2015 Awards -- Georgia Film Critics Nominees & Winners

Georgia Film Critics went with Mad Max this year. These awards are always a bit special to my mind because I personally know 2 of the group members. Hey guys. Must say I'm a fan of their nominee choices. A lot of off-the-beaten-path choices.

BEST PICTURE
Brooklyn
Carol
Ex Machina
Inside Out
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
The Martian
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Room
Sicario
Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Lenny Abrahamson - "Room"
Ryan Coogler - "Creed"
Tom McCarthy - "Spotlight"
GEORGE MILLER - "MAD MAX: FURY ROAD"
Ridley Scott - "The Martian"

BEST ACTOR
Matt Damon - "The Martian"
LEONARDO DICAPRIO - "THE REVENANT"
Michael Fassbender - "Steve Jobs"
Michael B. Jordan - "Creed"
Jason Segel - "The End of the Tour"

BEST ACTRESS
Emily Blunt - "Sicario"
Blythe Danner - "I'll See You in My Dreams"
BRIE LARSON - "ROOM"
Rooney Mara - "Carol"
Charlotte Rampling - "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan - "Brooklyn"
Charlize Theron - "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro - "Sicario"
Mark Ruffalo - "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance - "Bridge of Spies"
SYLVESTER STALLONE - "CREED"
Jacob Tremblay - "Room"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Banks - "Love & Mercy"
Rose Byrne - "Spy"
Jennifer Jason Leigh - "The Hateful Eight"
ALICIA VIKANDER - "EX MACHINA"
Kate Winslet - "Steve Jobs"

BEST ENSEMBLE
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
SPOTLIGHT
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Straight Outta Compton

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
INSIDE OUT
Sicario
Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BIG SHORT
Brooklyn
The End of the Tour
The Martian
Room
Steve Jobs

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
INSIDE OUT
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Assassin
Carol
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
The Revenant
Sicario

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Brooklyn
Carol
Ex Machina
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bridge of Spies
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"I'll See You in My Dreams" -- I'll See You in My Dreams
"SEE YOU AGAIN" -- FURIOUS 7
"Simple Song #3" -- Youth
"So Long" -- Concussion
"Til It Happens to You" -- The Hunting Ground

BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Assassin
Labyrinth of Lies
The Look of Silence
Mustang
SON OF SAUL

BEST DOCUMENTARY
AMY
Best of Enemies
Finders Keepers
Frame by Frame
The Look of Silence

BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
Abraham Attah - "Beasts of No Nation"
Alex Garland - "Ex Machina"
Daisy Ridley - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Jacob Tremblay - "Room"
ALICIA VIKANDER - "BURNT", "THE DANISH GIRL", "EX MACHINA", "THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.", TESTAMENT OF YOUTH"

OGLETHORPE AWARD (EXCELLENCE IN GEORGIA CINEMA)
ANT-MAN - Peyton Reed, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd
Bessie
Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors
CROW HAND!!!
Dante's Down the Hatch
The DUFF
Furious 7
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Ir'Reconcilable
A Walk in the Woods