The Alliance of Women Film Journalists announces nominees for 2015 EDA Awards. “Carol” leads with nine noms, followed by “Mad Max: Fury Road” with six, “Room” and “Spotlight” with five each, and “The Martian” with four.
The winners of the 2015 EDA Awards will be announced on January 12, 2016.
2015 EDA Award Nominees
With sincerest appreciation of all the great work that’s been done in film this year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the awards categories for the 2015 EDA Awards.
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS
These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration.
Best Film
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Room
Spotlight
Best Director
Lenny Abramson – Room
Todd Haynes – Carol
Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu – The Revenant
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller – Mad Max Fury Road
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Screenplay, Original
Ex Machina – Alex Garland
Inside Out – Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley
Spotlight – Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Best Screenplay, Adapted
The Big Short – Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
Carol – Phyllis Nagy
The Martian – Drew Goddard
Room – Emma Donoghue
Best Documentary
Amy – Asif Kapadia
Best of Enemies – Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief – Alex Gibney
The Hunting Ground – Kirby Dick
What Happened, Ms. Simone? – Liz Garbus
Best Animated Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Rooney Mara – Carol
Kristin Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
Kate Winslett – Steve Jobs
Best Actor
Matt Damon – The Martian
Leonardo Di Caprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Ensemble Cast
The Big Short
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best Editing
The Big Short – Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
Spotlight – Tom McArdle
Best Cinematography
Carol – Edward Lachman
Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Film Music Or Score
Carol – Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Mad Max: Fury Road – Junkie XL
Youth – David Lang
Best Non-English-Language Film
Mustang – Deniz Gamze Eguven
Phoenix – Christian Petzold
Son of Saul – Lazlo Nemes
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director
Isabel Coixet – Learning to Drive
Maya Forbes – Infinitely Polar Bear
Sarah Gavron – Suffragette
Marielle Heller – Diary of a Teenage Girl
Celine Sciamma – Girlhood
Best Woman Screenwriter
Emma Donoghue – Room
Marielle Heller – Diary of a Teenage Girl
Phyllis Nagy – Carol
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
Best Female Action Star
Emily Blunt – Sicario
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Mocking Jay 2
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Breakthrough Performance
Brie Larson – Room
Bel Powley – Diary of a Teenage Girl
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Alica Vikander – Ex Machina, Testament of Youth, The Danish Girl
Female Icon of the Year Award (a woman whose work in film and/or in life made a difference)
Chantal Ackerman – In Memoriam for being a great filmmaker and inpiration.
Maria Geise – Activist filmmaker who is spearheading the movement for parity for women directors.
Donna Langley – Chair(wo)man, Universal Pictures, who has brought the studio to unprecedented profits.
Jennifer Lawrence – For breaking the silence about discriminatory practices and unequal pay for actresses.
Charlotte Rampling – Because she’s Charlotte Rampling and is iconic.
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
Anomalisa
Carol
Diary of a Teenage Girl
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
Helen Mirren
Charlotte Rampling
Lily Tomlin
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Lead and The Love Interest Award
Danny Collins – Al Pacino and Katarina Cas
Freeheld – Julianne Moore and Ellen Page
Irrational Man – Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone
Spectre – Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World
Dakota Johnson – 50 Shades of Gray
Emma Stone – Aloha
Movie You Wanted To Love, But Just Couldn’t
Aloha
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
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