The CFCA bestowed their annual awards last night after members socialized and dined at Zia’s restaurant in Chicago. The big winner of the evening was Mad Max: Fury Road, a sci-fi action film that is notable for it’s original story, great performances, directing, editing, creative art production/costuming and adrenaline-fueled action.
As a side note, this critic is thrilled with the outcome. My four-star review of Mad Max: Fury Road, which aired in June of this year, was filled with excitement as the bar has been raised several notches in the action genre. Going forward any film attempting to create an action film will indeed need to step up their game.
BEST PICTURE
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST DIRECTOR
George Miller–Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio–The Revenant
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson–Room
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro–Sicario
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander–Ex Machina
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight–Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short–Adam McKay & Charles Randolph
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mad Max: Fury Road–John Seale
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight–Ennio Morricone
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road–Jason Ballantine & Margaret Sixel
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Jacob Tremblay–Room
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Alex Garland–Ex Machina
Winners via Numbers
5 – Mad Max: Fury Road
2 – Room, Ex Machina
1 – Inside Out, Son of Saul, Amy, The Hateful Eight, The Big Short, Spotlight & The Revenant
Sarah Knight Adamson ©December 17, 2015