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    Phoenix Critics Circle Announces 2015 Award Winners

    By Brent HankinsDecember 16, 2015Updated:March 5, 2019No Comments3 Mins Read
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    On December 15th, 2015, the Phoenix Critics Circle gathered to announce their winners. Below you’ll find their list of winners for the best films and performances of 2015.

    Best Picture

    Winner: Spotlight

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    Nominees:

    • Ex Machina
    • Mad Max: Fury Road
    • The Martian
    • Room
    • Spotlight

    Best Comedy Film

    Winner: The Big Short

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    Nominees:

    • The Big Short
    • Dope
    • Joy
    • Spy
    • Trainwreck

    Best Science Fiction Film

    Winner: Ex Machina

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    Nominees:

    • Avengers: Age of Ultron
    • Ex Machina
    • Mad Max: Fury Road
    • The Martian

    Best Mystery or Thriller Film

    Winner: Sicario

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    Nominees:

    • Bridge of Spies
    • Sicario
    • Spotlight

    Best Animated Film

    Winner: Inside Out

    inside out 2015 pcc awards

    Nominees:

    • Anomalisa
    • Inside Out
    • The Peanuts Movie
    • Shaun the Sheep

    Best International Film

    Winner: Youth

    Nominees:

    • The Assassin
    • White God
    • Youth

    Best Documentary

    Winner: Amy

    amy 2015 pcc awards

    Nominees:

    • Amy
    • Best of Enemies
    • Cartel Land
    • He Named My Malala
    • Listen to Me Marlon

    Best Horror Film

    Winner: It Follows

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    Nominees:

    • Bone Tomahawk
    • Crimson Peak
    • It Follows
    • Unfriended

    Best Musical or Musical Film

    Winner: Straight Outta Compton

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    Nominees:

    • Amy
    • Pitch Perfect 2
    • Straight Outta Compton

    Best Actor

    Winner: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

    steve jobs 2015 pcc awards

    Nominees:

    • Michael Caine, Youth
    • Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
    • Matt Damon, The Martian
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
    • Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

    Best Actress

    Winner: Brie Larson, Room

    room movie review 02

    Nominees:

    • Cate Blanchett, Carol
    • Marion Cotillard, Macbeth
    • Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
    • Brie Larson, Room
    • Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

    Best Supporting Actor

    Winner: Sylvester Stallone, Creed

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    Nominees:

    • Tom Hardy, The Revenant
    • Richard Jenkins, Bone Tomahawk
    • Michael Keaton, Spotlight
    • Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
    • Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
    • Sylvester Stallone, Creed
    • Jacob Tremblay, Room

    Best Supporting Actress

    Winner: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

    ex machina 2015 pcc awards 01

    Nominees:

    • Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
    • Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
    • Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
    • Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

    Best Director

    mad max fury road 2015 pcc awards 02

    Winner: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

    Nominees:

    • Alex Garland, Ex Machina
    • Alejandro Inarritu, The Revenant
    • Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
    • George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
    • Ridley Scott, The Martian
    • Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight

    Best Screenplay

    Winner: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight

    spotlight 2015 pcc awards 02

    Nominees:

    • Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Bridge of Spies
    • Alex Garland, Ex Machina
    • Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, Spotlight
    • Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
    • Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

    Best Score

    Winner: Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL, Mad Max: Fury Road

    mad max fury road 2015 pcc awards 01

    Nominees:

    • Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL, Mad Max: Fury Road
    • Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario
    • Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
    • Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies

    The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and internet film critics from Arizona.

    For questions, contact Phoenix Film Foundation Executive Director, Jason Carney at [email protected] or 602-955-6444.

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