The Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards are once again upon us. We pride ourselves on being one of the most progressive and adventuresome voting bodies in the nation, and I’m sure this year will be no exception with such wide open races across the board. Here is my 2015 COFCA nominations ballot:
Best Film
The Big Short
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Best Director
Alejandro G. Inarritu – The Revenant
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Samuel L. Jackson – The Hateful Eight
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Supporting Actor
Steve Carell – The Big Short
Benicio Del Toro – Sicario
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Best Ensemble
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
The Martian
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs, Slow West, Macbeth)
Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, Brooklyn, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Revenant)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina and The Danish Girl)
Breakthrough Film Artist
Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz (for directing Goodnight Mommy)
Alex Garland (for writing and directing)
Jacob Tremblay (for acting)
Alicia Vikander (for acting)
Best Cinematography
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Best Film Editing
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
The Martian
Room
Steve Jobs
Best Original Screenplay
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Spotlight
Best Score
Brooklyn
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Spotlight
Best Documentary
Amy
Going Clear
Meru
Where to Invade Next
The Wolfpack
Best Foreign Language Film
Goodnight Mommy
Best Animated Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Best Overlooked Film
45 Years
99 Homes
Sicario
Steve Jobs
The Wolfpack