‘Hateful Eight,’ ‘Beasts of No Nation’ are Capri Hollywood International Film Festival’s Big Winners

Hateful Eight Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern Scene
Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Bruce Dern star in ‘The Hateful Eight’ (Photo: Andrew Cooper, SMPSP © 2015 The Weinstein Company)

The 20th Capri Hollywood International Film Festival announced its winners for the best of 2015, with The Hateful Eight collecting the Best Movie and Best Score awards as well as acting honors for Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Best Score. Netflix’s Beasts of No Nation also pulled in an impressive amount of awards, with the dramatic film earning Cary Fukunaga dual awards for directing and cinematography as well as an award for Idris Elba as best supporting actor.

The 2015 festival screened 80 films during its week-long run.

Capri-Hollywood Film Festival Winners


Best Movie – The Hateful Eight
Best Director Cary Fukunaga, Beasts of No Nation
Best Actor – Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
Best Actress- Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor – Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Best Supporting Actress – Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Best Animated Movie – Inside Out
Best Documentary – Resilienza
Best Foreign Film – Labyrinth of Lies
Best Original Screenplay – David O. Russell, Joy
Best Adapted Screenplay – Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Best Cinematography – Cary Fukunaga, Beasts of No Nation
Best Score – Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Best Original Song – “See You Again,” Furious 7
Best Production Design – Judy Becker, Carol
Best Costume Design – Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Best Editor – Pietro Scali, The Martian
Legend Awards – Jim Sheridan and Sandy Powell
Director of the Future – Enrico Iannaccone, La Buona Uscita
Revelation of the Year – Matthias Schoenaerts, The Danish Girl