The Los Angeles Film Critics Association tallied their votes on Sunday, with SPOTLIGHT and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD both scoring big wins. George Miller received the association’s prize for best director, while the film also won for best cinematography and best production design. Yet it was Spotlight that nabbed the prize for best picture. Tom McCarthy’s ensemble piece about the Boston Catholic archdiocese sex abuse scandal was also awarded best screenplay.
LAFCA also bestowed a career achievement award on editor Anne V. Coates. Coates has cut over fifty feature films in her sixty year career, including Erin Brockovich, The Elephant Man, and David Lean’s classic epic Lawrence of Arabia.
Check out the complete list of winners below:
Career Achievement: Anne V. Coates
Best Cinematography: John Seale (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD) Mad Max: Fury Road); Runner-up: Edward Lachman (CAROL)
Best Music Score: Carter Burwell (ANOMALISA and CAROL); Runner-up: Ennio Morricone (THE HATEFUL EIGHT)
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon (99 HOMES); Runner-up: Mark Rylance (BRIDGE OF SPIES)
Best Production Design: Colin Gibson (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD); Runner-up: Judy Becker (CAROL)
Best Editing: Hank Corwin (THE BIG SHORT); Runner-up: Margaret Sixel (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander (EX MACHINA); Runner-up: Kristen Stewart (CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA)
Best Documentary: AMY; Runner-up: THE LOOK OF SILENCE
Best Screenplay: SPOTLIGHT; Runner-up: ANOMALISA
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender (STEVE JOBS); Runner-up: Géza Röhrig (SON OF SAUL)
Best Animation: ANOMALISA; Runner-up: INSIDE OUT
Best Director: George Miller (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD); Runner-up: Todd Haynes (CAROL)
Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling (45 YEARS); Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan (BROOKLYN)
Best Foreign Language Film: SON OF SAUL; Runner-up: THE TRIBE
New Generation Award: Ryan Coogler
Best Picture: SPOTLIGHT; Runner-up: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
