2016 INOCA Nominations: Carol and Mad Max Lead with 12 Each

Erik Anderson February 20, 2016

**INOCA nomination leaders Carol and Mad Max: Fury Road both picked up 12 mentions**

Tons of love went to Carol, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Assassin today at the 8th International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA). Carol and Mad Max: Fury Road lead with a whopping 12 nominations apiece including Best Picture and Best Director with Carol snagging two Best Actress mentions for its leads, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

The INOCAs are comprised of voters from the AwardsWatch community forums and have been giving out awards since 2002. Previous Best Picture winners have included Under the Skin, Amour, Brokeback Mountain and There Will Be Blood. You can check out the full list of nominees and winners from awards past right here. This year’s INOCAs offer a unique balance of Oscar-friendly fare, foreign films and obscure mentions that make up the truly eclectic group that a community as international as AwardsWatch provides. Some big Oscar hits like The Revenant and Room had to settle for far less than they got from The Academy but that made for a much more open and diverse field of nominees like The Assassin, The Duke of Burgundy, Beasts of No Nation and Son of Saul. Mad Max: Fury Road had the most Oscar-to-INOCA crossover, even improving on its 10 nominations from The Academy by adding two here; Adapted Screenplay and Ensemble Cast (which the Oscar doesn’t have). Brooklyn performed better with INOCA than with the Oscars with seven nominations including one for John Crowley in Best Director. Two of the Oscar frontrunners, Spotlight and The Big Short, managed a measly two and one nomination apiece, respectively.

Independent and little seen films grabbed a big piece of the acting nomination pie with Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria, Mya Taylor in Tangerine and Cynthia Nixon in James White taking three spots in Supporting Actress. Rose Byrne’s hilarious turn in last summer’s Spy also landed a supporting nomination there. In the lead categories, Nixon’s co-star Christopher Abbott received a Best Actor nomination and in Best Actress Sidse Babett Knudsen (The Duke of Burgundy) bested Oscar frontrunner Brie Larson (Room) for a mention. Interestingly enough, Larson’s co-star Jacob Tremblay managed a nomination in Best Actor.

In the Adapted Screenplay category, every nominee was for a film that was female-led and while the Original Screenplay had three Oscar nominees it also left room for Clouds of Sils Maria and Mistress America, two more female-led films.

The winners will be revealed next Friday, February 26th. Stay tuned to @awards_watch for details.

The FULL list of nominees for the 2016 INOCAs:

BEST PICTURE
The Assassin
Brooklyn
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes – Carol
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Hsiao-Hsien Hou – The Assassin
László Nemes – Son of Saul
John Crowley – Brooklyn

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
Spy

BEST ACTOR
Christopher Abbott – James White
Tom Courtenay – 45 Years
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Geza Rohrig – Son of Saul
Jacob Tremblay – Room

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Sidse Babett Knudsen – The Duke of Burgundy
Rooney Mara – Carol
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Emory Cohen – Brooklyn
Benecio del Toro – Sicario
Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rose Byrne – Spy
Cynthia Nixon – James White
Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Mya Taylor – Tangerine
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
45 Years
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Room

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Clouds of Sils Maria
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Mistress America
Spotlight

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Inside Out
Anomalisa
When Marnie Was There
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Boy and the World

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Amy
In Jackson Heights
Listen to Me Marlon
The Look of Silence
The Pearl Button

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
Mustang
Phoenix
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Son of Saul

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Assassin
Carol
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
Mad Max: Fury Road
Saint Laurent

BEST FILM EDITING
The Big Short
Carol
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario

BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Assassin
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mr. Holmes
The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
It Follows
Sicario

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Fifty Shades of Grey – “Earned It”
Fifty Shades of Grey – “Love Me Like You Do”
The Forbidden Room – “The Final Derriere”
Furious 7 – “See You Again”
Youth – “Simple Song #3”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Assassin
Carol
Crimson Peak
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SOUND EDITING
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST SOUND MIXING
It Follows
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
Son of Saul
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Top Nomination Totals

12 nominations
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road

7 nominations
Brooklyn

6 nominations
The Assassin

5 nominations
Ex Machina
Inside Out
The Revenant
Sicario

4 nominations
It Follows
Son of Saul
Spotlight

3 nominations
45 Years
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2 nominations
Clouds of Sils Maria
Fifty Shades of Grey
James White
Room
Spy

1 nomination
Amy
Anomalisa
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Boy and the World
Bridge of Spies
Cinderella
Crimson Peak
The Duke of Burgundy
The Forbidden Room
Furious 7
The Hateful Eight
In Jackson Heights
Listen to Me Marlon
The Look of Silence
The Martian
Mistress America
Mr. Holmes
Mustang
The Pearl Button
Phoenix
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Tangerine
When Marnie Was There
Youth

Because we know you love lists, here’s each film and what they were nominated for:

Amy (1)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Anomalisa (1)
BEST ANIMATED FILM

The Assassin (6)
BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

45 Years (3)
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Beasts of No Nation (1)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

The Big Short (1)
BEST FILM EDITING

Boy and the World (1)
BEST ANIMATED FILM

Bridge of Spies (1)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Brooklyn (7)
BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Carol (12)
BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BEST FILM EDITING
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Cinderella (1)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Clouds of Sils Maria (2)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Crimson Peak (1)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Duke of Burgundy (1)
BEST ACTRESS

Ex Machina (5)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Fifty Shades of Grey (2)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

The Forbidden Room (1)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Furious 7 (1)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

The Hateful Eight (1)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

In Jackson Heights (1)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Inside Out (5)
BEST PICTURE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST ANIMATED FILM
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BEST SOUND EDITING

It Follows (4)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST FILM EDITING
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BEST SOUND MIXING

James White (2)
BEST ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Listen to Me Marlon (1)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Look of Silence (1)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Mad Max: Fury Road (12)
BEST PICTURE
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BEST FILM EDITING
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BEST SOUND EDITING
BEST SOUND MIXING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Martian (1)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Mistress America (1)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Mr. Holmes (1)
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING

Mustang (1)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Pearl Button (1)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

Phoenix (1)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (1)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Revenant (5)
BEST ACTOR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST MAKE-UP AND HAIRSTYLING
BEST SOUND EDITING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Room (2)
BEST ACTOR
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Saint Laurent (1)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Shaun the Sheep Movie (1)
BEST ANIMATED FILM

Sicario (5)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST FILM EDITING
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BEST SOUND EDITING
BEST SOUND MIXING

Son of Saul (4)
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
BEST SOUND MIXING

Spotlight (2)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Spy (2)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (3)
BEST SOUND EDITING
BEST SOUND MIXING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Tangerine (1)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

When Marnie Was There (1)
BEST ANIMATED FILM

Youth (1)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG

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Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.