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VIDEO: Honorable Mentions and the 20 #BestFilmsOf2015

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Honorable Mentions (in no particular order): Jurassic World, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, The Night Before, Tangerine, Amy, The End of the Tour, The Martian, Bridge of Spies, The Wolfpack, The Visit, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Trainwreck, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Time Out of Mind, Danny Collins, El Club, Inside Out, Phoenix, Crimson Peak, Beasts of No Nation, By The Sea, It Follows, Youth, The Walk, The Hateful Eight, The, Nightmare, Ex Machina, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Creep, The Overnight and While We’re Young.

Best Actor: Tom Hardy, Legend
Best Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Best Supporting Actress: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, Sicario
Best Original Screenplay: Damián Szifrón, Wild Tales
Best Adapted Screenplay: Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee, Chi-Raq
Best Film Editing: Hank Corwin, The Big Short
Best Original Score: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario   
Best Original Song: "Pray 4 My City," Chi-Raq 
Best Production Design: Jack Fisk, The Revenant


20. Creed, Directed by Ryan Coogler
19. Steve Jobs, Directed by Danny Boyle
18. Straight Outta Compton, Directed by F. Gary Gray
17. Love & Mercy, Directed by Bill Pohlad
16. Black Mass, Directed by Scott Cooper
15. Anomalisa, Directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson
14. The Big Short, Directed by Adam McKay
13. Spotlight, Directed by Tom McCarthy
12. Legend, Directed by Brian Helgeland
11. Manglehorn, Directed by David Gordon Green


10. Brooklyn, Directed by John Crowley
9. Wild Tales, Directed by Damián Szifrón
8. Taxi, Directed by Jafar Panahi
7. The Revenant, Directed Alejandro González Iñárritu
6. Carol, Directed by Todd Haynes
5. 45 Years, Directed by Andrew Haigh
4. Room, Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
3. Chi-Raq, Directed by Spike Lee
2. Mad Max: Fury Road, Directed by George Miller
1. Sicario, Directed by Denis Villeneuve