Inaugural Aceys Award Nominees and Winners
All films released in 2015, winners in bold
Best Performance In A Major Role
- Abraham Atta, Beasts Of No Nation
- Cate Blanchett, Carol
- Cate Blanchett, Truth
- Steve Carell, The Big Short
- Leonardo Dicaprio, The Revenant
- Brie Larson, Room
- Jason Mitchell, Straight Outta Compton
- Will Smith, Concussion
- Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
- Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Best Performance In A Supporting Role
- Idris Elba, Beasts Of No Nation
- Christian Bale, The Big Short
- Louis C.K., Trumbo
- Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
- Paul Giamatti, Straight Outta Compton
- Tom Hardy, The Revenant
- Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina
- Rooney Mara, Carol
- Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
- Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Performance by a New or Overlooked Talent
- Idris Elba, Beasts Of No Nation
- Abraham Atta, Beasts Of No Nation
- Domhnall Gleeson, Ex Machina
- Michael B. Jordan, Creed
- Jason Mitchell, Straight Outta Compton
- Daisy Ridley, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
- Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Tangerine
- Alassane Sy, Mediterranea
- Lily Tomlin, Grandma
- Mae Whitman, The DUFF
- Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Performance By An Ensemble
- Beasts Of No NationThe Big Short
- Carol
- Hateful Eight
- Spotlight
- Tangerine
Excellence in Cinematic Beauty
- The Assassin, Ping Bin Lee
- Beasts Of No Nation, Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Carol, Edward Lachman
- Ex Machina, Rob Hardy
- The Hateful Eight, Robert Richardson
- Mad Max: Fury Road, John Seale
- The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki
- Sicario, Roger Deakins
Excellence in Cinematic Technical Achievement
- Creed, Maryse Alberti
- Ex Machina, Rob Hardy
- It Follows, Michael Gioulakis
- Mad Max: Fury Road, John Seale
- The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki
- Sicario, Roger Deakins
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Daniel Mindel
- Tangerine, Radium Cheung
- Victoria, Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Excellence In Sound Recording
- Carol, Geoff Maxwell
- Grandma, Vincent Schelly & Tom Curley
- Hateful Eight, Mark Ulano
- Mad Max: Fury Road, Ben Osmo, Derek Mansvelt, & Chris Ward
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Stuart Wilson, Amanda Beggs,
- Nikita Budash, Ryan Cole, Steve Morris, Johnathan Null, Owen Spencer, & Tim White
Excellence In Sound Design & Mix
- Kingsman: The Secret Service, Wayne Lemmer, Danny Sheehan,
- Martin Cantwell, & Matthew Collinge
- The Look Of Silence, Henrik Garnov & Martin Lind
- Mad Max: Fury Road, Mark Mangini, Chuck Michael, Julian Slater, & David White
- Sicario, Alan Robert Murray, Tom Ozanich, & William Sarokin
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, David Acord, Ben Burtt, Will FIles,
- Gary Rydstrom, Robert Stambler, Matthew Wood, Andy Nelson, Tom Lalley
- What Happened, Miss Simone?, Daniel Timmons & Tony Volante
Excellence In Music Score or Original Song
- Beasts Of No Nation, Dan Romer
- The End of The Tour, Danny Elfman
- Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone
- Kingsman: The Secret Service, Henry Jackman, & Matthew Margeson
- People Places Things, Mark Orton
- “Flashlight” – Pitch Perfect 2, Sia Furler, Christian Guzman, Jason Moore, & Sam Smith
- “Chhil Gaye Naina”- NH10, Rakesh Kumar, Sanjeev Rathod, & Darshan Rathod
Excellence In Music Soundtrack
- Amy
- Chi-Raq
- Dope
- The Hateful Eight
- Minions
- Sicario
- Straight Outta Compton
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
Excellence in Production Design & Art Direction
- The Assassin, Wen-Ying Huang
- Beasts Of No Nation, Inbal Weinberg
- Brooklyn, François Séguin
- Carol, Judy Becker
- Ex Machina, Mark Digby
- The Hateful Eight, Yohei Taneda
- The Revenant, Jack Fisk
- Tomorrowland, Scott Chambliss
Excellence In Costume Design & Wardrobe
- Beasts Of No Nation, Jenny Eagan
- Brooklyn, Odile Dicks-Mireaux
- Carol, Sandy Powell
- Chi-Raq, Ruth E. Carter
- The Dressmaker, Marion Boyce & Margot Wilson
- Mad Max: Fury Road, Jenny Beavan
- Slow Learners, Rita Squitiere
Excellence in Hair & Makeup
- Carol, Jerry DeCarlo & Patricia Regan
- Chi-Raq, Suzi Ostos & Cheryl Pickenback
- The Danish Girl, Carmel Jackson
- The Revenant, Sharon Toohey & Robert A. Pandini
- What We Do In The Shadows, Dannelle Satherley, Roger Murray, & Don Brooker
Best Analog or Digital FX
- Ant-Man, Daniel Sudick, Dinesh K. Bishnoi, & Jon Capelton
- Ex Machina, John Lockwood, Andrew Whitehurst, & Richard Conway
- Mad Max: Fury Road, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams, Andrew Jackson, David Nelsonand Katherine Rodtsbrooks
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Chris Corbould, Ben Morris, & Michael Mulholland
- Tomorrowland, Mike Vézina, Huseyin Caner, Craig Hammack, John Knoll, & Eddie Pasquarello
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble
- Everest, Jamie Edgell
- Furious 7, Spiro Razatos
- Mad Max: Fury Road, Guy Norris
- Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Wade Eastwood
- The Revenant, Scott J. Ateah
- Sicario, Keith Woulard
Excellence in Editing: Documentary
- Amy, Chris King
- Heart Of A Dog, Melody London & Katherine Nolfi
- Listen To Me Marlon, Stevan Riley
- The Look Of Silence, Nils Pagh Andersen
- The Russian Woodpecker, Chad Gracia & Devin Tanchum
- (T)ERROR, Jean-Philippe Boucicaut, Nyneve Laura Minnear, & David Felix Sutcliffe
Excellence in Editing: Narrative
- Beasts Of No Nation, Pete Beaudreau & Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
- The Big Short, Hank Corwin
- Dope, Lee Haugen
- The Hateful Eight, Robert Richardson
- The Revenant, Stephen Mirrione
- Sicario, Joe Walker
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Maryann Brandon & Mary Jo Markey
Best Original Film Concept or Story
- Chi-Raq
- Ex Machina
- 52 Tuesdays
- Heart Of A Dog
- The Hateful Eight
- Inside Out
- It Follows
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Mend
- Tangerine
- Taxi Teheran
Best Screenplay Adaptation of Work of Fiction or Nonfiction
- Ant-Man, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd
- Beasts Of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga
- The Big Short, Charles Randolph & Adam McKay
- Black Mass, Mark Mallouk & Jez Butterworth
- Carol, Phyllis Nagy
- Embrace Of The Serpent, Ciro Guerra, Theodor Koch-Grunberg
- End Of The Tour, Donald Margulies
- The Martian, Drew Goddard
- Room, Emma Donahue
- Spotlight, Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt
Best Original Screenplay
- Tangerine, Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch
- Spotlight, Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
- Results, Andrew Bujalski
- Mustang, Deniz Gamze Ergüven & Alice Winocour
- Inside Out, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Pete Docter
- Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino
- Ex Machina, Alex Garland
- Dope, Rick Famuyiwa
Excellence In Directorial Debut
- Advantageous, Jennifer Phang
- Ex Machina, Alex Garland
- 52 Tuesdays, Sophie Hyde
- Mediterranea, Jonas Carpignano
- Mustang, Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Chloé Zhao
Excellence In Direction: Overlooked or Alternative
- Advantageous, Jennifer Phang
- Beasts Of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga
- Dope, Rick Famuyiwa
- Finding Hope, Julian Grant
- Heart Of A Dog, Laurie Anderson
- It Follows, David Robert Mitchell
- Sicario, Denis Villeneuve
- Spring, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead
- Stuff, Suzanne Guacci
- Tangerine, Sean Baker
- Taxi Teheran, Jafar Panahi
Best Director
- Beasts Of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga
- The Big Short, Adam McKay
- Carol, Todd Haynes
- Creed, Ryan Coogler
- Ex Machina, Alex Garland
- Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino
- Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller
- Mustang, Deniz Gamze Ergüven
- The Revenant, Alejandro Iñarritu
- Sicario, Denis Villeneuve
- Spotlight, Tom McCarthy
Lifetime Achievement In Film
Honoring a living legend for contributions to film.
- Danny Boyle
- Tim Burton
- Joan Chen
- Ethan & Joel Coen
- Doris Day
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Ron Howard
- Jim Jarmusch
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Ang Lee
- Spike Lee
- Steven Spielberg
Best Animated Film
- Anomalisa, Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, Dino Stamatopoulos, & Rosa Tran
- The Good Dinosaur, Denise Ream
- Hotel Transylvania 2, Michelle Murdocca
- Inside Out, Jonas Rivera
- Shaun The Sheep, Paul Kewley & Julie Lockhart
- World Of Tomorrow, Don Hertzfeldt
Outstanding Film: Short or Experimental
- Laika’s Lullaby, Julia Oldham
- Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson & Dan Janvey
- World Of Tomorrow, Don Hertzfeldt
- Dylan, Melissa Kelly & Steve Simmons
- Damnation: The Flashback, Reno Dakota, Felicia Jamieson, Ian McAlpin, & Bruce Pross
Outstanding Film: Documentary
- Amy, James Gay-Rees
- Best of Enemies, Robert Gordon & Morgan Neville
- The Birth of Sake, Masako Tsumura
- Cartel Land, Matthew Heineman & Tom Yellin
- Crocodile Gennadiy, Danny Yourd
- Democrats, Henrik Veileborg
- Heart Of A Dog, Laurie Anderson & Dan Janvey
- The Jinx, Andrew Jarecki & Marc Smerling
- Listen To Me Marlon, John Battsek, George Chignell, & R.J. Cutler
- The Look Of Silence, Signe Byrge Sørensen
- The Russian Woodpecker, Ram Devineni & Mike Lerner
- (T)ERROR, Lyric R. Cabral, Christopher St. John, & David Felix Sutcliffe
- What Happened, Miss Simone?, Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby, Jayson Jackson, & Justin Wilkes
- The Wolfpack, Hunter Gray, Crystal Moselle, Alex Orlovsky, & Izabella Tzenkova
Outstanding Film: Comedy
- Appropriate Behavior, Cecilia Frugiuele
- Diary Of A Teenage Girl, Miranda Bailey, Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, & Madeline Samit
- Dope, Nina Yang Bongiovi & Forest Whitaker
- Night Owls, Seth Goldsmith & Charles Hood
- Slow Learners, Tommy Joyner, Jamie Lokoff, Brian O’Connor, & Tammy Tiehel-Stedman
- Spy, Peter Chernin, Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson, & Jenno Topping
- Trainwreck, Judd Apatow & Barry Mendel
- What We Do In The Shadows, Emanuel Michael, Taika Waititi, & Chelsea Winstanley
Outstanding Film: Musical or Music Subject
- Amy, James Gay-Rees
- Pitch Perfect 2, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Brooks, & Max Handelman
- Straight Outta Compton, Matt Alvarez, Scott Bernstein, Dr. Dre, F. Gary Gray,
- Ice Cube, & Tomica Woods-Wright
- Roy, Divya Khosla, Bhushan Kumar, & Krishan Kumar
- What Happened, Miss Simone?, Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby, Jayson Jackson, & Justin Wilkes
Outstanding Film: Art House Or Limited Release
- Carol, Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, & Stephen Woolley
- Diary of a Teenage Girl, Miranda Bailey, Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, & Madeline Samit
- Heart of a Dog, Laurie Anderson & Dan Janvey
- I’ll See You in My Dreams, Rebecca Green, Brett Haley, & Laura D. Smith
- Listen To Me Marlon, John Battsek, George Chignell, & R.J. Cutler
- The Mend, Myna Joseph, John Magary, & Michael Prall
- Mustang, Charles Gillibert
- Son Of Saul, Gábor Rajna & Gábor Sipos
- Spring, Justin Benson, David Lawson, Jr., Luca Legnani, & Aaron Moorhead
- Tangerine, Sean Baker, Karrie Fox, Marcus Cox, Darren Dean, Shih-Ching Tsou
- Taxi Teheran, Jafar Panahi
- The Tribe, Miroslav Slaboshpitsky & Valentyn Vasyanovych
- What We Do In The Shadows, Emanuel Michael, Taika Waititi, & Chelsea Winstanley
Artistic Achievement In Film (Top Prize)
- Advantageous, Robert M. Chang, Ken Jeong, Jacqueline Kim, & Moon Molson
- Beasts Of No Nation, Idris Elba, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Amy Kaufman, Riva Marker, & Daniela Taplin Lundberg
- The Big Short, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan, & Brad Pitt
- Carol, Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, & Stephen Woolley
- The Hateful Eight, Richard N. Gladstein, Shannon McIntosh, & Stacey Sher
- The Revenant, Steve Golin, Arnon Milchan, Keith Redmon, & James W. Skotchdopole
- Sicario, Basil Iwanyk, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, & Molly Smith
- Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Mollye Asher, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Angela C. Lee, Forest Whitaker, & Chloé Zhao
- Spotlight, Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, & Michael Sugar
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, & Kathleen Kennedy
- Tangerine, Sean Baker, Karrie Fox, Marcus Cox, Darren Dean, Shih-Ching Tsou
- Mustang, Charles Gillibert
- The Russian Woodpecker, Ram Devineni & Mike Lerner
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