For the fifth year, members of the “Flickcharters” discussion group on Facebook have submitted ballots in a number of categories to create our own awards, The Flickcharters’ Choice Awards. In the past four years, Drive, Django Unchained, Gravity and least year’s winner Guardians of the Galaxy have taken away our top honors. The Flickcharters’ Choice Awards combine the critically beloved films from throughout the year, mixed with films that are typically overlooked at end-of-the-year awards.
After collecting ballots throughout January, we finally present to you the nominees for the 5th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards!
Best Foreign Language Film
Honorable Mentions
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, Taxi Tehran, The Look of Silence, The Assassin, Timbuktu
Best Documentary
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Honorable Mentions
Best of Enemies, Cartel Land, The Nightmare, What Happened, Miss Simone?, Cobain: Montage of Heck
Best Animated Film
Honorable Mentions
The Good Dinosaur, When Marnie Was There, Lava, Spongebob Squarepants: A Sponge Out of Water, Hotel Transylvania 2
Worst Film of 2015
Dishonorable Mentions
Fifty Shades of Grey, The Ridiculous 6, Terminator Genisys, Chappie
Most Anticipated Film of 2016
Captain America: Civil War
Midnight Special
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Honorable Mentions
The Nice Guys, Doctor Strange, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Silence, Suicide Squad
Best Underranked Film
Honorable Mentions
The Peanuts Movie, Love & Mercy, Shaun the Sheep Movie, Mistress America, Tangerine
Most Underrated Film
Honorable Mentions
The End of the Tour, Crimson Peak, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Clouds of Sils Maria, Tangerine
Most Overrated Film
Dishonorable Mentions
Trainwreck, Bridge of Spies, Carol, Straight Outta Compton, Kingsman: The Secret Service
Most Disappointing Film
Dishonorable Mentions
The Hateful Eight, The Good Dinosaur, Sicario, Chappie, Fantastic Four
Most Surprising Film
Honorable Mentions
It Follows, Inside Out, Spy, The Gift, The Peanuts Movie
Best Looking Film
Honorable Mentions
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Inside Out, Crimson Peak, The Martian, Macbeth
Best Writing
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve & Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, Spotlight
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Honorable Mentions
Emma Donoghue, Room
Drew Goddard, The Martian
Adam McKay & Charles Randolph, The Big Short
Taylor Sheridan, Sicario
Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington, Creed
Best Directing
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
Honorable Mentions
Denis Villeneuve, Sicario
J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Ryan Coogler, Creed
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Biggest Breakthrough
Honorable Mentions
Rebecca Ferguson, John Boyega, Ryan Coogler, David Robert Mitchell, Abraham Attah
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, Crimson Peak
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Honorable Mentions
Tessa Thompson, Creed
Rooney Mara, Carol
Joan Allen, Room
Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Rebecca Ferguson, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Best Supporting Actor
Walton Goggins, The Hateful Eight
Honorable Mentions
Nicholas Hoult, Mad Max: Fury Road
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Seth Rogen, Steve Jobs
Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Actress
Daisy Ridley, Stars Wars: The Force Awakens
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Honorable Mentions
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Elizabeth Moss, Queen of Earth
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Nina Hoss, Phoenix
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Tangerine
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
Honorable Mentions
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Domhnall Gleeson, Ex Machina
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
Jason Segel, The End of the Tour
Best Overall Cast
Honorable Mentions
Steve Jobs, The Big Short, Mad Max: Fury Road, Inside Out, Room
2015 Outstanding Achievement in Film
J.J. Abrams (writer/director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Domhnall Gleeson (actor in Brooklyn, Ex Machina, The Revenant, & Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Tom Hardy (actor in Legend, Mad Max: Fury Road & The Revenant)
Oscar Isaac (actor in Ex Machina & Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
George Miller (writer/director of Mad Max: Fury Road)
Honorable Mentions
Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Alex Garland, Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino
Best Scene
Creed, The One-Take Fight
Kingsman: The Secret Service, Church Fight
Mad Max: Fury Road, Riding Into the Dust Storm
The Revenant, Bear Attack
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren vs. Rey
Honorable Mentions
Room, Escape
Ex Machina, The Ending
Sicario, The Bridge
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Opera Sequence
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Millennium Falcon Reveal
Best Picture
Honorable Mentions
The Revenant, Room, The Martian, Sicario, Spotlight
Leading this year’s nominees is The Hateful Eight with eight, followed by Ex Machina and Mad Max: Fury Road with 7 each, Star Wars: The Force Awakens with 6, The Revenant with 5 and Inside Out, Sicario and Steve Jobs each with 4 nominations.
So now it’s everyone’s turn to vote from these nominations. Voting will close on February 23, 2016 at 11:59 P.M. EST.
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Everyone gets one ballot, so you’ve got a few weeks to watch any of the films you’ve missed and make an educated vote.
See you in two weeks with your winners for the 5th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards!
