The Florida Critics Circle this year make a strong case for Florida critics being the best thing about Florida. We should help them all relocate to a safe location before the GOP and the Pacific Ocean reclaim the whole peninsula as swampland.
(thanks again to Paddy Mulholland)
Best Picture
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Spotlight
Best Director
1. George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
2. Todd Haynes (Carol)
Best Actor
1. Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)
2. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Best Actress
1. Brie Larson (Room)
2. Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
Best Supporting Actor
1. Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina)
2. Michael Shannon (99 Homes)
Best Supporting Actress
1. Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria)
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Best Original Screenplay
1. Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)
2. Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig (Mistress America)
Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (The Big Short)
2. Phyllis Nagy (Carol)
Best Cinematography
1. John Seale (Mad Max: Fury Road)
2. Edward Lachman (Carol)
Best Art Direction / Production Design
1. Carol
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Visual Effects
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Score
1. Love & Mercy
2. Carol
Best Ensemble
1. Spotlight
2. Tangerine
Best Animated Film
1. Inside Out
2. Anomalisa
Best Documentary
1. Amy
2. Heart of a Dog
Best Foreign Language Film
1. The Assassin
2. Mommy
Pauline Kael Breakout Award
1. Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
2. Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl / Ex Machina)
