Alliance of Women Film Journalist Nominations 2015

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced its nominations for the best (and some of the worst) in film for 2015.  I have already voted my ballot for the final awards and look forward to the winners.

Best Film

• Carol
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• Room
• Spotlight

Best Director

• Lenny Abramson – Room
• Todd Haynes – Carol
• Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu – The Revenant
• Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
• George Miller – Mad Max Fury Road
• Ridley Scott – The Martian

Best Screenplay, Original

• Ex Machina – Alex Garland
• Inside Out – Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley
• Spotlight – Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy

Best Screenplay, Adapted

• The Big Short – Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
• Carol – Phyllis Nagy
• The Martian – Drew Goddard
• Room – Emma Donoghue

Best Documentary

• Amy – Asif Kapadia
• Best of Enemies – Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
• Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief – Alex Gibney
• The Hunting Ground – Kirby Dick
• What Happened, Ms. Simone? – Liz Garbus

Best Animated Film

• Anomalisa
• Inside Out
• Shaun The Sheep

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett – Carol
• Brie Larson – Room
• Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Rooney Mara – Carol
• Kristin Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
• Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
• Kate Winslett – Steve Jobs

Best Actor

• Matt Damon – The Martian
• Leonardo Di Caprio – The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
• Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
• Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
• Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Ensemble Cast

• The Big Short
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton

Best Editing

• The Big Short
• Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
• Spotlight – Tom McArdle

Best Cinematography

• Carol – Edward Lachman
• Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
• The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Film Music Or Score

• Carol – Carter Burwell
• The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
• Mad Max: Fury Road – Junkie XL
• Youth – David Lang

Best Non-English-Language Film

• Mustang – Deniz Gamze Eguven
• Phoenix – Christian Petzold
• Son of Saul – Lazlo Nemes

EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS

These awards honor WOMEN only.

Best Woman Director

• Isabel Coixet – Learning to Drive
• Maya Forbes – Infinitely Polar Bear
• Sarah Gavron – Suffragette
• Marielle Heller – Diary of a Teenage Girl
• Celine Sciamma – Girlhood

Best Woman Screenwriter

• Emma Donoghue – Room
• Marielle Heller – Diary of a Teenage Girl
• Phyllis Nagy – Carol
• Amy Schumer – Trainwreck

Best Female Action Star

• Emily Blunt – Sicario
• Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Mocking Jay 2
• Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Charleze Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Breakthrough Performance

• Brie Larson – Room
• Bel Powley – Diary of a Teenage Girl
• Daily Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Alica Vikander – Ex Machina, Testament of Youth, The Danish Girl

Female Icon of the Year Award (a woman whose work in film and/or in life made a difference)

• Chantal Ackerman – In Memoriam For being a great filmmaker and sinpiration.
• Maria Geise – Activist filmmaker who is spearheading the movement for parity for women directors.
• Donna Langley – Chair(wo)man, Universal Pictures, who has brought the studio to unprecedented profits.
• Jennifer Lawrence – For breaking the silence about discriminatory practices and unequal pay for actresses.
• Charlotte Rampling – Because she’s Charlotte Rampling and is iconic.

EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS

Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction

• Anomalisa
• Carol
• Diary of a Teenage Girl

Actress Defying Age and Ageism

• Helen Mirren
• Charlotte Rampling
• Lily Tomlin

Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award

• Danny Collins – Al Pacino and Katarina Cas
• Freeheld – Julianne Moore and Ellen Page
• Irrational Man – Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone
• Spectre – Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux

Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent

• Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World
• Dakota Johnson – 50 Shades of Gray
• Emma Stone – Aloha

Movie You Wanted To Love, But Just Couldn’t

• Aloha
• The Danish Girl
• The Hateful Eight
• Sisters

EDA Award winners will be announced on January 12, 2016.