{"id":37214,"date":"2015-12-07T17:29:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T22:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=37214"},"modified":"2018-12-05T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T02:03:10","slug":"boston-los-angeles-critics-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/07\/boston-los-angeles-critics-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Print And Los Angeles Critics Agree – SPOTLIGHT Best Film Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Spotlight-cast\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It seems that critics on both coasts agree on the film Spotlight. Both the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Boston Society of Film Critics have named the investigative journalism drama the Best Film of the Year. The accolades from the Boston Society of Film Critics comes as a break from their online brethren, who voted<\/a> Mad Max: Fury Road<\/strong> as their Best Picture.<\/p>\n

In addition to awarding Spotlight the best film of the year, the two groups also awarded it with their respective Best Screenplay awards. Charlotte Rampling was named Best Actress for the dram 45 years<\/strong>by both groups, who also agreed that the examination of the life of singer Amy Winehouse Amy was the Best Documentary of the year.<\/p>\n

However, that is pretty much where the two critics’ groups’ agreement ends. The LA critics named Mad Max: Fury Road<\/strong>‘s George Miller their Best Director while the Boston critics went with Todd Haynes for his drama Carol<\/strong>. The Boston critics split their Best Actor award between Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Dano for their work on The Revenant<\/strong> and Love & Mercy<\/strong> respectively, while the LA critics gave their award to Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here are the complete winners and runner-ups from both critics groups –<\/p>\n

Boston Film Critics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Picture: Spotlight; Runner-up: Mad Max: Fury Road
\nBest Director: Todd Haynes (Carol); Runner-up: Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
\nBest Actor: (TIE) Paul Dano (Love & Mercy) and Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
\nBest Actress: Charlotte Rampling (45 Years); Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
\nBest Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies); Runner-up: Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
\nBest Supporting Actress: Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria); Runner-up: Alicia Vikander (unspecified)
\nBest Screenplay: Spotlight; Runner-up: Carol
\nBest Cinematography: Carol; Runner-up: The Revenant
\nBest Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road; Runner-up: Spotlight
\nBest Original Score: Love & Mercy; Runner-up: Creed
\nBest Ensemble Cast: Spotlight; Runner-up: The Big Short
\nBest Animated Film: (TIE) Anomalisa and Inside Out; Runner-up: Shaun the Sheep Movie
\nBest Foreign Film: The Look of Silence; Runner-up: White God
\nBest Documentary: Amy; Runner-up: The Look of Silence
\nBest New Filmmaker: Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl); Runner-up: Alex Garland, Ex Machina<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Film Critics Association<\/strong><\/p>\n

Picture: Spotlight. Runner-up: Mad Max: Fury Road.
\nDirector: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Todd Haynes, Carol.
\nActor: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs. Runner-up: G\u00e9za R\u00f6hrig, Son of Saul.
\nActress: Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years. Runner-up: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn.
\nSupporting actor: Michael Shannon, 99 Homes. Runner-up: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies.
\nSupporting actress: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina. Runner-up: Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria.
\nScreenplay: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight. Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa.
\nAnimation: Anomalisa. Runner-up: Inside Out.
\nForeign-language film: Son of Saul. Runner-up: The Tribe.
\nDocumentary\/nonfiction film: Amy. Runner-up: The Look of Silence.
\nNew Generation: Ryan Coogler, Creed.
\nFilm editing: Hank Corwin, The Big Short. Runner-up: Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road.
\nCinematography: John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Edward Lachman, Carol.
\nProduction design: Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road. Runner-up: Judy Becker, Carol.
\nMusic score: Carter Burwell, Anomalisa and Carol. Runner-up: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight.
\nSpecial citation: David Shepard, for his invaluable work in film preservation, particularly of movies from the silent era.
\nLifetime achievement: Anne V. Coates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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