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Utah Film Critics Association announces 2015 awards winners

Posted at 6:11 AM, Dec 22, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-22 08:11:01-05

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.