The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- Ex Machina
- High-Rise
- The Witch: A New-England Folktale
- Shaun the Sheep Movie
- The Forbidden Room
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
- April and the Extraordinary World
- No Men Beyond This Point
Worst Films
- Raiders of the Lost Shark
- Martyrs
- Descendants
- Sharktopus vs Whalewolf
- The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Best Director
Robert Eggers – The Witch: A New-England Folktale
Guy Maddin – The Forbidden Room
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road (*)
Ilya Naishuller – Hardcore Henry
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Ben Wheatley – High-Rise
Best Original Screenplay
Bone Tomahawk
Ex Machina (tie) (*)
The Final Girls (tie) (*)
Solace
No Men Beyond This Point
Best Adapted Screenplay
April and the Extraordinary World
High-Rise
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The Martian (*)
Midwinter of the Spirit
Best Actor
Matt Damon – The Martian
Colin Firth – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Tom Hardy – Child 44
Anthony Hopkins – Solace
Eddie Marsan – Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (*)
Kurt Russell – Bone Tomahawk
Best Actress
Anna Maxwell Martin – Midwinter of the Spirit
Ellen Page – Into the Forest
Abbie Cornish – Solace
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina (*)
Best Supporting Actor
Jeff Daniels – The Martian
Chiwetel Ejiofor – The Martian (*)
Matthew Fox – Bone Tomahawk
Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina
Alexander Ludwig – Final Girl
Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett – Cinderella
Helena Bonham Carter – Cinderella
Raffey Cassidy – Tomorrowland
Naomie Harris – Spectre
Fiona O’Shaughnessy – Nina Forever (*)
Best Cinematography
Cinderella
The Forbidden Room
Mad Max: Fury Road (*)
Best Special Effects
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
The Martian
Pan
San Andreas (*)
Best Makeup Effects
Deathgasm
Fire City: End of Days (*)
Harbinger Down
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Best Production Design
Child 44
Crimson Peak (*)
Mad Max: Fury Road
Pan
Victor Frankenstein