2015 Awards -- Washington DC Film Critics Nominees & WINNERS

Another of the big critics groups has announced it's choices for the year. Another strong showing for Mad Max, particularly in the tech categories, as well as a win for director, but the top prize goes to Spotlight, which also took another award for ensemble cast. Alicia Vikander was able to avoid a split vote for her double-nomination in the supporting actress category, taking the prize home for Ex Machina. And Saoirse Ronan earns herself another win as well. No big surprises really, except maybe the first mention of Inside Out being singled out for screenplay and not just for animated feature, which it also won. Nice to see a few mentions of Sicario as well, including it's win for original score by Johann Johannson, who was a front-runner for score last year before losing out to the woefully overdue Alexandre Desplat.

BEST FILM
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Alex Garland - "Ex Machina"
Todd Haynes - "Carol"
Alejandro G. Inarritu - "The Revenant"
George Miller - "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott - "The Martian"

BEST ACTOR
Matt Damon - "The Martian"
Johnny Depp - "Black Mass"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender - "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne - "The Danish Girl"

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett - "Carol"
Brie Larson - "Room"
Saoirse Ronan - "Brooklyn"
Sarah Silverman - "I Smile Back"
Charlize Theron - "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Dano - "Love & Mercy"
Idris Elba - "Beasts of No Nation"
Tom Hardy - "The Revenant"
Mark Rylance - "Bridge of Spies"
Sylvester Stallone - "Creed"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh - "The Hateful Eight"
Rooney Mara - "Carol"
Alicia Vikander - "The Danish Girl"
Alicia Vikander - "Ex Machina"
Kate Winslet - "Steve Jobs"

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Straight Outta Compton

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Trainwreck

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Steve Jobs

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep The Movie

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

BEST FILM EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Steve Jobs

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Brooklyn
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
Goodnight Mommy
Mustang
The Second Mother
Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence

BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Abraham Attah - "Beasts of No Nation"
Raffey Cassidy - "Tomorrowland"
Oona Laurence - "Southpaw"
Gunes Sensoy - "Mustang"
Jacob Tremblay - "Room"