National Board of Review Awards 2015

87th NBR Awards
Best Film: Mad Max: Fury Road

The 87th National Board of Review Awards , honoring the best in film for 2015, were announced on December 1, 2015. ^[1]

Top 10 Films

Films listed alphabetically except top, which is ranked as Best Film of the Year:

Mad Max: Fury Road

• Bridge of Spies
• Creed
• The Hateful Eight
• Inside Out
• The Martian
• Room
• Sicario
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton

Winners

Best Film:

• Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Director:

• Ridley Scott – The Martian

Best Actor:

• Matt Damon – The Martian

Best Actress:

• Brie Larson – Room

Best Supporting Actor:

• Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Supporting Actress:

• Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight

Best Original Screenplay:

• Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• Drew Goddard – The Martian

Best Animated Feature:

• Inside Out

Best Foreign Language Film:

• Son of Saul

Best Documentary:

• Amy

Best Ensemble:

• The Big Short

Breakthrough Performance (TIE):

• Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
• Jacob Tremblay, Room

Best Directorial Debut:

• Jonas Carpignano, Mediterranea

William K. Everson Film History Award:

• Cecilia De Mille Presley

Spotlight Award:

• Sicario , for Outstanding Collaborative Vision.

NBR Freedom of Expression:

• Beasts of No Nation
• Mustang

Top Foreign Films

Son of Saul

• Goodnight Mommy
• Mediterranea
• Phoenix
• The Second Mother
• The Tribe

Top Documentaries

Amy

• Best of Enemies
• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
• The Diplomat
• Listen to Me Marlon
• The Look of Silence

Top Independent Films

• '71
• 45 Years
• Cop Car
• Ex Machina
• Grandma
• It Follows
• James White
• Mississippi Grind
• Welcome to Me
• While We’re Young

References

1. "NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2015 AWARD WINNERS". National Board of Review . December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.