2015–16 film awards season

2015–16 film awards season
Duration22 October 2015 – 28 February 2016

The 2015–16 film awards season began in November 2015 with the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 and ended in February 2016 with the 88th Academy Awards. Major winners for the year included The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road, Spotlight, Room and Steve Jobs among others.

Award ceremonies

Award ceremony Ceremony date Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay Ref.
25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards 30 November 2015 Spotlight N/a Paul Dano
Love & Mercy
Bel Powley
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
N/a Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Spotlight
87th National Board of Review Awards 1 December 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road Ridley Scott
The Martian
Matt Damon
The Martian
Brie Larson
Room
Sylvester Stallone
Creed
Jennifer Jason Leigh
The Hateful Eight
Quentin Tarantino
The Hateful Eight
Drew Goddard
The Martian
50th National Society of Film Critics Awards 3 January 2016 Spotlight Todd Haynes
Carol
Michael B. Jordan
Creed
Charlotte Rampling
45 Years
Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies
Kristen Stewart
Clouds of Sils Maria
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Spotlight
[1]
73rd Golden Globe Awards 10 January 2016 The Revenant (Drama)
The Martian (Musical or Comedy)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Revenant
Leonardo DiCaprio (Drama)
The Revenant
Matt Damon (Musical or Comedy)
The Martian
Brie Larson (Drama)
Room
Jennifer Lawrence (Musical or Comedy)
Joy
Sylvester Stallone
Creed
Kate Winslet
Steve Jobs
Aaron Sorkin
Steve Jobs
[2]
21st Critics' Choice Awards 17 January 2016 Spotlight George Miller
Mad Max: Fury Road
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant
Brie Larson
Room
Alicia Vikander
The Danish Girl
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Spotlight
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph
The Big Short
[3]
27th Producers Guild of America Awards 23 January 2016 The Big Short N/a [4]
5th AACTA International Awards 29 January 2016 Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Mad Max: Fury Road
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant
Cate Blanchett
Carol
Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies
Rooney Mara
Carol
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Spotlight
22nd Screen Actors
68th Directors
68th Writers Guild of America Awards
30 January, 6, 13 February 2016 Spotlight (Ensemble Cast) Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Revenant
Brie Larson
Room
Idris Elba
Beasts of No Nation
Alicia Vikander
The Danish Girl
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Spotlight
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph
The Big Short
[5][6]
69th British Academy Film Awards 14 February 2016 The Revenant Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies
Kate Winslet
Steve Jobs
[7]
20th Satellite Awards 21 February 2016 Spotlight Tom McCarthy
Spotlight
Saoirse Ronan
Brooklyn
Christian Bale
The Big Short
Alicia Vikander
The Danish Girl
Aaron Sorkin
Steve Jobs
[8]
31st Independent Spirit Awards 27 February 2016 Abraham Attah
Beasts of No Nation
Brie Larson
Room
Idris Elba
Beasts of No Nation
Mya Taylor
Tangerine
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Spotlight
88th Academy Awards 28 February 2016 Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Revenant
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant
Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies
Alicia Vikander
The Danish Girl
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Spotlight
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph
The Big Short
[9]

Critics Prizes

Award dates Ceremony Best Film winner Ref.
2 December 2015 81st New York Film Critics Circle Awards Carol [10]
6 December 2015 41st Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Spotlight [11]
17 January 2016 36th London Film Critics Circle Awards Mad Max: Fury Road [12]

Films by awards gained

Major Awards and nominations received
Films Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards Guild Awards Critics' Choice Awards Satellite Awards Total
Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins
45 Years 1 1 N/a 1 1 4 0
99 Homes N/a 1 1 1 N/a 3 0
Amy 1 1 2 1 N/a 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 5
Ant-Man N/a 1 N/a 1 N/a 2 0
The Assassin N/a 1 N/a 1 2 1 4 1
Beasts of No Nation N/a 1 1 3 2 1 N/a 6 2
The Big Short 5 1 5 1 4 6 2 7 3 2 1 29 8
Black Mass N/a 1 2 3 6 0
Bridge of Spies 6 1 9 1 1 4 5 5 1 30 3
Brooklyn 3 6 1 1 N/a 5 2 1 16 2
Carol 6 9 5 4 9 5 1 38 1
Cinderella 1 1 N/a 4 1 1 2 9 1
Concussion N/a 1 N/a 1 2 0
Creed 1 N/a 1 1 N/a 1 1 1 4 2
The Danish Girl 4 1 5 3 4 2 5 1 7 1 28 5
Ex Machina 2 1 5 1 7 1 3 1 N/a 18 3
Grandma N/a 1 N/a 1 N/a 2 0
The Hateful Eight 3 1 3 1 3 1 N/a 6 1 N/a 15 4
The Hunting Ground 1 N/a 2 1 1 2 1 6 2
Inside Out 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 13 6
Joy 1 N/a 2 1 2 3 N/a 8 1
The Lady in the Van N/a 1 1 N/a 2 0
Love & Mercy N/a 2 N/a 2 4 8 0
Mad Max: Fury Road 10 6 7 4 2 5 3 13 9 4 1 41 23
The Martian 7 6 3 2 6 1 9 8 1 39 4
The Revenant 12 3 8 5 4 3 5 4 9 2 5 1 43 18
Room 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 2 4 19 7
Sicario 3 3 N/a 4 1 5 5 1 20 2
Spectre 1 1 N/a 1 1 2 2 7 13 2
Spotlight 6 2 3 1 3 5 2 8 3 7 4 32 12
Spy N/a 2 N/a 3 N/a 5 0
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 5 4 1 N/a 3 1 N/a 13 1
Steve Jobs 2 3 1 4 2 3 4 4 1 20 4
Straight Outta Compton 1 N/a 3 1 1 6 0
Theeb 1 2 1 N/a 3 1
Trainwreck N/a 2 1 3 1 N/a 6 1
Trumbo 1 1 2 5 3 3 15 0
The Walk N/a 1 1 1 2 1
Youth 1 N/a 2 2 1 1 7 0

References

  1. ^ "Awards for 2015 films". National Society of Film Critics. January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Winners & Nominees 2016". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Spotlight' Wins Best Picture; 'Mr. Robot' Best Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 PGA Awards Winners - Producers Guild of America". www.producersguild.org. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "'The Big Short' and 'Spotlight' Win Writers Guild Awards: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "The 69th British Academy Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "2015 Satellite Awards". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "The 88th Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (2 December 2015). "'Carol' Dominates New York Film Critics Circle Awards". Variety. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  11. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (6 December 2015). "Los Angeles Film Critics Name 'Spotlight' Best Film of the Year". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. ^ "'Mad Max: Fury Road'; '45 Years' Score Multiple Awards At London Film Critics' Circle Awards". Deadline Hollywood. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.