North Carolina and Oklahoma Critics Like 'Spotlight'

Just as the first guild snubbed the frontrunner today, critics continue to support it, as it picked up two more Best Picture accolades from regional critics.

NORTH CAROLINA

These guys didn't do anything particularly interesting, but I like their picks for the lead acting categories- of course, that's because  they'd be my choices too.

  • Best Film: Spotlight
  • Best Documentary: Amy
  • Best Foreign Language Film: Phoenix
  • Best Animated Film: Inside Out
  • Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
  • Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
  • Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
  • Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
  • Best Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight
  • Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short

OKLAHOMA

By contrast, this group awarded the two actors who likely will win the Oscars for lead acting, so they can congratulate themselves on being the better Oscar predictors I guess. They still agreed with NC on the Picture/Director split for Spotlight and George Miller though.

Best Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"

Best Actress – Brie Larson, "Room"

Best Animated Film - "Inside Out"

Best Body of Work – Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina," "The Danish Girl," "Testament of Youth," "Burnt"

Best Director – George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Documentary - "Amy"

Best First Feature – Alex Garland, "Ex Machina"

Best Foreign Language Film - "Son of Saul"

Best Original Screenplay - "Spotlight"

Best Adapted Screenplay – Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, "The Big Short"

Best Supporting Actor – Michael Keaton "Spotlight" and Sylvester Stallone "Creed" (tie)

Best Supporting Actress – Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina"

Most Disappointing Film - "Tomorrowland"

Best PIcture - "Spotlight"