Top 5 Supporting Actresses of 2015

1.

Jessica Chastain as Lucille Sharpe

Crimson Peak

For bringing back Kathy Bates' Annie Wilkes in the form of  Lucille Sharpe, a fierce and insecure ghostie wanting Mia Wasikowska dead, and Chastain proved yet again that she can act any role, may it be antagonist or protagonist.

2.

Cynthia Nixon as Gail White

James White

For her haunting performance in James White. She made the movie worth watching despite its depressing content.

3.

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue / The Prisoner

The Hateful Eight

For outshining the stars of The Hateful Eight, and for basically being the MVP of the film. Her Jim Jones at Botany Bay is beautiful.

4.

Joan Allen as Nancy Newsome

Room

For leaving a mark in Room despite her minimal airtime. Her I love you scene with Jacob Tremblay wrecked me.

5.

Mya Taylor as Alexandra

Tangerine

For impressively exuding passion and elegance despite the trashy nature of her character's surroundings.

Top 5 Supporting Actors of 2015

1.

Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel

Bridge of Spies

For being the epitome of a supporting character, going up against Tom Hanks' James Donovan, and for being an enigmatic yet lovable character overall.

2.

Oscar Isaac as Nathan

Ex-Machina

For being the sole fun factor in Ex-Machina. He is charismatic in all he does, but he's most charismatic in this movie.

3.

Idris Elba as Commandant

Beasts of No Nation

For his intense and harrowing performance of a leader keeping his child troops safe while turning them into killers.

4.

Walton Goggins as The Sherriff

The Hateful Eight

For being a nobody to co-MVP of Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight.

5.

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa

Creed

For reliving the role of his lifetime with even more charisma and emotional depth.

Top 5 Original & Adapted Screenplays of 2015

Original

1.

Spotlight

Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

2.

Inside Out

Pete Docter, Josh Cooley, Meg LeFauve

3.

Ex-Machina

Alex Garland

4.

Bridge of Spies

Matt Charman, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

5.

Trainwreck

Amy Schumer

Adapted

1.

The End of the Tour

Donald Margulies

2.

Carol

Phyllis Nagi

3.

45 Years

Andrew Haigh

4.

Brooklyn

Nick Hornby

5.

Room

Emma Donoghue

Top 10 Cinematography of 2015

1.

The Revenant

Emmanuel Lubezki

2.

Carol

Edward Lachman

3.

Mad Max: Fury Road

John Seale

4.

Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

Sean Porter

5.

Sicario

Roger Deakins

6.

Son of Saul

Mátyás Erdély

7.

45 Years

Lol Crawley

8.

Ex Machina

Rob Hardy

9.

Tangerine

Sean S. Baker, Radium Cheung

10.

The Hateful Eight

Robert Richardson

Top 10 Scores of 2015

1.

Carol

Carter Burwell

2.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Tom Holkenborg

3.

It Follows

Disasterpeace

4.

The Hateful Eight

Ennio Morricone

5.

Mustang

Warren Ellis

6.

Inside Out

Michael Giacchino

7.

Steve Jobs

Daniel Pemberton

8.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

John Williams

9.

The Martian

Harry Gregson-Williams

10.

The End of the Tour

Danny Elfman