Boston has two critics groups, the Boston Society of Film Critics and the online group, so this one is the lower tier- the BSFC hasn't announced yet. But these guys certainly loved Mad Max and Creed, and this is Saoirse Ronan's second Best Actress win, as well as Kristen Stewart's second in supporting. I didn't mention the Stewart thing at the NYFCC the other day, because frankly, Clouds of Sils Maria was a tiny movie that about 4 people saw in total, so even if critics decide to make a weird rally for her in this, there's no guarantee that could happen at the Oscars. Certainly didn't work out for Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer last year. I am liking the tilt towards mainstream genre appreciation from critics in the bigger categories this year, at least, so far. I would assume the BFSC would have some more appreciation of the hometown set Spotlight though, right? We'll see. Boston, LA and the New York Online critics are set to break on Sunday.
BEST PICTURE:
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST DIRECTOR:
George Miller, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST ACTOR:
Michael B. Jordan, CREED
BEST ACTRESS:
Saoirse Ronan, BROOKLYN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Sylvester Stallone, CREED
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Kristen Stewart, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
BEST ENSEMBLE:
SPOTLIGHT
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, SPOTLIGHT
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
SON OF SAUL
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
AMY
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
INSIDE OUT
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
John Seale, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST EDITING:
Margaret Sixel, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Junkie XL, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR:
1. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
2. CREED
3. BROOKLYN
4. CAROL
5. SPOTLIGHT
6. CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
7. BRIDGE OF SPIES
8. THE MARTIAN
9. ANOMALISA
10. TANGERINE
