07/01/2016 - US production Spotlight chosen as best film of 2015; Carol, Mark Rylance, Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria also awarded

The US National Society of Film Critics has unveiled its annual awards. Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight has been chosen as the Best Picture of 2015. Britain was amongst the awards with Charlotte Rampling winning Best Actress for Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years [+see also:
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film profile]. Lastly, the Society decided to give a Special Citation for a film awaiting American distribution to One Floor Below [+see also:
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53 members of the Society, consisting of some of the most distinguished American film critics, are eligible to vote. There is no nomination process - members meet, and vote, using a weighted ballot.

Winners:

Best Picture
Spotlight - Tom McCarthy

Best Director
Todd Haynes – Carol

Best Actor
Michael B. Jordan – Creed

Best Actress
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years [+see also:
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Q&A: Andrew Haigh
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Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies

Best Supporting Actress
Kristen Stewart - Clouds of Sils Maria [+see also:
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interview: Charles Gillibert
interview: Olivier Assayas
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Best Screenplay
Spotlight - Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy

Best Cinematography
Carol [+see also:
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Best Foreign Language Film
Timbuktu [+see also:
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Best Non-Fiction Film
Amy [+see also:
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Special Citation for a film awaiting American distribution
One Floor Below [+see also:
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interview: Radu Muntean
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Film Heritage Awards
Film Society of Lincoln Center and the programmers Jake Perlin and Michelle Materre, for the series ‘Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968-1986’
The Criterion Collection and L’Immagine Ritrovata for the restoration and packaging of the reconstructed version of The Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray
Association Chaplin for supervising the digital restoration of Charlie Chaplin’s Essanay Films