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Here Are The Oscar Nominees!
I am so happy that Mad Max, Brooklyn, and Room were nominated but considering how many great films were released in 2015, it's hard not to be disappointed with the nominees for Best Picture. No Carol. No Ex Machina. No Sicario or Inside Out. No Straight Out Of Compton, Creed, or Beasts of No Nation. Is The Martian the only best picture winner to even have more than one African-American prominently featured in the cast? 10 years from now, when people can see past the politics and concentrate on the filmmaking, The Big Short will be recognized as one of the worst best picture nominees of all time.
As for other snubs, I am so sad to see that Kristen Stewart and Benicio Del Toro were not nominated in the supporting races. For that matter, Rooney was the lead in Carol and that's where she should have been nominated. It's also interesting to note that Mark Ruffalo was nominated for giving the worst performance in Spotlight.
I know that Spotlight is the official front runner but, looking at the nominations, I wouldn't be surprised to see The Revenant win. Or maybe even (bleh!) The Big Short.
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "The Revenant"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Brie Larson, "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Christian Bale, "The Big Short"
Tom Hardy, "The Revenant"
Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"
Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight"
Rooney Mara, "Carol"
Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight"
Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"
Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs"
"Fifty Shades of Grey" – "Earned It"
"The Hunting Ground" – "Til it Happens to You"
"Racing Extinction" – "Manta Ray"
"Spectre" – "Writing's on the Wall"
"Youth" – "Simple Song #3"
"Shaun the Sheep Movie"
"What Happened, Miss Simone?"
"Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom"
"Chau, Beyond the Lines"
Best Live Action Short
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What If Lisa Had All The Power And Picked The Oscar Nominees: 2015 Edition
(Click on the links to see my nominations for 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010!)
*Carol*
The Final Girls
John Crowley for Brooklyn
Alex Garland for Ex Machina
F. Gary Gray for Straight Outta Compton
Todd Haynes for Carol
*George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road*
Denis Villeneuve for Sicario
John Cusack in Love & Mercy
Gerard Depardieu in Welcome To New York
Johnny Depp in Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant
Michael B. Jordan in Creed
*Jacob Tremblay in Room*
Katharine Isabelle in 88
Brie Larson in Room
Rooney Mara in Carol
Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn
Amy Schumer in Trainwreck
*Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina*
Michael Angarano in The Stanford Prison Experiment
Paul Dano in Love & Mercy
*Benicio Del Toro in Sicario*
Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Maggie
Sylvester Stallone in Creed
*Malin Akerman in The Final Girls*
Elizabeth Banks in Love & Mercy
Cate Blanchett in Carol
Jessica Chastain in Crimson Peak
Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight
Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria
Best Voice Over Performance
Jon Hamm in Minions
Richard Kind in Inside Out
Jason Mantzoukas in The Regular Show Movie
*Amy Poehler in Inside Out*
James Spader in Avengers: The Age Of Ultron
Steve Zahn in The Good Dinosaur
*Ex Machina*
The End of the Tour
*Inside Out*
The Regular Show Movie
Best Documentary Feature:
3 ½ Minutes 10 Bullets
*Amy*
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's The Island of Dr. Moreau
Prophet's Prey
The Wolfpack
The Mafia Only Kills In Summer
Misunderstood
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Contemplating Existence
*The Tribe*
*Brooklyn*
The Green Inferno
*Sicario*
*Mad Max: Fury Road*
*Maggie*
"Love Me Like You Do" from Fifty Shades of Grey
"See You Again" from Furious 7
"Better When I'm Dancing" from The Peanuts Movie
"Flashlight" from Pitch Perfect 2
"Feels Like Summer" from Shaun the Sheep
*"Who Can You Trust" from Spy*
*Straight Outta Compton*
*Crimson Peak*
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Avengers: The Age of Ultron
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens*
Films By Number of Nominations:
11 Nominations – Carol
10 Nominations – Mad Max: Fury Road
9 Nominations – Sicario, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
8 Nominations – Ex Machina
7 Nominations – Brooklyn, Straight Outta Compton
5 Nominations – Furious 7, Inside Out, Love & Mercy, The Revenant, Room
4 Nominations – Avengers: The Age of Ultron, Clouds of Sils Maria, The Final Girls
3 Nominations – The Hateful Eight
2 Nominations – Black Mass, Creed, Crimson Peak, The Good Dinosaur, Maggie, Minions, The Peanuts Movie, The Regular Show Movie, Shaun the Sheep, Spy, Trainwreck, The Walk
1 Nomination – 3 ½ Minutes 10 Bullets, 50 Shades of Grey, 88, Amy, Ant-Man, Beasts of No Nation, Cinderella, The Connection, The End of The Tour, Gloria, Going Clear, The Green Inferno, It Follows, Joy, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Mafia Only Kills in Summer, The Martian, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Misunderstood, A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, Pitch Perfect 2, Prophet's Prey, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Suffragette, The Tribe, Unfriended, Welcome to New York, The Wolfpack
Films By Number of Oscars Won:
4 Oscars – Carol
3 Oscars – Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario
2 Oscars – Ex Machina, Inside Out, Straight Outta Compton
1 Oscar – Amy, Brooklyn, Crimson Peak, The Final Girls, Maggie, Room, Spy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Tribe
Will the Academy be smart enough to agree with me on these picks? We will find out on Thursday!
Lisa and Evelyn at the Oscars
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Here Are The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Nominations!
MOTION PICTURE – LIVE ACTION
MOTION PICTURE—ANIMATED
MinionsThe Peanuts Movie
Posted in Film | Tagged Academy Award, Academy Awards, award, awards, Bridge of Spies, CAS, Cinema Audio Society, Film, Films, Hotel Transylvania 2, Inside Out, Lisa Marie Bowman, Mad Max: Fury Road, minions, movie, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Good Dinosaur, The Hateful Eight, The Peanuts Movie, The Revenant | Leave a comment
Here Are The Visual Effects Society Nominations!
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
In The Heart of The Sea
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
The Walk; World Trade Center
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard
Ant-Man; The Microverse
Jurassic World; Jungle Chase
Tomorrowland; Tomorrowland Center
Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Maz
The Revenant; The Bear
Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulk
Chappie; Chappie
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
Ant-Man; Macro Action
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation; Underwater Torus Chamber
The Walk; Towers Walk
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
San Andreas; Los Angeles Destruction
The Revenant; Bear Attack
Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; BB-8
Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulkbuster
Everest; Mt. Everest
Jurassic World; Indominus Rex
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
Mad Max: Fury Road; Toxic Storm
Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulk vs Hulkbuster
San Andreas; Hoover Dam / San Francisco Tsunami
San Andreas; Los Angels Destruction
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Starkiller Base
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature
The Peanuts Movie; Snoopy
The Peanuts Movie; Charlie Brown
Inside Out; Joy
The Good Dinosaur; Spot
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
The Good Dinosaur; The Farm
Inside Out; Imagination Land
The Peanuts Movie; Charlie Brown's Neighborhood
Shaun the Sheep Movie; Under the Arches
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
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2015 In Review: Lisa Picks The 30 Best Films of 2015!
Well, the time has arrived! It's time for the list that you've all been waiting for! Here are my top 30 films of 2015!
Now, as some of you may know, I am currently in the process of playing catch up as far as all of my reviews are concerned. Sadly, I haven't posted a review for every film listed below. However, as I continue to post reviews tonight and tomorrow, I will be sure to add links to this list!
Finally, I have only considered and listed 2015 films that I have actually seen. Unfortunately, Anomalisa has not opened in my part of the world yet and neither has Son of Saul. So, I could not consider either one of them for the list below. However, I have seen every other "prestige" picture to have been released over the past few weeks. So, if you look at this list below and wonder if I actually saw Spotlight, The Hateful Eight, and The Big Short, rest assured that I did. And none of them made my list.
With all that in mind, here are my picks for the 30 best films of 2015!
Furious Seven
The Stanford Prison Experiment
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflection On Existence
You can check out my picks for previous years by clicking on 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014!
Agree? Disagree? Have a list of your own? Let us know in the comments!
Previous Entries In The Best of 2015:
Valerie Troutman's 25 Best, Worst, and Gems I Saw in 2015
Necromoonyeti's Top 15 Metal Albums of 2015
2015 In Review: The Best of SyFy
2015 In Review: Lisa's Picks For The 16 Worst Films of 2015
2015 in Review: 16 Good Things Lisa Saw On TV
2015 in Review: Lisa's 10 Favorite Non-Fiction Books of 2015
2015 in Review: Lisa's 20 Favorite Novels of 2015
TFG's Top Ten Comic Series of 2015
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Here Are The Costume Designers Guild Nominations!
Posted on January 7, 2016 by Lisa Marie Bowman
The Costume Designers Guild Nominations were announced today and here they are! Ex Machina received a nomination, which would seem to be another indication that it's popular with Academy voters. (Then again, remember how excited we were last year when Nightcrawler kept getting love from the guilds?)
Excellence in Contemporary Film
"Beasts of No Nation" – Jenny Eagan
"Joy" – Michael Wilkinson
"Kingsman: The Secret Service" – Arianne Phillips
"The Martian" – Janty Yates
"Youth" – Carlo Poggioli
Excellence in Period Film
"Brooklyn" – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
"Carol" – Sandy Powell
"Crimson Peak" – Kate Hawley
"The Danish Girl" – Paco Delgado
"Trumbo" – Daniel Orlandi
Excellence in Fantasy Film
"Cinderella" – Sandy Powell
"Ex Machina" – Sammy Sheldon Differ
"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2" – Kurt and Bart
"Mad Max: Fury Road" – Jenny Beavan
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" – Michael Kaplan
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The ADG Nominates Crimson Peak … and some other films…
The PGA wasn't the only guild to announce nominations today! The Art Director's Guild announced their nominees for the best of 2015 as well. And here they are! (And yay to the ADG for nominating Crimson Peak!)
THE NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2015 ARE:
1. PERIOD FILM
Production Designer: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN
Production Designer: THOMAS E. SANDERS
Production Designer: EVE STEWART
Production Designer: JACK FISK
Production Designer: MARK RICKER
2. FANTASY FILM
Production Designer: DANTE FERRETTI
Production Designer: EDWARD VERREAUX
Production Designer: COLIN GIBSON
Production Designers: RICK CARTER, DARREN GILFORD
Production Designer: SCOTT CHAMBLISS
3. CONTEMPORARY FILM
Production Designer: MARK DIGBY
Production Designer: JUDY BECKER
Production Designer: ARTHUR MAX
Production Designer: PATRICE VERMETTE
Production Designer: DENNIS GASSNER
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The PGA Gives New Life To Sicario and Straight Outta Compton!
The Producers Guild of America announced their nominees today and guess what? Ex Machina, Sicario and Straight Outta Compton made the cut! In general, the PGA is a good precursor for the actual Oscar nominations so that's good news for both of those films. (Among the films snubbed: Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Carol!)
Here are the nominees:
The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Ø The Big Short
Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
Ø Bridge of Spies
Producers: Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger
Ø Brooklyn
Producers: Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey
Ø Ex Machina
This film is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility
Ø Mad Max: Fury Road
Producers: Doug Mitchell & George Miller
Ø The Martian
Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
Ø The Revenant
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon
Ø Sicario
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Edward L. McDonnell, Molly Smith
Ø Spotlight
Producers: Michael Sugar & Steve Golin,
The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:
Ø Anomalisa
Producers: Rosa Tran, Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman
Ø The Good Dinosaur
Producer: Denise Ream
Ø Inside Out
Producer: Jonas Rivera
Ø Minions
Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy
Ø The Peanuts Movie
Producers: Craig Schulz, Michael J. Travers
Posted in Film | Tagged Academy Award, Academy Awards, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Amanda Posey, Anomalisa, Arnon Milchan, award, awards, Basil Iwanyk, Blye Pagon Faust Ø Straight Outta Compton Producers: Ice Cube & Matt Alvarez, Brad Pitt, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Carol, Charlie Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman Ø The Good Dinosaur Producer: Denise Ream Ø Inside Out Producer: Jonas Rivera Ø Minions Producers: Chris Meledandri, Chris Meledandri, Craig Schulz, Dede Gardner, Denise Ream, Doug Mitchell, Dr. Dre, Duke Johnson, Edward L. McDonnell, Ex Machina, F. Gary Gray, Film, Films, Finola Dwyer, George Miller, Ice Cube, Inside Out, Janet Healy, Janet Healy Ø The Peanuts Movie Producers: Craig Schulz, Jeremy Kleiner, Jeremy Kleiner Ø Bridge of Spies Producers: Steven Spielberg, Jonas Rivera, Keith Redmon, Keith Redmon Ø Sicario Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Kristie Macosko Krieger Ø Brooklyn Producers: Finola Dwyer & Amanda Posey Ø Ex Machina This film is in the process of being vetted for producer eligibility Ø Mad Max: Fury Road Producers: Doug, Lisa Marie Bowman, Mad Max: Fury Road, Marc Platt, Mark Huffam, Mark Huffam Ø The Revenant Producers: Arnon Milchan, Mary Parent, Matt Alvarez, Michael J. Travers, Michael Schaefer, Michael Sugar, minions, Molly Smith, Molly Smith Ø Spotlight Producers: Michael Sugar & Steve Golin, movie, Movies, Nicole Rocklin, Oscar, Oscars, pga, Producers Guild, Producers Guild of America, Ridley Scott, Rosa Tran, Scott Bernstein, Scott Bernstein The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: Ø Anomalisa Producers: Rosa Tran, Sicario, Simon Kinberg, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steve Golin, Steven Spielberg, Straight Outta Compton, The Big Short, The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: Ø The Big Short Producers: Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner, The Good Dinosaur, The Martian, The Peanuts Movie, The Revenant | 2 Comments
Here Are The CSA Nominations!
They really should give an Oscar for Best Casting. But until they do, we'll just have to be happy with the nominations of the Casting Society of America!
BIG BUDGET – COMEDY
"The Big Short" Francine Maisler, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting)
"The Intern" Bernard Telsey, Laray Mayfield, Tiffany Little Canfield, David Vaccari (Associate)
"Joy" Mary Vernieu, Lindsay Graham, Angela Peri (Location Casting)
"Sisters" Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Joey Montenarello (Associate), Adam Richards (Associate)
"Tomorrowland" April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg, Corinne Clark (Location Casting), Jennifer Page (Location Casting)
BIG BUDGET – DRAMA
"Bridge of Spies" Ellen Lewis, Kate Sprance (Associate)
"Mad Max: Fury Road" Ronna Kress, Nikki Barrett
"Spotlight" Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, John Buchan (Location Casting), Jason Knight (Location Casting), Carolyn Pickman (Location Casting), Joey Montenarello (Associate), Adam Richards (Associate)
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Nina Gold, April Webster, Alyssa Weisberg,?Jessica Sherman (Associate)
"Straight Outta Compton" Cindy Tolan, Victoria Thomas, Meagan Lewis(Location Casting), Beth Sepko (Location Casting), Carolyn Pickman (Location Casting), Lucinda Syson (Location Casting), Pat Moran (Location Casting), Judith Sunga (Associate)
STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – COMEDY
"Infinitely Polar Bear" Douglas Aibel, Carolyn Pickman (Location Casting), Henry Russell Bergstein (Associate)
"Me & Earl and the Dying Girl" Angela Demo, Nancy Mosser (Location Casting), Katie Shenot (Location Casting)
"Ricki and the Flash" Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Conrad Woolfe (Associate)
"Sleeping With Other People" Jennifer Euston, Emer O'Callaghan
"While We're Young" Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler, Henry Russell Bergstein (Associate)
STUDIO OR INDEPENDENT – DRAMA
"Brooklyn" Fiona Weir, Lucie Robitaille (Location Casting), Jim Carnahan (Location Casting),
"Carol" Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox (Associate), Jodi Angstreich (Associate)
"The Danish Girl" Nina Gold
"Room" Fiona Weir, Robin D. Cook, Jonathan Oliveira (Associate)
"Trumbo" David Rubin, Meagan Lewis (Location Casting), Melissa Pryor (Associate)
LOW BUDGET – COMEDY
"Big Stone Gap" Henry Russell Bergstein, Stephanie Holbrook, Erica Arvold, Anne Chapman
"Dope" Kim Coleman
"Grandma" Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein
"The Mend" Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee, Allison Estrin
"Mistress America" Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein (Associate)
LOW BUDGET – DRAMA
"It Follows" Mark Bennett
"James White" Susan Shopmaker
"Meadowland" Richard Hicks
"Sisterhood of Night" Laura Rosenthal, Maribeth Fox, Jodi Angstreich
"The Stanford Prison Experiment" Angela Demo
"The Good Dinosaur" Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon
"Inside Out" Kevin Reher, Natalie Lyon
"Legend of the Neverbeast" Jason Henkel
"Pixies" Brad Gilmore
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The Seattle Film Critics Survey Is Mad For Max! We Love You, Seattle!
The Seattle Film Critics Survey announced their nominees for the best of 2015 earlier today and I have to say, their nominations are pretty interesting! (Also interesting to note is that they did not nominate Oscar front runner Spotlight.) Way to go, Seattle!
BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR:
BROOKLYN (Fox Searchlight)
CAROL (The Weinstein Company)
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA (Sundance Selects)
EX MACHINA (A24)
INSIDE OUT (Walt Disney Studios)
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Warner Bros.)
THE MARTIAN (20TH Century Fox)
THE REVENANT (20TH Century Fox)
ROOM (A24)
SICARIO (Lionsgate)
BEST DIRECTOR:
Todd Haynes – CAROL
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – THE REVENANT
Ridley Scott – THE MARTIAN
Denis Villenueve – SICARIO
BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE:
Samuel L. Jackson – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Michael B. Jordan – CREED
BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE:
Nina Hoss – PHOENIX
BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE:
Benicio del Toro – SICARIO
Oscar Isaac – EX MACHINA
BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE:
Kristen Stewart – CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Mya Taylor – TANGERINE
Alicia Vikander – EX MACHINA
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
EX MACHINA – Alex Garland
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Quentin Tarantino
INSIDE OUT – Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley (screenplay); Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen (story)
SICARIO – Taylor Sheridan
SPOTLIGHT – Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BROOKLYN – Nick Hornby
CAROL – Phyllis Nagy
THE MARTIAN – Drew Goddard
ROOM – Emma Donoghue
STEVE JOBS – Aaron Sorkin
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
ANOMALISA – Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, directors
INSIDE OUT – Pete Docter, director
THE PEANUTS MOVIE – Steve Martino, director
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE – Mark Burton, Richard Starzak, Julie Lockhart and Paul Kewley, directors
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE – Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director
AMY – Asif Kapadia, director
CARTEL LAND – Matthew Heineman, director
GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE POWER OF BELIEF – Alex Gibney, director
KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK – Brett Morgen, director
THE LOOK OF SILENCE – Joshua Oppenheimer, director
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
THE ASSASSIN – Hou Hsiao-Hsien, director
MUSTANG – Deniz Gamze Ergüven, director
PHOENIX – Christian Petzold, director
SON OF SAUL – László Nemes, director
WHITE GOD – Kornél Mundruczó, director
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
CAROL – Edward Lachman
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Robert Richardson
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – John Seale
THE REVENANT – Emmanuel Lubezki
SICARIO – Roger Deakins
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Jenny Beaven
THE REVENANT – Jacqueline West
BEST FILM EDITING:
THE BIG SHORT – Hank Corwin
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Margaret Sixel
THE MARTIAN – Pietro Scalia
SICARIO – Joe Walker
STEVE JOBS – Elliot Graham
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING:
CAROL – Patricia Regan, Jerry DeCarlo
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin, Elka Wardega
THE REVENANT – Graham Johnston, Robert Pandini
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
CAROL – Carter Burwell
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Ennio Morricone
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Tom Holkenborg
SICARIO – Jóhann Jóhannsson
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – John Williams
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
CREED – "Grip", Ludwig Göransson, Sam Dew, Tessa Thompson (composers)
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY – "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)", Abel Tesfaye, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, Ahmad Balshe (composers)
FURIOUS 7 – "See You Again", Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz (composers)
THE HUNTING GROUND – "Til It Happens To You", Lady Gaga, Diane Warren (composers)
SPECTRE – "Writing's On The Wall", Sam Smith, James Napier (composers)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
CAROL – Judy Becker (production design); Heather Loeffler (set decorator)
CRIMSON PEAK – Tom Sanders (production design); Shane Vieau, Jeffrey A. Melvin (set decorator)
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Colin Gibson (production design); Lisa Thompson (set decorator)
THE REVENANT – Jack Fisk (production design); Hamish Purdy (set decorator)
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – Rick Carter and Darren Gilford (production design); Lee Sandales (set decorator)
BEST SOUND DESIGN:
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Ben Osmo, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff (sound mixing); Scott Hecker, Mark Mangini, David White (sound editing)
THE MARTIAN – Mac Ruth, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor (sound mixing); Oliver Tarney (sound editing)
THE REVENANT – Chris Duesterdisk, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Moñtano, Randy Thom (sound mixing); Martin Hernandez, Randy Thom, Lon Bender (sound editing)
SICARIO – John Reitz, Tom Ozanich, William Sarokin (sound mixing); Alan Robert Murray (sound editing)
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson (sound mixing); Matthew Wood, David Acord (sound editing)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
EX MACHINA – Andrew Whitehurst
JURASSIC WORLD – Tim Alexander, Glen McIntosh, Tony Plett, Michael Meinardus
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams
THE MARTIAN – Richard Stammers, Chris Lawrence, Anders Langlands, Steven Warner
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, Chris Corbould
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