Critics Choice Nominees 2015
Posted on December 14, 2015 at 10:27 pm
I am honored to be a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and excited that we’ve joined forces with the Broadcast Television Journalists Association to announce this year’s nominees. Be sure to tune in for our Critics Choice Awards broadcast on January 17, 2016, hosted by T.J. Miller.
MOVIE
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
TELEVISION
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson
Black-ish – ABC
Aziz Ansari
Master of None – Netflix
Will Forte
The Last Man on Earth – Fox
Randall Park
Fresh Off the Boat – ABC
Fred Savage
The Grinder – Fox
Jeffrey Tambor
Transparent – Amazon
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Hugh Dancy
Hannibal – NBC
Rami Malek
Mr. Robot – USA
Clive Owen
The Knick – Cinemax
Liev Schreiber
Ray Donovan – Showtime
Justin Theroux
The Leftovers – HBO
Aden Young
Rectify – Sundance
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Wes Bentley
American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Martin Clunes
Arthur & George – PBS
Idris Elba
Luther – BBC America
Oscar Isaac
Show Me a Hero – HBO
Vincent Kartheiser
Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Patrick Wilson
Fargo – FX
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – The CW
Aya Cash
You’re the Worst – FXX
Wendi McLendon-Covey
The Goldbergs – ABC
Gina Rodriguez
Jane the Virgin – The CW
Tracee Ellis Ross
Black-ish – ABC
Constance Wu
Fresh Off the Boat – ABC
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Shiri Appleby
UnREAL – Lifetime
Carrie Coon
The Leftovers – HBO
Viola Davis
How to Get Away With Murder – ABC
Eva Green
Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Taraji P. Henson
Empire – Fox
Krysten Ritter
Jessica Jones – Netflix
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Kathy Bates
American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Kirsten Dunst
Fargo – FX
Sarah Hay
Flesh and Bone – Starz
Alyvia Alyn Lind
Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors – NBC
Rachel McAdams
True Detective – HBO
Shanice Williams
The Wiz Live! – NBC
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish – ABC
Catastrophe – Amazon
Jane the Virgin – The CW
Master of None – Netflix
The Last Man on Earth – Fox
Transparent – Amazon
You’re the Worst – FXX
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Empire – Fox
Mr. Robot – USA
Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Rectify – Sundance
The Knick – Cinemax
The Leftovers – HBO
UnREAL – Lifetime
BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellen Burstyn
Mom – CBS
Anjelica Huston
Transparent – Amazon
Cherry Jones
Transparent – Amazon
Jenifer Lewis
Black-ish – ABC
Timothy Olyphant
The Grinder – Fox
John Slattery
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp – Netflix
BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Richard Armitage
Hannibal – NBC
Justin Kirk
Manhattan – WGN America
Patti LuPone
Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Margo Martindale
The Good Wife – CBS
Marisa Tomei
Empire – Fox
B.D. Wong
Mr. Robot – USA
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Childhood’s End – Syfy
Fargo – FX
Luther – BBC America
Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Show Me a Hero – HBO
The Wiz Live! – NBC
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Fox
Jaime Camil
Jane the Virgin – The CW
Jay Duplass
Transparent – Amazon
Neil Flynn
The Middle – ABC
Keegan-Michael Key
Playing House – USA
Mel Rodriguez
Getting On – HBO
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Clayne Crawford
Rectify – Sundance
Christopher Eccleston
The Leftovers – HBO
Andre Holland
The Knick – Cinemax
Jonathan Jackson
Nashville – ABC
Rufus Sewell
The Man in the High Castle – Amazon
Christian Slater
Mr. Robot – USA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
David Alan Grier
The Wiz Live! – NBC
Ne-Yo
The Wiz Live! – NBC
Nick Offerman
Fargo – FX
Jesse Plemons
Fargo – FX
Raoul Trujillo
Saints & Strangers – National Geographic Channel
Bokeem Woodbine
Fargo – FX
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik
The Big Bang Theory – CBS
Kether Donohue
You’re the Worst – FXX
Allison Janney
Mom – CBS
Judith Light
Transparent – Amazon
Niecy Nash
Getting On – HBO
Eden Sher
The Middle – ABC
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ann Dowd
The Leftovers – HBO
Regina King
The Leftovers – HBO
Helen McCrory
Penny Dreadful – Showtime
Hayden Panettiere
Nashville – ABC
Maura Tierney
The Affair – Showtime
Constance Zimmer
UnREAL – Lifetime
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES
Mary J. Blige
The Wiz Live! – NBC
Laura Haddock
Luther – BBC America
Cristin Milioti
Fargo – FX
Sarah Paulson
American Horror Story: Hotel – FX
Winona Ryder
Show Me a Hero – HBO
Jean Smart
Fargo – FX
BEST ANIMATION SERIES
Bob’s Burgers – Fox
BoJack Horseman – Netflix
South Park – Comedy Central
Star Wars Rebels – Disney XD
The Simpsons – Fox
BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITION
Chopped – Food Network
Face Off – Syfy
MasterChef Junior – Fox
Survivor – CBS
The Amazing Race – CBS
The Voice – NBC
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
Ted Allen
Chopped – Food Network
Phil Keoghan
The Amazing Race – CBS
James Lipton
Inside the Actors Studio – Bravo
Jane Lynch
Hollywood Game Night – NBC
Jeff Probst
Survivor – CBS
Gordon Ramsay
Hell’s Kitchen – Fox
BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Antiques Roadshow – PBS
Inside The Actors Studio – Bravo
MythBusters – Discovery
Project Greenlight – HBO
Shark Tank – ABC
Undercover Boss – CBS
BEST TALK SHOW
Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
The Graham Norton Show – BBC America
The Late Late Show with James Corden – CBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC
BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOW
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – CNN
Cops – Spike
Deadliest Catch – Discovery
Intervention – A&E
Naked and Afraid – Discovery
Pawn Stars – History