George Miller‘s action flick wins four awards; “Carol” wins three, including honors for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
“Mad Max: Fury Road,” which has consistently shown up in critics honors and nominations this awards season, landed more kudos from the Online Film Critics Society on Monday. It won the group’s Best Picture award and also took honors for director George Miller, cinematographer John Seale and editor Margaret Sixel.
Todd Haynes‘ “Carol” won three awards, one for screenwriter Phyllis Nagy and one each for its two stars, Cate Blanchett (Best Actress) and Rooney Mara (Best Supporting Actress).
Male acting awards went to Michael Fassbender for “Steve Jobs” and, in a surprise, Oscar Isaac for “Ex Machina.”
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Another surprise is that the Best Film Not in the English Language Award went to Hou Hsiao-hsien’s “The Assassin” over Laszlo Nemes’ acclaimed “Son of Saul.”
“The Look of Silence” was named Best Documentary, “Inside Out” won the award for animated film, and “Spotlight” won for its original screenplay.
The Online Film Critics Society is the oldest organization of online critics, made up of more than 250 members from around the world. Its past best-picture winners include Oscar champs “12 Years a Slave,” “The Hurt Locker,” “No Country for Old Men” and “Argo,” as well as “The Social Network,” “The Tree of Life” and last year’s winner, “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
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See all the winners below:
Best Picture: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Best Animated Feature: “Inside Out”
Best Film Not in the English Language: “The Assassin”
Best Documentary: “The Look of Silence”
Best Director: George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs“
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
Best Supporting Actor: Oscar Isaac, “Ex Machina”
Best Supporting Actress: Rooney Mara, “Carol”
Best Original Screenplay: “Spotlight” (Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy)
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Carol” (Phyllis Nagy)
Best Editing: “Mad Max: Fury Road” (Margaret Sixel)
Best Cinematography: “Mad Max: Fury Road” (John Seale)
Non-U.S. Films (Alphabetical Order):
“Aferim!”
“Cemetery of Splendor”
“The Club”
“Dheepan”
“The Lobster”
“Mountains May Depart”
“Mia Madre”
“Rams”
“Right Now, Wrong Then”
“The Sunset Song”
29 Oscar Contenders Voters and Fans Need to See
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"Spotlight" A contender for Best Picture, director and screenplay -- as well as the supporting acting categories.
Open Road Films"The Martian" Ridley Scott may have his best shot at an Oscar with this sci-fi drama, which is also a contender for Best Picture. Matt Damon is in the hunt for Best Actor as well.
- The Weinstein Company
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"The Revenant" Alejandro G. Inarritu's dark revenge tale is getting lots of awards traction, particularly for Leonardo DiCaprio's performance.
"Brooklyn" Saoirse Ronan is a strong contender for Best Actress, and there's much love for John Crowley's old-fashioned period drama.
"Straight Outta Compton" F. Gary Gray's biopic of the rap group N.W.A boasts some of the best reviews of the year, including raves for newcomer Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E.
"Mad Max: Fury Road" The National Board of Review winner for Best Picture is a long-shot outside of technical categories, but it could surprise in the picture, directing or actress categories.
- Universal Pictures
"Suffragette" Carey Mulligan is in the hunt for Best Actress for her role in this historical drama about the battle for British women to get the vote.
"Inside Out" Pixar's hit could become the first animated movie to earn a Best Picture nod since 2011's "Toy Story 3."
"The Danish Girl" Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander are getting major buzz for their performances in a period drama with a topical transgender twist.
- Amblin Entertainment/Walt Disney Pictures
"Beasts of No Nation" Cary Joji Fukunaga's gritty drama about African child soldiers has drawn raves, but most overcome its limited theatrical release by Netflix.
"Son of Saul" The Hungarian Holocaust drama is a frontrunner in the foreign-language film race but could also score nods in other categories.
- The Weinstein Company
"Concussion" Will Smith has won early acclaim for his performance as the doctor who discovered CTE, the brain injury experienced by so many former NFL players.
"The Big Short" Adam McKay's fact-based comic drama boasts a starry cast and major topicality, boosting its awards profile.
"Creed" Ryan Coogler's reboot of the "Rocky" franchise has drawn raves, and Sylvester Stallone's supporting turn as boxer-turned-coach could earn him a supporting actor nod.
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" J.J. Abrams' top-secret blockbuster should dominate in technical categories but could pull off a surprise in Best Picture
"Trumbo" Jay Roach's biopic of the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter is drawing attention for the performances of Bryan Cranston as well as Helen Mirren as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper.
"99 Homes" Michael Shannon and Andrew Garfield are generating talk for their performance in the Ramin Bahrani- directed drama.
"Anomalisa" Charlie Kaufman's stop-motion animated film could pull off a surprise in the Animated Feature category.
"Mr. Holmes" Ian McKellen is angling for his third Oscar nomination for playing an aging Sherlock Holmes in Bill Condon's movie.
"45 Years" Veteran actress Charlotte Rampling could score her first nomination for playing half of a couple preparing for their 45th wedding anniversary.
"Grandma" As an acerbic woman helping her granddaughter as she faced an unplanned pregnancy, Lily Tomlin could score her first nomination since 1975's "Nashville."
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