# Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2015

20th FFCC Awards
December 23, 2015
Best Picture: Mad Max: Fury Road
The 20th Florida Film Critics Circle Awards were held on December 23, 2015.
The nominations were announced on December 21, 2015, led by Carol with eight nominations.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold, while the runner-ups for each category are listed under them.
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Mad Max: Fury Road Runner-up: Spotlight The Big Short Carol The Martian | George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road Runner-up: Todd Haynes – Carol Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant Tom McCarthy – Spotlight Ridley Scott – The Martian |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Paul Dano – Love & Mercy as Brian Wilson Runner-up: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant as Hugh Glass Bryan Cranston – Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs as Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl as Einar Wegener / Lili Elbe | Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome Runner-up: Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years as Kate Mercer Cate Blanchett – Carol as Carol Aird Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn as Ellis Lacey Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road as Imperator Furiosa |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina as Nathan Bateman Runner-up: Michael Shannon – 99 Homes as Rick Carver Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight as Michael Rezendes Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abel Sylvester Stallone – Creed as Rocky Balboa | Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria as Valentine Runner-up: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight as Daisy Domergue Elizabeth Banks – Love & Mercy as Melinda Ledbetter Rooney Mara – Carol as Therese Belivet Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina as Ava |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Best Original Screenplay |
| Adam McKay and Charles Randolph – The Big Short Runner-up: Phyllis Nagy – Carol Brooklyn Room Steve Jobs | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – Spotlight Runner-up: Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig – Mistress America Ex Machina The Hateful Eight Inside Out |
| Best Animated Film | Best Documentary |
| Inside Out Runner-up: Anomalisa The Good Dinosaur The Peanuts Movie Shaun the Sheep Movie | Amy Runner-up: Heart of a Dog Best of Enemies Cartel Land The Look of Silence |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Best Ensemble |
| The Assassin Runner-up: Mommy Mustang Phoenix Son of Saul | Spotlight Runner-up: Tangerine The Big Short Mistress America Straight Outta Compton |
| Best Art Direction / Production Design | Best Cinematography |
| Carol Runner-up: Mad Max: Fury Road Brooklyn Crimson Peak Love & Mercy | John Seale – Mad Max: Fury Road Runner-up: Edward Lachman – Carol The Revenant Sicario Youth |
| Best Score | Best Visual Effects |
| Love & Mercy Runner-up: Carol The Hateful Eight Mad Max: Fury Road Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Mad Max: Fury Road Runner-up: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ex Machina The Martian The Walk |
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award ||
| Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Rey Runner-up: Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina and The Danish Girl as Ava and Gerda Wegener Bel Powley – The Diary of a Teenage Girl as Minnie Goetze Kitana Kiki Rodriguez – Tangerine as Sin-Dee Rella Jacob Tremblay – Room as Jack Newsome ||