The post apocalyptic thrill ride ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ lead the list with big wins including Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Director for the man at the helm, George Miller.
Among other notable winners Sylvester Stallone getting Best Supporting Actor for his revival of fictional Philadelphia boxing legend Rocky in ‘Creed’.
‘Inside Out’ nabbed Best Animated Feature and Best Original Screenplay, and Oscarless icon Leonardo Dicaprio took home Best Actor.
The Official 2015 UFCA Winners List
BEST PICTURE
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
(runner-up: The Martian)
BEST DIRECTING
Winner: George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
(runner-up: Ridley Scott – The Martian)
BEST ACTOR
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
(runner-up: Matt Damon – The Martian)
BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Brie Larson – Room
(runner-up: Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
(runner-up: Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Rose Byrne – Spy
(runner-up: Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Winner: Inside Out
(runner-up: Spotlight)
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Winner: The Martian
(runner-up: Brooklyn)
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
(runner-up: The Revenant)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: The Hunting Ground
(runner-up: Amy)
NON-ENGLISH FEATURE
Winner: Timbuktu
(runner-up: Son of Saul)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: Inside Out
(runner-up: Shaun the Sheep)
The Utah Film Critics Association is made up of film journalists from print, online and broadcast media based in Utah.