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Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2015
11th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' The 11th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2015, were announced on December 29, 2015. Winners and nominees References External links IMDb pageOfficial website {{Austin Film Critics Association 2015 film awards 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ... 2015 in Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fury Road
''Mad Max: Fury Road'' is a 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-produced and directed by George Miller, who collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. The fourth in the ''Mad Max'' franchise, it was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Kennedy Miller Mitchell, and distributed by Roadshow Entertainment in Australia and by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally. The film stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, with Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton. Set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where petrol and water are scarce commodities, it follows Max Rockatansky (Hardy), who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa (Theron) against warlord Immortan Joe (Keays-Byrne) and his army, leading to a lengthy road battle. Miller came up with the idea for ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' in 1987, but the film spent many years in deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam McKay
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') from 1995 to 2001. After leaving ''SNL'', McKay co-wrote with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), and ''The Other Guys'' (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced many television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website Funny or Die through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay began venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s. He wrote and directed the satirical films '' The Big Short'' (2015), ''Vice'' (2018), and '' Don't Look Up'' (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of ''The Big Short''. In 2019, McKay founded the production company Hyperobject Industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rooney Mara
Rooney Mara Phoenix ( ; born Patricia Rooney Mara; April 17, 1985) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a British Academy Film Award. Born into the Rooney and Mara families, Mara began her career acting in television and independent films, such as the coming-of-age drama '' Tanner Hall'' (2009). She first gained recognition for her supporting role in David Fincher's drama film ''The Social Network'' (2010). Mara had a career breakthrough when she starred as Lisbeth Salander in Fincher's thriller ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Mara's career progressed with leading roles in the thriller ''Side Effects'' (2013), the science fiction romance ''Her'' (2013), and the romantic drama '' Carol'' (2015). For the last of these, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and received a nomination for the Academy Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise Blanchett ( ; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognised for Cate Blanchett on screen and stage, her versatile work across stage and screen. Blanchett has received List of awards and nominations received by Cate Blanchett, numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her career on the Australian stage in 1992 and made her feature film debut in 1997. She came to international prominence for her performance as Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama ''Elizabeth (film), Elizabeth'' (1998), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brie Larson
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. She played supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, and has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters. List of awards and nominations received by Brie Larson, Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. At age six, Larson was the youngest student admitted to a training program at the American Conservatory Theater, and she began her acting career in 1998 with a comedy sketch on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. She appeared as a regular in the 2001 sitcom ''Raising Dad'' and briefly dabbled with a music career, releasing the album ''Finally Out of P.E.'' in 2005. She subsequently had supporting roles in the comedy films ''Hoot (film), Hoot'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Tremblay
Jacob Tremblay ( ; born October 5, 2006) is a Canadian actor. He became known for his role as a child born in captivity in ''Room'' (2015), for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and became the youngest nominee for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Tremblay subsequently starred as a child with Treacher Collins syndrome in the drama '' Wonder'' (2017) and a naive sixth grader in the comedy '' Good Boys'' (2019). He has since taken on voice roles as Damian Wayne / Robin in ''Harley Quinn'' (2019), the title characters in ''Luca'' (2021) and '' Orion and the Dark'' (2024), which earned him an Emmy Award, and Flounder in '' The Little Mermaid'' (2023). Early life Tremblay, the middle of three children, was born on October 5, 2006, in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father is a police detective. Tremblay's sisters are actresses Erica and Emma Tremblay. His maternal grandfather is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael B
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The Revenant (2015 Film)
''The Revenant'' is a 2015 American epic western action drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke's 2002 novel '' The Revenant'', which describes frontiersman Hugh Glass's experiences in 1823. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. An earlier movie '' Man in the Wilderness'' (1971) is also loosely based on the life of Hugh Glass, however Iñárritu does not credit it as an inspiration. In August 2001, Akiva Goldsman purchased Punke's manuscript. Iñárritu signed on to direct ''The Revenant'' in August 2011; in April 2014, after several delays due to other projects, Iñárritu confirmed that he was beginning work on it and that DiCaprio had the lead role. Principal photography began in October 2014. Location and crew concerns delayed production from May to August 2015. ''The Revenant'' premiered at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on December 16, 2015. It had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (; ; born November 11, 1974) is an American actor and film producer. Known for Leonardo DiCaprio filmography, his work in biographical and period films, he is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Leonardo DiCaprio, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in annual rankings of List of highest-paid film actors, the world's highest-paid actors. Born in Los Angeles, DiCaprio began his career in the late 1980s by appearing in television commercials. He had a recurring role in the sitcom ''Parenthood (1990 TV series), Parenthood'' (1990–1991), and had his first major film part as author Tobias Wolff in ''This Boy's Life'' (1993). He received critical acclaim and his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award nomination for playing a developmentally disable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trumbo (2015 Film)
''Trumbo'' is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by John McNamara. The film stars Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg as Edward G. Robinson, Dean O'Gorman as Kirk Douglas, and David James Elliott as John Wayne. The film follows the life of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, and is based on the 1977 biography ''Dalton Trumbo'' by Bruce Alexander Cook. The film was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2015, and was released on November 6, 2015, by Bleecker Street. The film received generally positive reviews, with Bryan Cranston earning wide recognition for his performance, including the Best Actor nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award. Plot Dalton Trumbo is a screenwriter whose talent places him among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Cranston
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic Bryan Cranston filmography, works on stage and screen. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Bryan Cranston, several accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award. Cranston first gained prominence playing List of Malcolm in the Middle characters#Hal, Hal in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000–2006) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He gained stardom for his dramatic leading role playing Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White in the AMC (TV channel), AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Jobs (film)
''Steve Jobs'' is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin. A British-American co-production, it was adapted from the 2011 biography by Walter Isaacson and interviews conducted by Sorkin. The film covers fourteen years in the life of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, specifically ahead of three press conferences he gave during that time: the formal unveiling of the Macintosh 128K on January 24, 1984; the unveiling of the NeXT Computer on October 12, 1988; and the unveiling of the iMac G3 on May 6, 1998. Jobs is portrayed by Michael Fassbender, with Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman, Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak, and Jeff Daniels as John Sculley in supporting roles. Development began in 2011 after the rights to Isaacson's book were acquired. Filming began in January 2015. A variety of actors were considered and cast before Fassbender eventually took the role. Editing was extensive on the project, with editor Elliot Graham starting while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
