21st Critics Choice Awards Nominations: Mad Max: Fury Road Leads with 13
Mad Max: Fury Road, the most unexpected critics award champion of 2015 has been nominated for 13 awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) who puts on the Critics Choice Movie Awards. Even if you remove the “extra” categories the BFCA employs like Action and Sci-Fi/Horror, the film still ends up with nine nominations, a very healthy haul. The film has already won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film of 2015 plus Best Picture from the National Board of Review, San Francisco Film Critics Circle, Boston Online Film Critics Society, the Online Film Critics Society plus runner-up at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle. Not bad for a summer blockbuster and 3rd sequel.
Also scooping up some BFCA love this morning were three films that tied for 2nd most nominations (9); Carol, The Martian and The Revenant. The numbers for Carol and The Revenant are most impressive as their count only comes from the main categories, not any of the subgenre ones. After much hemming and hawing about whether Rooney Mara (Carol) and/or Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) would be bumped up to Lead here, they both found a home in Supporting just as they did with the Screen Actors Guild. That made room for Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) to double up her Best Actress nominations by scoring in the main Best Actress category as well as Action Actress. Jennifer Lawrence also managed dual nominations for the same film, Joy, since the BFCA also has a Comedy section of nominations.
Some of those surprise Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe nominee showed up today; Bryan Cranston and Helen Mirren in Trumbo and LAFCA winner Michael Shannon in 99 Homes. The Supporting Actor category is proving to be the most difficult to predict this year, for any award. With six nominees (like most of their main categories except Best Picture), the BFCA found room for Shannon, Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Sylvester Stallone (Creed), Paul Dano (Love & Mercy), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight) and Tom Hardy (The Revenant). That left off Jacob Tremblay for Room (he showed up in Best Younger Actor/Actress), Michael Keaton (Spotlight), Christian Bale (The Big Short) and Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation).
Curiously missing from the group’s Best Picture lineup was Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out. With a 93 rating on their critics scorecard it seemed like an easy nomination (they’ve nominated numerous Pixar films before). Straight Outta Compton was also a film that was embraced by the BFCA and has very vocal supporters but that film only ended up with an Ensemble mention even after it received the Screen Actors Guild Cast mention last week. The Hateful Eight was the film with the highest number of nominations (6) to miss out on Best Picture.
The 21st Critics Choice Awards (for both film and television) will air January 17th, 2016 on A&E, Lifetime and LMN at 8pm PST/5pm EST and be hosted by T.J. Miller.
The FULL list of nominations:
BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight
BEST ACTOR
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
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
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Helen Mirren – Trumbo
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation
RJ Cyler – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Shameik Moore – Dope
Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes
Jacob Tremblay – Room
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo
BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes – Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies
Alex Garland – Ex Machina
Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – Inside Out
Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – The Big Short
Nick Hornby – Brooklyn
Drew Goddard – The Martian
Emma Donoghue – Room
Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol – Ed Lachman
The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
The Martian – Dariusz Wolski
The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario – Roger Deakins
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bridge of Spies – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
Brooklyn – François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay
Carol – Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
The Danish Girl – Eve Stewart, Michael Standish
Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson
The Martian – Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
BEST EDITING
The Big Short – Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
The Martian – Pietro Scalia
The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione
Spotlight – Tom McArdle
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Brooklyn – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Carol – Sandy Powell
Cinderella – Sandy Powell
The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado
Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Black Mass
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
The Walk
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
BEST ACTION MOVIE
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Sicario
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Daniel Craig – Spectre
Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Tom Hardy – Mad Max: Fury Road
Chris Pratt – Jurassic World
Paul Rudd – Ant-Man
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt – Sicario
Rebecca Ferguson – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST COMEDY
The Big Short
Inside Out
Joy
Sisters
Spy
Trainwreck
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Steve Carell – The Big Short
Robert De Niro – The Intern
Bill Hader – Trainwreck
Jason Statham – Spy
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey – Sisters
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Melissa McCarthy – Spy
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
Lily Tomlin – Grandma
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
Ex Machina
It Follows
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Assassin
Goodnight Mommy
Mustang
The Second Mother
Son of Saul
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
He Named Me Malala
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next
BEST SONG
Fifty Shades of Grey – Love Me Like You Do
Furious 7 – See You Again
The Hunting Ground – Til It Happens To You
Love & Mercy – One Kind of Love
Spectre – Writing’s on the Wall
Youth – Simple Song #3
BEST SCORE
Carol – Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
The Revenant – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto
Sicario – Johann Johannsson
Spotlight – Howard Shore
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NOMINEES BY PICTURE FOR THE 21st ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
45 YEARS (1)
Best Actress – Charlotte Rampling
99 HOMES (1)
Best Supporting Actor – Michael Shannon
AMY (1)
Best Documentary Feature
ANOMALISA (1)
Best Animated Feature
ANT-MAN (1)
Best Actor In An Action Movie – Paul Rudd
THE ASSASSIN (1)
Best Foreign Language Film
BEASTS OF NO NATION(1)
Best Young Actor/Actress – Abraham Attah
THE BIG SHORT (7)
Best Picture
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Adapted Screenplay – Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
Best Editing – Hank Corwin
Best Comedy
Best Actor In A Comedy – Christian Bale
Best Actor In A Comedy – Steve Carell
BLACK MASS (2)
Best Actor – Johnny Depp
Best Hair and Makeup
BRIDGE OF SPIES (5)
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor – Mark Rylance
Best Director – Steven Spielberg
Best Original Screenplay – Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Best Production Design – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
BROOKLYN (5)
Best Picture
Best Actress – Saoirse Ronan
Best Adapted Screenplay – Nick Hornby
Best Production Design – François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay
Best Costume Design – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
CAROL (9)
Best Picture
Best Actress – Cate Blanchett
Best Supporting Actress – Rooney Mara
Best Director – Todd Haynes
Best Cinematography – Ed Lachman
Best Production Design – Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
Best Costume Design – Sandy Powell
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Score – Carter Burwell
CARTEL LAND (1)
Best Documentary Feature
CINDERELLA (1)
Best Costume Design – Sandy Powell
CREED (1)
Best Supporting Actor – Sylvester Stallone
THE DANISH GIRL (5)
Best Actor – Eddie Redmayne
Best Supporting Actress – Alicia Vikander
Best Production Design – Eve Stewart, Michael Standish
Best Costume Design – Paco Delgado
Best Hair and Makeup
DOPE (1)
Best Young Actor/Actress – Shameik Moore
EX MACHINA (3)
Best Original Screenplay – Alex Garland
Best Visual Effects
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (1)
Best Song – “Love Me Like You Do”
FURIOUS 7 (2)
Best Action Movie
Best Song – “See You Again”
GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF (1)
Best Documentary Feature
THE GOOD DINOSAUR (1)
Best Animated Feature
GOODNIGHT MOMMY (1)
Best Foreign Language Film
GRANDMA (1)
Best Actress In A Comedy – Lily Tomlin
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (6)
Best Supporting Actress – Jennifer Jason Leigh
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Original Screenplay – Quentin Tarantino
Best Cinematography – Robert Richardson
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Score – Ennio Morricone
HE NAMED ME MALALA (1)
Best Documentary Feature
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 (1)
Best Actress In An Action Movie – Jennifer Lawrence
THE HUNTING GROUND (1)
Best Song – “Til It Happens To You”
INSIDE OUT (3)
Best Original Screenplay – Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley
Best Animated Feature
Best Comedy
THE INTERN (1)
Best Actor In A Comedy – Robert De Niro
IT FOLLOWS (1)
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
JOY (3)
Best Actress – Jennifer Lawrence
Best Comedy
Best Actress In A Comedy – Jennifer Lawrence
JURASSIC WORLD (5)
Best Visual Effects
Best Action Movie
Best Actor In An Action Movie – Chris Pratt
Best Actress In An Action Movie – Bryce Dallas Howard
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
THE LOOK OF SILENCE (1)
Best Documentary Feature
LOVE & MERCY (2)
Best Supporting Actor – Paul Dano
Best Song – “One Kind Of Love”
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (13)
Best Picture
Best Actress – Charlize Theron
Best Director – George Miller
Best Cinematography – John Seale
Best Production Design – Colin Gibson
Best Editing – Margaret Sixel
Best Costume Design – Jenny Beavan
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Visual Effects
Best Action Movie
Best Actor In An Action Movie – Tom Hardy
Best Actress In An Action Movie – Charlize Theron
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
THE MARTIAN (9)
Best Picture
Best Actor – Matt Damon
Best Director – Ridley Scott
Best Adapted Screenplay – Drew Goddard
Best Cinematography – Dariusz Wolski
Best Production Design – Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
Best Editing – Pietro Scalia
Best Visual Effects
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL (1)
Best Young Actor/Actress – RJ Cyler
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION (3)
Best Action Movie
Best Actor In An Action Movie – Tom Cruise
Best Actress In An Action Movie – Rebecca Ferguson
MR. HOLMES (1)
Best Young Actor/Actress – Milo Parker
MUSTANG (1)
Best Foreign Language Film
THE PEANUTS MOVIE (1)
Best Animated Feature
THE REVENANT (9)
Best Picture
Best Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Supporting Actor – Tom Hardy
Best Director – Alejandro González Iñárritu
Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Editing – Stephen Mirrione
Best Hair and Makeup
Best Visual Effects
Best Score – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto
ROOM (4)
Best Picture
Best Actress – Brie Larson
Best Young Actor/Actress – Jacob Tremblay
Best Adapted Screenplay – Emma Donoghue
THE SECOND MOTHER (1)
Best Foreign Language Film
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (1)
Best Animated Feature
SICARIO (5)
Best Picture
Best Cinematography – Roger Deakins
Best Action Movie
Best Actress In An Action Movie – Emily Blunt
Best Score – Johann Johannsson
SISTERS (2)
Best Comedy
Best Actress In A Comedy – Tina Fey
SON OF SAUL (1)
Best Foreign Language Film
SPECTRE (2)
Best Actor In An Action Movie – Daniel Craig
Best Song – “Writing’s On The Wall”
SPOTLIGHT (8)
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor – Mark Ruffalo
Best Supporting Actress – Rachel McAdams
Best Acting Ensemble
Best Director – Tom McCarthy
Best Original Screenplay – Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy
Best Editing – Tom McArdle
Best Score – Howard Shore
SPY (3)
Best Comedy
Best Actor In A Comedy – Jason Statham
Best Actress In A Comedy – Melissa McCarthy
STEVE JOBS (3)
Best Actor – Michael Fassbender
Best Supporting Actress – Kate Winslet
Best Adapted Screenplay – Aaron Sorkin
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (1)
Best Acting Ensemble
TRAINWRECK (3)
Best Comedy
Best Actor In A Comedy – Bill Hader
Best Actress In A Comedy – Amy Schumer
TRUMBO (3)
Best Actor – Bryan Cranston
Best Supporting Actress – Helen Mirren
Best Acting Ensemble
THE WALK (1)
Best Visual Effects
WHERE TO INVADE NEXT (1)
Best Documentary Feature
YOUTH (1)
Best Song – “Simple Song #3”
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