2015 Awards Season | Film
Titles nominated in major categories:
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Best Achievement in Directing
- Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Best Acting, Leading Role
- Best Acting, Supporting Role
at the major awards ceremonies:
- Academy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- British Academy Film Awards
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- Writers Guild of America Awards
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Producers Guild of America Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Awards
- National Board of Review Awards
- American Film Institute Awards
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- DirectorTom McCarthyStarsMark RuffaloMichael KeatonRachel McAdamsThe true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Tom McCarthy)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Josh Singer; Tom McCarthy)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mark Ruffalo)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Rachel McAdams)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 244 - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsLeonardo DiCaprioTom HardyWill PoulterA frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Alejandro González Iñárritu)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Leonardo DiCaprio)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Tom Hardy)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 177 - DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsBrie LarsonJacob TremblaySean BridgersA little boy is held captive in a room with his mother since his birth, so he has never known the world outside.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Lenny Abrahamson)- Nominee: Academy Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Emma Donoghue)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Brie Larson)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jacob Tremblay)- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 132 - DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleSteve CarellRyan GoslingIn 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Adam McKay)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Charles Randolph; Adam McKay)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Writers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Christian Bale)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 122 - DirectorRidley ScottStarsMatt DamonJessica ChastainKristen WiigAn astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Ridley Scott)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Drew Goddard)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Matt Damon)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 105 - DirectorTodd HaynesStarsCate BlanchettRooney MaraSarah PaulsonAn aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Todd Haynes)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Phyllis Nagy)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Cate Blanchett)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Rooney Mara)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 101 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMark RylanceAlan AldaDuring the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Steven Spielberg)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Matt Charman; Joel Daniel Coen; Ethan Jesse Coen)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mark Rylance)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 98 - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (George Miller)- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Directors Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Charlize Theron)- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 89 - DirectorDanny BoyleStarsMichael FassbenderKate WinsletSeth RogenSteve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Aaron Sorkin)
- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Michael Fassbender)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kate Winslet)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 58 - DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonThe former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Michael B. Jordan)- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Sylvester Stallone)- WINNER: Golden Globe Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 53 - DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsAbraham AttahEmmanuel AffadziRicky AdelayitorA drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Cary Joji Fukunaga)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Abraham Attah)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Idris Elba)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 53 - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsSamuel L. JacksonKurt RussellJennifer Jason LeighIn the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Quentin Tarantino)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jennifer Jason Leigh)- WINNER: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 47 - DirectorTom HooperStarsEddie RedmayneAlicia VikanderAmber HeardA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Eddie Redmayne)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Alicia Vikander)- WINNER: Academy Awards
- WINNER: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- WINNER: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 45 - DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsSaoirse RonanEmory CohenDomhnall GleesonAn Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Nick Hornby)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Saoirse Ronan)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Julie Walters)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 40 - DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Corey HawkinsJason MitchellThe rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Jonathan Herman; Andrea Berloff)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 32 - DirectorPete DocterRonnie Del CarmenStarsAmy PoehlerBill HaderLewis BlackAfter young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Pete Docter; Meg LeFauve; Josh Cooley)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 24 - DirectorSean BakerStarsKitana Kiki RodriguezMya TaylorKarren KaragulianA hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Sean Baker)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Mya Taylor)- WINNER: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 24 - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsEmily BluntJosh BrolinBenicio Del ToroAn idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Nominee: National Board of Review Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Taylor Sheridan)- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Benicio del Toro)- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 23 - DirectorJay RoachStarsBryan CranstonDiane LaneHelen MirrenIn 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (John McNamara)- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Bryan Cranston)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Helen Mirren)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 22 - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Producers Guild of America Awards
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Alex Garland)- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Alicia Vikander)- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 21 - DirectorDuke JohnsonCharlie KaufmanStarsDavid ThewlisJennifer Jason LeighTom NoonanA man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (Charlie Kaufman; Duke Johnson)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Charlie Kaufman)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jennifer Jason Leigh)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 18 - DirectorAndrew HaighStarsCharlotte RamplingTom CourtenayGeraldine JamesA married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Charlotte Rampling)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Tom Courtenay)- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 18 - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: American Film Institute Awards
Points: 12 - DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsJuliette BinocheKristen StewartChloë Grace MoretzA film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kristen Stewart)
- WINNER: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 11 - DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING (David Robert Mitchell)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorS. Craig ZahlerStarsKurt RussellPatrick WilsonMatthew FoxIn the dying days of the old west, an elderly sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town's doctor from cannibalistic cave dwellers.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (S. Craig Zahler)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Richard Jenkins)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorRamin BahraniStarsAndrew GarfieldMichael ShannonLaura DernA recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Michael Shannon)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsJason SegelJesse EisenbergAnna ChlumskyThe story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (Donald Margulies)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jason Segel)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 5 - DirectorScott CooperStarsJohnny DeppBenedict CumberbatchDakota JohnsonThe true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Johnny Depp)
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroBradley CooperJoy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Jennifer Lawrence)
- Nominee: Academy Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorJudd ApatowStarsAmy SchumerBill HaderBrie LarsonHaving thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (Amy Schumer)
- Nominee: Writers Guild of America Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorBill PohladStarsJohn CusackPaul DanoElizabeth BanksIn the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he's a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Paul Dano)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
- Nominee: Critics' Choice Movie Awards
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Elizabeth Banks)- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 4 - DirectorJosh MondStarsChristopher AbbottCynthia NixonKid CudiJames, a twenty-something New Yorker, struggles to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Christopher Abbott)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Cynthia Nixon)- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 3 - DirectorPeter LandesmanStarsWill SmithAlec BaldwinAlbert BrooksIn Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Will Smith)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorSimon CurtisStarsHelen MirrenRyan ReynoldsDaniel BrühlMaria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Helen Mirren)
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorLászló NemesStarsGéza RöhrigLevente MolnárUrs RechnA Jewish-Hungarian concentration camp prisoner sets out to give a child he mistook for his son a proper burial.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Géza Röhrig)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorMarielle HellerStarsBel PowleyAlexander SkarsgårdKristen WiigA teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Bel Powley)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsMaggie SmithAlex JenningsJim BroadbentA man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Maggie Smith)
- Nominee: British Academy Film Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsBen MendelsohnRyan ReynoldsYvonne LandryDown on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Ben Mendelsohn)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorChristian PetzoldStarsNina HossRonald ZehrfeldNina KunzendorfAfter surviving Auschwitz, a former cabaret singer has her disfigured face reconstructed and returns to her war-ravaged hometown to seek out her gentile husband, who may or may not have betrayed her to the Nazis.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Nina Hoss)
- Nominee: National Society of Film Critics Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorAdam SalkyStarsSarah SilvermanJosh CharlesSkylar GaertnerAddicted to drugs and alcohol, a housewife's self-destructive behavior starts to take its toll on her husband and two young children.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Sarah Silverman)
- Nominee: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorJonas CarpignanoStarsAlassane SyKoudous SeihonAdam GnegneTwo men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.BEST ACTING, LEADING ROLE (Koudous Seihon)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 2 - DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsMichael CaineHarvey KeitelRachel WeiszA retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Jane Fonda)
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorAndrew BujalskiStarsGuy PearceCobie SmuldersKevin CorriganTwo mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Kevin Corrigan)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorNoah BuschelStarsCorey StollBilly CrudupMarin IrelandA down-on-his-luck former boxing champ is forced to make a choice between friendship and ambition when he is framed for murder.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Marin Ireland)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1 - DirectorRania AttiehDaniel GarciaStarsRobin BartlettRebecca DayanWill JanowitzTwo women descend into madness after an alleged meteor strike sets off a series of strange events in their town of Troy, N.Y.BEST ACTING, SUPPORTING ROLE (Robin Bartlett)
- Nominee: Independent Spirit Awards
Points: 1