Forum Oscar Poll Results – DECEMBER 2015: ‘Carol’ Makes a Big Move

Here are the results of December’s Forum Oscar Polls. We’ll have one FINAL set of poll results after the PGA, Golden Globes and BAFTA announce this coming week.
BEST PICTURE
01. Carol (97%; 153 votes)
02. Spotlight (97%; 152 votes)
03. Mad Max: Fury Road (96%; 151 votes)
04. The Revenant (90%; 141 votes)
05. Room (85%; 134 votes)
06. The Big Short (85%; 133 votes)
07. The Martian (81%; 127 votes)
08. Brooklyn (74%; 116 votes)
09. Bridge of Spies (68%; 107 votes)
10. Inside Out (27%; 43 votes)

BEST DIRECTOR
01. George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road (94%; 114 votes)
02. Tom McCarthy — Spotlight (93%; 112 votes)
03. Todd Haynes — Carol (89%; 108 votes)
04. Alejandro G. Iñárritu — The Revenant (87%; 105 votes)
05. Ridley Scott — The Martian (64%; 77 votes)

06. Adam McKay — The Big Short (21%; 25 votes)
07. Steven Spielberg — Bridge of Spies (14%; 17 votes)
08. Lenny Abrahamson — Room (12%; 14 votes)
09. J.J. Abrams — Star Wars: The Force Awakens (7%; 9 votes)
10. John Crowley — Brooklyn (6%; 7 votes)

BEST ACTOR
01. Leonardo DiCaprio — The Revenant (97%; 175 votes)
02. Michael Fassbender — Steve Jobs (94%; 169 votes)
03. Eddie Redmayne — The Danish Girl (90%; 162 votes)
04. Bryan Cranston — Trumbo (83%; 150 votes)
05. Matt Damon — The Martian (58%; 104 votes)

06. Steve Carell — The Big Short (21%; 37 votes)
07. Johnny Depp — Black Mass (17%; 30 votes)
08. Will Smith — Concussion(11%; 20 votes)
09. Michael Caine — Youth (8%; 15 votes)
10. Michael Keaton — Spotlight (7%; 13 votes)

BEST ACTRESS
01. Cate Blanchett — Carol (97%; 227 votes)
02. Brie Larson — Room (96%; 224 votes)
03. Saoirse Ronan — Brooklyn (95%; 223 votes)
04. Charlotte Rampling — 45 Years (83%; 194 votes)
05. Jennifer Lawrence — Joy (59%; 138 votes)

06. Rooney Mara — Carol (28%; 66 votes)
07. Charlize Theron — Mad Max: Fury Road(22%; 51 votes)
08. Alicia Vikander — The Danish Girl (5%; 12 votes)
09. Carey Mulligan — Suffragette (3%; 8 votes)
10. Helen Mirren — Woman in Gold (3%; 7 votes)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
01. Mark Rylance — Bridge of Spies (95%; 172 votes)
02. Jacob Tremblay — Room (61%; 111 votes)
03. Sylvester Stallone — Creed (60%; 109 votes)
04. Idris Elba — Beasts of No Nation (57%; 104 votes)
05. Christian Bale — The Big Short (56%; 101 votes)

06. Michael Shannon — 99 Homes (51%; 92 votes)
07. Tom Hardy — The Revenant (35%; 63 votes)
08. Mark Ruffalo — Spotlight (32%; 58 votes)
09. Paul Dano — Love & Mercy (21%; 38 votes)
10. Michael Keaton — Spotlight (19%; 35 votes)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
01. Kate Winslet — Steve Jobs (94%; 178 votes)
02. Jennifer Jason Leigh — The Hateful Eight (90%; 171 votes)
03. Rooney Mara — Carol (77%; 146 votes)
04. Alicia Vikander — The Danish Girl (76%; 144 votes)
05. Rachel McAdams — Spotlight (59%; 113 votes)

06. Helen Mirren — Trumbo (56%; 107 votes)
07. Alicia Vikander — Ex Machina (16%; 30 votes)
08. Jane Fonda — Youth (12%; 22 votes)
09. Joan Allen — Room (5%; 9 votes)
09. Kristen Stewart — Clouds of Sils Maria (5%; 9 votes)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
01. The Big Short (97%; 62 votes)
02. Carol (94%; 60 votes)
03. Room (92%; 59 votes)
04. Brooklyn (77%; 49 votes)
05. Steve Jobs (64%; 41 votes)

06. Anomalisa (23%; 15 votes)
07. The Revenant (6%; 4 votes)
07. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (6%; 4 votes)
09. Trumbo (3%; 2 votes)
10. Creed (2%; 1 vote)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
01. The Hateful Eight (95%; 62 votes)
01. Spotlight (95%; 62 votes)
03. Bridge of Spies (94%; 61 votes)
03. Inside Out (94%; 61 votes)
05. Ex Machina (48%; 31 votes)

06. Joy (14%; 9 votes)
07. Son of Saul (11%; 7 votes)
08. Straight Outta Compton (9%; 6 votes)
09. Trainwreck (9%; 6 votes)
10. Love & Mercy (8%; 5 votes)
10. Sicario (8%; 5 votes)

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