San Diego loves Nightcrawler, which nearly swept every category in which it was nominated, taking home a precursor-dominant seven awards, including Best Picture, Director and Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal) with additional praise for long-shot Oscar contender Rene Russo.

Award Tallies

(7) Nightcrawler

The Awards

Best Picture

Nightcrawler

Best Animated Film

The Boxtrolls

Best Director

Dan Gilroy – Nightcrawler

Best Actor

Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night

Best Supporting Actor

Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher

Best Supporting Actress

Rene Russo – Nightcrawler

Best Original Screenplay

Nightcrawler

Best Adapted Screenplay

Gone Girl

Best Score

Nightcrawler

Best Editing

Edge of Tomorrow

Best Cinematography

Nightcrawler

Best Production Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Foreign Film

Force Majeure

Best Documentary

Citizenfour

Best Ensemble Performance

Birdman

Body of Work

Willem Dafoe – John Wick, The Fault in Our Stars, The Grand Budapest Hotel, A Most Wanted Man, Nymphomaniac Vol. 2

San Diego Film Critics Society Data

First Awards: 1996 (19)