Top 5 Lead Actresses of 2015

1.

Charlotte Rampling as Kate Mercer

45 Years

For convincing us viewers that there's no need for yelling, plate smashing, scene chewing, and ugly crying to express sadness and rage. Everything is in her face. So subtle, much love.

2.

Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird

Carol

For staying away from her usual over the top acting, incarnating a wonderful character that is Carol Aird. We've never seen her this graceful and restrained, and all I can say is it's an extreme pleasure to watch her from her first scene to the last.

3.

Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey

Brooklyn

For proving that her unforgettable Atonement performance can still be exceeded by depicting yet another character so perfect for her, we'd wonder if she can surpass it in the future.

4.

Meryl Streep as Linda / Ricki Rendazzo

Ricki and the Flash

For her performance that can easily be described as too gimmicky and fun, yet she managed to make her insanely flawed character still fun but touching and authentic at the same time.

5.

Sandra Bullock as Jane "Calamity Jane" Bodine

Our Brand is Crisis

For being a badass bitch who can both pull off crazy antics and serious..

Top 5 Lead Actors of 2015

1.

Leonardo di Caprio as Hugh Glass

The Revenant

For simply being the best from everything I've ever seen from him.

2.

Jacob Tremblay as Jack Newsome

Room

For touching us with his innocent yet full of depth portrayal of a kid discovering the world outside the world he's known since his birth.

3.

Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

For embodying Steve Jobs without looking or sounding like him.

4.

Abraham Attah as Agu

Beasts of No Nation

For his brave and thrilling performance of a morally conflicted young boy trying to survive in his country's gruesome war.

5.

Jason Segel as David Foster Wallace

The End of the Tour

For making David Foster Wallace warm, relatable and lovable despite his cryptic persona.

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