News: LA Film Critics pick 2015 Winners!

43 members of the venerable critics group out of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, are currently deliberating and deciding on what movies and performances deserve to be called the best of 2015. We'll see how "Carol", "Spotlight", "The Revenant", "Creed", "The Hateful Eight", "Straight Outta Compton", Brie Larson, Saoirse Ronan, Sylvester Stallone and other Oscar hopefuls fare...

2015 LAFCA Honor Roll

BEST PICTURE
"Spotlight"

RUNNER-UP: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road")

RUNNER-UP: Todd Haynes ("Carol")

BEST ACTOR
Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs")

RUNNER-UP: Geza Rohrig ("Son of Saul")

BEST ACTRESS
Charlotte Rampling ("45 Years")

RUNNER-UP: Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Shannon ("99 Homes")

RUNNER UP: Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies")

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander ("Ex-Machina")

RUNNER-UP: Kristen Stewart ("Clouds of Sils Maria")

BEST SCREENPLAY
"Spotlight" (Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy)

RUNNER-UP: "Anomalisa" (Charlie Kaufman)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

"Mad Max: Fury Road" (John Seale)

RUNNER-UP: "Carol" (Edward Lachman)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
"Mad Max: Fury Road" (Colin Gibson)

RUNNER-UP: "Carol" (Judy Becker)

BEST EDITING
"The Big Short" (Hank Corwin)

RUNNER-UP: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

BEST MUSIC SCORE

"Anomalisa", "Carol" (Carter Burwell)

RUNNER-UP: "The Hateful Eight" (Ennio Morricone)

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
"Son of Saul"

RUNNER-UP: "The Tribe"

BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM
"Amy"

RUNNER-UP: "The Look of Silence"

BEST ANIMATION
"Anomalisa"

RUNNER-UP: "Inside Out"

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

Anne V. Coates

NEW GENERATION

Ryan Coogler ("Creed")

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Raymond Lo