On Monday, Georgia Film Critics Association released its 2015 awards nominees ahead of Friday, January 8th, when the winners will be announced. The association was created in 2011 with the intention to promote criticism and the film industry within in the state of Georgia. With so many awards and nominees announcements being released last month, many highlighted the same films repeatedly. Georgia definitely featured familiar titles while also placing more emphasis on popular films such as Creed and Star Wars: The Force Awakens receiving multiple nominations, including a Breakthrough Award nomination for star Daisy Ridley.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Best Picture
BROOKLYN
CAROL
EX MACHINA
INSIDE OUT
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
ROOM
SICARIO
SPOTLIGHT
Best Director
CREED, Ryan Coogler
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, George Miller
THE MARTIAN, Ridley Scott
ROOM, Lenny Abrahamson
SPOTLIGHT, Tom McCarthy
Best Actor
Matt Damon, THE MARTIAN
Leonardo DiCaprio, THE REVENANT
Michael Fassbender, STEVE JOBS
Michael B. Jordan, CREED
Jason Segel, THE END OF THE TOUR
Best Actress
Emily Blunt, SICARIO
Blythe Danner, I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
Brie Larson, ROOM
Rooney Mara, CAROL
Charlotte Rampling, 45 YEARS
Saoirse Ronan, BROOKLYN
Charlize Theron, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro, SICARIO
Mark Ruffalo, SPOTLIGHT
Mark Rylance, BRIDGE OF SPIES
Sylvester Stallone, CREED
Jacob Tremblay, ROOM
Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Banks, LOVE & MERCY
Rose Byrne, SPY
Jennifer Jason Leigh, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Alicia Vikander, EX MACHINA
Kate Winslet, STEVE JOBS
Best Original Screenplay
BRIDGE OF SPIES, Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
EX MACHINA, Alex Garland
INSIDE OUT, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley
SICARIO, Taylor Sheridan
SPOTLIGHT, Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Best Adapted Screenplay
THE BIG SHORT, Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
BROOKLYN, Nick Hornby
THE END OF THE TOUR, Donald Margulies
THE MARTIAN, Drew Goddard
ROOM, Emma Donoghue
STEVE JOBS, Aaron Sorkin
Best Cinematography
THE ASSASSIN, Ping Bin Lee
CAROL, Edward Lachmann
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, John Seale
THE REVENANT, Emmanuel Lubezki
SICARIO, Roger Deakins
Best Production Design
BROOKLYN, Francois Seguin, Irene O’Brien, Robert Parle
CAROL, Judy Becker, Jesse Rosenthal
EX MACHINA, Mark Digby, Katrina Mackay, Denis Schnegg
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, Colin Gibson, Shira Hockman, Jacinta Leong
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Alastair Bullock, Gary Tomkins
Best Original Score
BRIDGE OF SPIES, Thomas Newman
THE HATEFUL EIGHT, Ennio Morricone
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, Junkie XL
SICARIO, Johann Johannsson
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, John Williams
Best Original Song
“I’ll See You In My Dreams”, Keegan DeWitt I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
“See You Again”, DJ Frank E, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa FURIOUS 7
“Simple Song #3”, David Lang YOUTH
“So Long”, Leon Bridges CONCUSSION
“Til It Happens To You”, Lady Gaga, Diane Warren THE HUNTING GROUND
Best Ensemble
THE BIG SHORT
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
SPOTLIGHT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Best Foreign Film
THE ASSASSIN
LABYRINTH OF LIES
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
MUSTANG
SON OF SAUL
Breakthrough Award
Abraham Attah, BEASTS OF NO NATION
Alex Garland, EX MACHINA
Daisy Ridley, STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
Jacob Tremblay, ROOM
Alicia Vikander, BURNT, THE DANISH GIRL, EX MACHINA, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Best Animated Film
ANOMALISA
THE GOOD DINOSAUR
INSIDE OUT
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
Best Documentary
AMY
BEST OF ENEMIES
FINDERS KEEPERS
FRAME BY FRAME
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
To Be Announced.
