Carol may have taken Best Picture and Best Director from the Toronto critics (who apparently live-tweeted their winners last night, but didn’t post until today), but it’s the wins for Shaun the Sheep Movie, Tom Hardy and Nina Hoss that are a bit surprising. None of these individuals or films have had much luck with the precursors. While the latter two don’t have a chance of even being nominated, it’s significant that Shaun the Sheep Movie beat out the only two animated films that have been winning all the prizes from critics this year.

Award Tallies

(2) Carol, Ex Machina, Phoenix

The Awards

Best Picture

Carol (RU: Mad Max: Fury Road, Spotlight)

Best Animated Feature

Shaun the Sheep Movie (RU: Anomalisa, Inside Out)

Best Director

Todd Haynes – Carol (RU: Tom McCarthy – Spotlight, George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road, Denis Villeneuve – Sicario)

Best Actor

Tom Hardy – Legend (RU: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant, Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs)

Best Actress

Nina Hoss – Phoenix (RU: Cate Blanchett – Carol, Brie Larson – Room)

Best Supporting Actor

Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies (RU: Benicio Del Toro – Sicario, Michael Shannon – 99 Homes)

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina (RU: Rooney Mara – Carol, Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria)

Best Screenplay

The Big Short (RU: Anomalisa, Carol, Spotlight)

Best Foreign-Language Film

Phoenix (RU: The Assassin, Son of Saul)

Best Documentary

The Look of Silence (RU: Amy, Listen to Me Marlon)

Best First Feature

Ex Machina (RU: Sleeping Giant, Son of Saul)

Best Canadian Film Finalists (To Be Announced: Jan. 5)
The Forbidden Room
My Internship in Canada
Sleeping Giant

Toronto Film Critics Association Data

First Awards: 1997 (19)