10 January 2016

This article is a look at the best films of 2015.

By Hemanth Kissoon
(For the worst films of 2015, click here.)
(For my favourite films of 2015, click here.)
THE FILMALUATION AWARDS
​The following are listed alphabetically in each category for my nominations, with a runner-up, and then the very lucky winner!
 
Have you got your formal attire on? Okay, let’s begin…
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Best Actress

​Nearly made the shortlist: DHEEPAN – Kalieaswari Srinivasan, GRANDMA – Lily Tomlin, JOY – Jennifer Lawrence, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION – Rebecca Ferguson, SICARIO – Emily Blunt, SUNSET SONG – Agyness Deyn, VICTORIA – Laia Costa
 
45 YEARS – Charlotte Rampling
CAROL – Cate Blanchett
CAROL – Rooney Mara
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE – Tessa Thompson
GIRLHOOD – Karidja Touré
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Charlize Theron
PHOENIX - Nina Hoss
ROOM – Brie Larson
QUEEN OF EARTH - Elisabeth Moss
THE LADY IN THE VAN – Maggie Smith
 
Runner-up: QUEEN OF EARTH - Elisabeth Moss
 
Winner: 45 YEARS – Charlotte Rampling
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45 YEARS – Charlotte Rampling
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QUEEN OF EARTH - Elisabeth Moss

Best Actor

Nearly made the shortlist: BRIDGE OF SPIES – Tom Hanks, INHERENT VICE – Joaquin Phoenix, THE MEASURE OF A MAN – Vincent Lindon
 
45 YEARS – Tom Courtenay
DHEEPAN – Jesuthasan Antonythasan
MOMMY – Antoine-Olivier Pilon
SON OF SAUL – Géza Röhrig
SUNRISE – Adil Hussain
THE END OF THE TOUR – Jason Segel
THE REVENANT – Leonardo DiCaprio
TRUMAN – Ricardo Darín
TRUMBO – Bryan Cranston
VICTORIA – Frederick Lau
 
Runner-up: VICTORIA - Frederick Lau
 
Winner: THE REVENANT – Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo DiCaprio
THE REVENANT - Leonardo DiCaprio
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VICTORIA - Frederick Lau

Best Supporting Actress

Nearly made the shortlist: BODY – Maja Ostaszewska, TURBO KID - Laurence Leboeuf
 
DEMOLITION – Naomi Watts
EX MACHINA – Alicia Vikander
MAGGIE’S PLAN – Julianne Moore
MISTRESS AMERICA – Lola Kirke
OUR LITTLE SISTER – Suzu Asano
QUEEN OF EARTH - Katherine Waterston
THE DAUGHTER – Odessa Young
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Jennifer Jason Leigh
THE NEW GIRLFRIEND – Anaïs Demoustier
TOMORROWLAND – Raffey Cassidy
 
Runner-up: TOMORROWLAND – Raffey Cassidy
 
Winner: THE HATEFUL EIGHT - Jennifer Jason Leigh
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT - Jennifer Jason Leigh
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TOMORROWLAND – Raffey Cassidy (on the right)

Best Supporting Actor

Nearly made the shortlist: BROOKLYN – Emory Cohen, DEMOLITION – Chris Cooper, THE LADY IN THE VAN – Alex Jennings
 
A BIGGER SPLASH – Ralph Fiennes
ANOMALISA – Tom Noonan
CHEVALIER - Efthymis Papadimitriou
JOY – Robert De Niro
MY GREAT NIGHT - Raphael
ROOM – Jacob Tremblay
SICARIO – Benicio Del Toro
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Samuel L. Jackson
THE LOBSTER – Colin Farrell
THE REVENANT – Tom Hardy
 
Runner-up: ANOMALISA – Tom Noonan
 
Winner: A BIGGER SPLASH – Ralph Fiennes
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A BIGGER SPLASH – Ralph Fiennes
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ANOMALISA – Tom Noonan

Best Cinematography

Nearly made the shortlist: DHEEPAN, FORCE MAJEURE, MARSHLAND, RUINED HEART: ANOTHER LOVESTORY BETWEEN A CRIMINAL AND A WHORE, SLOW WEST, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, YOUTH
 
EVEREST – Salvatore Totino
KNIGHT OF CUPS – Emmanuel Lubezki
MOMMY – André Turpin
SICARIO – Roger Deakins
SON OF SAUL – Mátyás Erdély
SUNRISE – Jean-Marc Ferriere
THE REVENANT - Emmanuel Lubezki
THE WALK – Dariusz Wolski
UNDER ELECTRIC CLOUDS – Sergey Mikhalchuk and Evgeniy Privin
VICTORIA – Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
 
Joint winners: THE REVENANT - Emmanuel Lubezki and VICTORIA – Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
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THE REVENANT - Emmanuel Lubezki
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VICTORIA – Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Best Screenplay

Nearly made the shortlist: AFERIM!, ANOMALISA, DHEEPAN, FORCE MAJEURE, GIRLHOOD, MAGGIE’S PLAN, ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, MOMMY, MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART, OUR LITTLE SISTER, ROOM, SUNSET SONG, THE CLUB, THE END OF THE TOUR, THE LADY IN THE VAN, TOP FIVE, WILD TALES
 
45 YEARS – Andrew Haigh
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE – Justin Simien
INSIDE OUT – Ronnie Del Carmen, Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve
SON OF SAUL – László Nemes and Clara Royer
TAXI – Jafar Panahi
THE DAUGHTER – Simon Stone
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Quentin Tarantino
THE REVENANT – Alejandro González Iñárritu and Mark L. Smith
TRUMAN – Tomàs Aragay and Cesc Gay
VICTORIA – Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Sebastian Schipper, Eike Frederik Schulz
 
Runner-up: THE HATEFUL EIGHT - Quentin Tarantino
 
Winner: THE DAUGHTER – Simon Stone
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THE DAUGHTER – Simon Stone
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT - Quentin Tarantino

Best Score

11 MINUTES – Pawel Mykietyn
CAROL – Carter Burwell
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL
RUINED HEART: ANOTHER LOVESTORY BETWEEN A CRIMINAL AND A WHORE – Brezel Göring
SICARIO - Jóhann Jóhannsson
THE CUT – Alexander Hacke
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. – Daniel Pemberton
THE REVENANT – Bryce Dessner, Carsten Nicolai and Ryuichi Sakamoto
 
Runner-up: 11 MINUTES - Pawel Mykietyn
 
Winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD - Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL

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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD - Tom Holkenborg a.k.a. Junkie XL
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11 MINUTES - Pawel Mykietyn

Best Visual Effects

EX MACHINA
EVEREST
THE REVENANT
THE WALK
TOMORROWLAND
 
Runner-up: THE WALK
 
Winner: THE REVENANT

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THE REVENANT
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THE WALK

Best Documentary

AMY
BRAND: A SECOND COMING
DENNIS RODMAN’S BIG BANG IN PYONGYANG
GOING CLEAR
HE NAMED ME MALALA
MAGICIAN: THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORK OF ORSON WELLES
STEVE JOBS: THE MAN IN THE MACHINE
THE PEARL BUTTON
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
WHERE TO INVADE NEXT
 
Runner-up: WHERE TO INVADE NEXT
 
Winner: AMY

Amy
Amy
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WHERE TO INVADE NEXT

Best Animated Film

ANOMALISA
INSIDE OUT
PHANTOM BOY
SHAUN THE SHEEP
THE BOY AND THE BEAST
THE SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
 
Joint winners: ANOMALISA and INSIDE OUT
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ANOMALISA
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INSIDE OUT

Best Horror

GREEN ROOM
NINA FOREVER
ROOM
THE DEVIL’S CANDY
THE FINAL GIRLS
THE ONES BELOW
THE PIPER
THE VISIT
 
Runner-up: THE FINAL GIRLS
 
Winner: ROOM
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ROOM
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THE FINAL GIRLS

Best Comedy

Nearly made the shortlist: 21 NIGHTS WITH PATTIE, CHEVALIER, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, NASTY BABY, RUBEN GUTHRIE, SPY, THE INTERVIEW, THE LOBSTER, THE OVERNIGHT, THE SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER
 
ANOMALISA
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
FORCE MAJEURE
GRANDMA
KILL YOUR FRIENDS
MAGGIE’S PLAN
MY GREAT NIGHT
THE D TRAIN
TOP FIVE
TRUMAN
 
Runner-up: TRUMAN
 
Winner: MY GREAT NIGHT
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MY GREAT NIGHT
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TRUMAN

Best Action Film

Nearly made the shortlist: KUNG FU KILLER, RATTLE THE CAGE, VETERAN
 
HARDCORE
HWAYI: A MONSTER BOY
JOHN WICK
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION
SICARIO
SPL2: A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES
THE REVENANT
VICTORIA
 
Runner-up MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
 
Winner: THE REVENANT

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THE REVENANT
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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Best Director

Nearly made the shortlist: SICARIO – Denis Villeneuve, WILD TALES – Damián Szifrón
 
11 MINUTES – Jerzy Skolimowski
DHEEPAN – Jacques Audiard
INSIDE OUT – Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – George Miller
SON OF SAUL - László Nemes
TAXI - Jafar Panahi
THE DAUGHTER – Simon Stone
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Quentin Tarantino
THE REVENANT - Alejandro González Iñárritu
VICTORIA - Sebastian Schipper
 
Runner-up: SON OF SAUL - László Nemes
 
Winner: THE REVENANT - Alejandro González Iñárritu

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THE REVENANT - Alejandro González Iñárritu
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SON OF SAUL - László Nemes

Best Film

Nearly made the shortlist: ANOMALISA, FORCE MAJEURE, GIRLHOOD, JAMES WHITE, MOMMY, OUR LITTLE SISTER, ROOM, SICARIO, SPOTLIGHT, THE CLUB, THE CUT, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, THE MEASURE OF A MAN, TIMBUKTU
 
45 YEARS
DHEEPAN
INSIDE OUT
LAND OF MINE
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
TAXI
SON OF SAUL
THE DAUGHTER
THE REVENANT
VICTORIA
 
Joint winners: SON OF SAUL, TAXI and THE REVENANT
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SON OF SAUL
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TAXI
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THE REVENANT


​Congratulations to the award winners, dry your tears of victory.
 
So that’s it for another year folks! Bring on 2016!
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