guthrie
Based on Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon Drama [61]
14 The Program Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet, Jesse Plemons, Lee Pace, Denis Ménochet, Dustin Hoffman
StudioCanal
Based on Seven Deadly Sins by David Walsh
Biography
Drama
[62]
17 The Man Who Knew Infinity Director: Matthew Brown
Cast: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons
Warner Bros.
Based on The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel
Biography
Drama
[63]
18 Bill Director: Richard Bracewell
Cast: Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond
Vertigo Films
Based on the Horrible Histories television series
Comedy [64]
20 Pan Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried
Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Fantasy
Adventure
Family
[65]


October – December

OpeningTitleCast and crewDetailsGenre(s)Ref.
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1DepartureDirector: Andrew Steggall
Cast: Juliet Stevenson, Alex Lawther
Peccadillo Pictures Romantic family drama [66]
10 Remainder Director: Omer Fast
Cast: Tom Sturridge, Cush Jumbo, Ed Speleers
Soda Pictures
Based on Remainder by Tom McCarthy
Drama [67]
11 Room Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus, Amanda Brugel, Joe Pingue, Cas Anvar
Universal Pictures Drama [68]
15 Burn Burn Burn Director: Chanya Button
Cast: Laura Carmichael, Chloe Pirrie, Jack Farthing, Joe Dempsie
Vendetta Films Black comedy [69]
26 Howl Director: Paul Hyett
Cast: Ed Speleers, Sean Pertwee, Holly Weston, Shauna Macdonald, Elliot Cowan, Rosie Day, Calvin Dean, Duncan Preston, Ross Mullan
Starchild Pictures Horror [70]
Spectre Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Part of the James Bond film series
Action [71]
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6 Kill Your Friends Director: Owen Harris
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Craig Roberts, Tom Riley, Georgia King
Based on Kill Your Friends by John Niven Comedy
Crime
Thriller
[72]
13 Steve Jobs Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels
Cloud Eight Films, The Mark Gordon Company, Legendary Pictures Drama [73]
20 Carol Director: Todd Haynes
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Kyle Chandler, John Magaro, Cory Michael Smith, Carrie Brownstein, Kevin Crowley, Nik Pajic
Film4, Studiocanal, The Weinstein Company
Based on The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Romance
Drama
[74]
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Other releases

Co-productions

Highest-grossing films

Listed here are the highest-grossing British films of 2015 so far, with their total earnings listed in British pound sterling. It includes films released in previous years that made money in 2015, particularly those that had minor releases in 2014 but their main releases in 2015.

Highest-grossing British films of 2015 [75]
RankTitleStudioWorldwide gross
1 Fifty Shades of Grey Universal Pictures £370,030,000
2 Cinderella Walt Disney Studios £352,300,000
3 Kingsman: The Secret Service 20th Century Fox £268,900,000
4 The Martian 20th Century Fox £393,300,000
5 Paddington StudioCanal £168,550,000
6 Jupiter Ascending Warner Bros. Pictures £183,900,000
7 Everest Universal Pictures £113,020,000
8 Fantastic Four 20th Century Fox £108,990,000
9 Seventh Son Universal Pictures £110,600,000
10 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Warner Bros. Pictures £65,280,000

Critical reception

British award winners

Julianne Moore received the best leading actress award at all five major awards ceremonies for her performance in Still Alice. Julianne Moore (15011443428).jpg
Julianne Moore received the best leading actress award at all five major awards ceremonies for her performance in Still Alice .
Eddie Redmayne won multiple awards for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Eddie Redmayne by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Eddie Redmayne won multiple awards for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything .
Pawel Pawlikowski, the multiple award-winning director of Ida Pawel Pawlikowski (cropped).jpg
Paweł Pawlikowski, the multiple award-winning director of Ida
Benedict Cumberbatch received multiple awards nominations for his portrayal of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Benedict Cumberbatch SDCC 2014.jpg
Benedict Cumberbatch received multiple awards nominations for his portrayal of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game .
Felicity Jones received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Jane Wilde Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Felicity Jones December 2016.jpg
Felicity Jones received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Jane Wilde Hawking in The Theory of Everything .
Keira Knightley received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game. KeiraKnightleyByAndreaRaffin2011 (cropped).jpg
Keira Knightley received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game .
Ralph Fiennes received multiple awards nominations for his performance in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Ralph Fiennes 2013.jpg
Ralph Fiennes received multiple awards nominations for his performance in The Grand Budapest Hotel .
David Oyelowo received multiple awards nominations for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. David Oyelowo Golden Globes.jpg
David Oyelowo received multiple awards nominations for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma.
Mike Leigh won the British Academy Fellowship Award. Mike Leigh (Berlinale 2012) cropped.jpg
Mike Leigh won the British Academy Fellowship Award.
Emily Blunt won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie. Emily Blunt avp 2014 (headshot).jpg
Emily Blunt won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie.
James Marsh, the multiple award-winning director of The Theory of Everything James Marsh seminar (3890686677).jpg
James Marsh, the multiple award-winning director of The Theory of Everything
Roger Deakins received multiple awards nominations for his cinematography in Unbroken. Roger Deakins Feb-2011 02 (cropped).jpg
Roger Deakins received multiple awards nominations for his cinematography in Unbroken .
Naomi Watts won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Birdman and was nominated for St. Vincent. Naomi Watts Cannes 2015 2.jpg
Naomi Watts won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Birdman and was nominated for St. Vincent .
Atticus Ross (right) received multiple awards nominations for his soundtrack to Gone Girl. Reznor Ross G5 setup.jpg
Atticus Ross (right) received multiple awards nominations for his soundtrack to Gone Girl .
Tilda Swinton received major awards nominations for two films: The Grand Budapest Hotel and Snowpiercer. Tilda Swinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
Tilda Swinton received major awards nominations for two films: The Grand Budapest Hotel and Snowpiercer .
Micachu, the BAFTA-nominated composer of Under the Skin Micachu at Crash Mansion 2008.jpg
Micachu, the BAFTA-nominated composer of Under the Skin
Jack O'Connell won the EE Rising Star Award. Jack O'Connell 2014 (cropped).jpg
Jack O'Connell won the EE Rising Star Award.

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held during 2015, celebrating the best films of 2014. The British nominations were led by The Theory of Everything , The Grand Budapest Hotel , The Imitation Game and Selma , with The Grand Budapest Hotel going on to win large numbers of technical awards, whilst Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore won multiple best leading actor and leading actress awards for The Theory of Everything and Still Alice respectively. British films did, however, notably lose out to Boyhood and Birdman (both from the United States).

Academy Awards

The 87th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2014 were held on 22 February 2015. [76]

British winners:

British nominations:

British Academy Film Awards

The 68th British Academy Film Awards were held on 8 February 2015. [77]

British winners:

British nominations:

Critics' Choice Awards

The 20th Critics' Choice Awards were held on 15 January 2015.[ citation needed ]

British winners:

British nominations:

Golden Globe Awards

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards were held on 11 January 2015. [78]

British winners:

British nominations:

Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on 25 January 2015. [79] [80]

British winners:

British nominations:

Notable deaths

MonthDateNameAgeNationalityProfessionNotable films
January 4 Bernard Williams 72EnglishProducer, production manager
5 Khan Bonfils 42EnglishActor
6 Lance Percival 81EnglishActor, singer
10 Brian Clemens 83EnglishScreenwriter, producer
11 Chic Littlewood 84English-New ZealandActor
14 Darren Shahlavi 42EnglishActor, stuntman, choreographer
21 Pauline Yates 85EnglishActress
23 Barrie Ingham 82English-AmericanActor
24 Lisa Daniely 84EnglishActress
30 Geraldine McEwan 82EnglishActress, singer
February 4 Richard Bonehill 67EnglishActor, stuntman
13 Hugh Walters 75EnglishActor
14 Pamela Cundell 95EnglishActress
14 Alan Howard 77EnglishActor
15 Eileen Essell 92EnglishActress
25 Terry Gill 75English-AustralianActor
March 10 Stuart Wagstaff 90English-AustralianActor
13 Vincent Wong 87BritishActor
17 Shaw Taylor 90EnglishActor
April 3 Robert Rietti 91EnglishActor
7 Dickie Owen 88EnglishActor
13 Claire Gordon 74EnglishActress
13 Rex Robinson 89EnglishActor
20 Peter Howell 95EnglishActor
25 Don Mankiewicz 93German-EnglishScreenwriter
30 Nigel Terry 69EnglishActor
May 9 Christopher Wood 79EnglishScreenwriter
28 Johnny Keating 87ScottishComposer
30 Jake D'Arcy 69ScottishActor
30 Julie Harris 94EnglishCostume designer
June 5 Richard Johnson 87EnglishActor
7 Christopher Lee 93EnglishActor, singer
11 Ron Moody 91EnglishActor
13 Junix Inocian 64Filipino-EnglishActor
23 Elizabeth MacLennan 77Scottish-EnglishActress
25 Patrick Macnee 93English-AmericanActor
30 Edward Burnham 98EnglishActor
July 10 Roger Rees 71Welsh-AmericanActor
14 Olaf Pooley 101EnglishActor
15 Aubrey Morris 89EnglishActor
17 Nova Pilbeam 95EnglishActress
22 Natasha Parry 84EnglishActress
25 Robin Phillips 75English-CanadianActor
29 Antony Holland 95English-CanadianActor
30 Clifford Earl 81EnglishActor
August 1 Cilla Black 72EnglishActress, singer
5 George Cole 90EnglishActor
8 Susan Sheridan 68EnglishActress
9 Jack Gold 85EnglishActor
12 Stephen Lewis 88EnglishActor, screenwriter
September 3 Judy Carne 76EnglishActress
19 Jackie Collins 77English-AmericanActress, screenwriter
22 Derek Ware 77EnglishActor, stuntman
27 John Guillermin 89English-AmericanDirector, producer
October 8 Richard Davies 89WelshActor
9 Gordon Honeycombe 79Pakistani-EnglishActor
29 Kenneth Gilbert 84EnglishActor

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The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) is an organization of professional film critics from the U.S. state of Georgia. Inclusion is open to film critics throughout the entire state of Georgia, although the majority of members are concentrated in the Metro Atlanta area. GAFCA members represent the reviewing press through online, radio, television, or print media.

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