Topping another set of nominations, Carol edged out Mad Max: Fury Road by one nomination. Ex Machina and Spotlight did fairly well. One of the few critics groups to announce after Star Wars: The Force Awakens released gave it three nominations, but only in the tech categories (plus a Best Breakthrough nomination). There are really no major surprises here.

Award Tallies

(8) Carol
(7) Mad Max: Fury Road
(5) Ex Machina, Spotlight
(4) Love & Mercy
(3) The Big Short, Brooklyn, The Hateful Eight, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Awards

Best Picture

The Big Short
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Spotlight

Best Animated

Anomalisa
Inside Out
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Director

Todd Haynes – Carol
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Ridley Scott – The Martian

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Paul Dano – Love and Mercy
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Supporting Actor

Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Elizabeth Banks – Love and Mercy
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina

Best Original Screenplay

Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Mistress America
Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

Best Score

Carol
The Hateful Eight
Love & Mercy
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Cinematography

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Youth

Best Art Direction/Production Design

Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
Love & Mercy
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Visual Effects

Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Walk

Best Foreign Language

The Assassin
Mommy
Mustang
Phoenix
Son of Saul

Best Documentary

Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
Heart of a Dog
The Look of Silence

Best Ensemble

The Big Short
Mistress America
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Tangerine

Best Breakout

Bel Powley – Diary of a Teenage Girl
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez – Tangerine
Jacob Tremblay – Room
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina and The Danish Girl

Florida Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 1997 (19)