The Boston Society of Film Critics gave Spotlight, the dramatic film based on the true story of the Boston Globe reporters who exposed the widespread sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic priests, three awards including Best Picture. Carol and Love & Mercy each earned two, and the documentary film The Look of Silence picked up a win in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Boston Society of Film Critics 2015 Winners:
Best Picture – Spotlight
Best Actor – (tie) Paul Dano for Love & Mercy and Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Best Actress – Charlotte Rampling for 45 Years
Best Supporting Actor – Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actress – Kristen Stewart for Clouds of Sils Maria
Best Director – Todd Haynes for Carol
Best Screenplay – Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer for Spotlight
Best Cinematography – Edward Lachman for Carol
Best Documentary – Amy
Best Foreign-Language Film (awarded in memory of Jay Carr) – The Look of Silence
Best Animated Film – (tie) Anomalisa and Inside Out
Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) – Margaret Sixel for Mad Max: Fury Road
Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) – Marielle Heller for The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Best Ensemble Cast – Spotlight
Best Use of Music in a Film – Love & Mercy
