Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2015

Spotlight

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society announced their award winners of the year. SPOTLIGHT was given best picture along with its director Tom McCarthy winning best director. This journalism drama also earned original screenplay and ensemble prizes, as it has so many to this point. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD actually tied with Spotlight in terms of total wins. It won best editing, costume design, visual effects and action film. Lots of categories with this group. THE MARTIAN one adapted screenplay in a rare move and Elizabeth Banks, supporting actress for LOVE & MERCY. Check out their full list of winners below which has some interesting picks:

Best Picture:
Spotlight


Best Director:
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Best Actress:
Brie Larson, Room

Best Supporting Actor:
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress:
Elizabeth Banks, Love & Mercy

Best Original Screenplay:
Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Drew Goddard, The Martian

Best Foreign Film:
Goodnight Mommy

Best Animated Film:
Inside Out

Best Documentary:
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Best Editing:
Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant

Best Art Direction:
Irene O'Brien & Robert Parle, Brooklyn

Best Costume Design:
Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Score:
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight

Best Song:
See You Again, Furious 7

Best Visual Effects:
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Ensemble:
Spotlight

Best Breakout Filmmaker:
Alex Garland, Ex Machina

Best Youth In Film:
Jacob Tremblay, Room

Best Action Film:
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Horror/Sci-Fi Film:
Ex Machina

Best Comedy Film:
Trainwreck

Best Family Film:
Cinderella