For the fifth year in a row, Flickcharters have voted for their favorite in a wide variety of categories, from the worst to best and the upcoming films that spike our interest. Now that the films have been watched and the votes have been tallied, here are your winners for The 5th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards!
Best Foreign Language Film
And The Winner Is…
While best foreign language film is typically our lowest voted on category, a substantial amount of voters came through for Studio Ghibli’s When Marnie Was There – which surprisingly didn’t get nominated for best animated film as well – receiving 33.93% of votes.
When Marnie Was There – 33.93%
Goodnight Mommy – 19.64%
Mustang – 19.64%
Phoenix – 17.86%
Girlhood – 8.93%
Best Documentary Film
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
And The Winner Is…
Winning by only one vote, The Look of Silence narrowly beat out Going Clear and close third place nominee Amy to win the category, earning 28.33% of votes.
The Look of Silence – 28.33%
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief – 26.67%
Amy – 23.33%
The Wolfpack – 13.33%
Tig – 8.33%
Best Animated Film
And The Winner Is…
Best Animated Film tends to have the two films with the most and least votes in the entire awards and this year was no different. With 64.94% of votes – the highest win margin by far – Inside Out was voted the best animated film of 2015, while Shaun the Sheep Movie only earned two votes.
Inside Out – 64.94%
Anomalisa – 18.18%
The Peanuts Movie – 10.39%
World of Tomorrow – 3.90%
Shaun the Sheep Movie – 2.60%
Worst Film of 2015
And The Winner(?) Is…
Not only was it one of the biggest flops of 2015 but Fantastic Four was also voted our worst film of 2015, receiving 38.67% of votes, significantly higher than the other bombs in the category, Jupiter Ascending and Pixels.
Fantastic Four – 38.67%
Jupiter Ascending – 24%
Pixels – 17.33%
Jurassic World – 12%
Trainwreck – 8%
Most Anticipated Film of 2016
Captain America: Civil War
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
And The Winner Is…
Somehow, superhero fatigue hasn’t hit our voters yet, with Captain America: Civil War getting over a third of the votes, with a third of the votes still going to Deadpool and Hail, Caesar! – both of which were already out during the voting period. Last year, three of our most anticipated films of the year made this year’s best picture nominees. Who knows how many will make it in 2017.
Captain America: Civil War – 34.12%
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – 23.53%
Hail, Caesar! – 22.35%
Deadpool – 11.76%
Midnight Special – 8.24%
Best Underranked Film
And the Winner Is…
Even though it’s been ranked far less than the second place The Big Short, Room had a commanding lead with 38.89% of votes.
Room – 38.89%
The Big Short – 26.39%
Brooklyn – 18.06%
The End of the Tour – 11.11%
The Final Girls – 5.56%
Most Underrated Film
And The Winner Is…
In a very close matchup, Sicario squeaked ahead with 28.17% of votes, beating Steve Jobs by four votes and Love and Mercy by five.
Sicario – 28.17%
Steve Jobs – 22.54%
Love and Mercy – 21.13%
Bone Tomahawk – 18.31%
The Gift – 9.86%
Most Overrated Film
And The Winner(?) Is…
Voters were clearly mixed on what were the best films of the year, since three of our best picture nominees also appear in this category. Yet the winner is suitably the only film that also made our worst film of the year nominees, with Jurassic World “winning” with 32.14% of votes.
Jurassic World – 32.14%
Mad Max: Fury Road – 27.38%
Avengers: Age of Ultron – 16.67%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 14.29%
Inside Out – 9.52%
Most Disappointing Film
And The Winner Is…
In one of our most evenly contested matches, Tomorrowland received a quarter of the votes, with every other nominee eight or less points behind.
Tomorrowland – 25.32%
Jurassic World – 20.25%
Spectre – 20.25%
Avengers: Age of Ultron – 18.99%
Crimson Peak – 15.19%
Most Surprising Film
And The Winner Is…
No surprise here, as Mad Max: Fury Road – the franchise that was dead for thirty years to come back and blow people away – wins with almost a third of the votes.
Mad Max: Fury Road – 32.50%
Creed – 20%
Kingsman: The Secret Service – 20%
Ant-Man – 17.50%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 10%
Best Looking Film
And the Winner Is…
Mad Max: Fury Road’s desert landscapes and incredible editing made it the year’s best looking film, with almost half of the votes, while Roger Deakins’ cinematography still couldn’t keep Sicario from only receiving three votes.
Mad Max: Fury Road – 42.17%
The Revenant – 26.51%
The Hateful Eight – 14.46%
Ex Machina – 13.25%
Sicario – 3.61%
Best Writing
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve & Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, Spotlight
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
And The Winner Is…
Even though his is one of the only two nominees that didn’t receive an Oscar nomination for screenwriting this year, Quentin Tarantino’s screenplay for The Hateful Eight won with 28.05% of votes, while the other writer not nominated – Aaron Sorkin for Steve Jobs – tied for last place.
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight – 28.05%
Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve & Josh Cooley, Inside Out – 24.39%
Alex Garland, Ex Machina – 20.73%
Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, Spotlight – 13.41%
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs – 13.41%
Best Directing
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
And The Winner Is…
Beating out past nominee Quentin Tarantino and last year’s winner Alejandro G. Inarritu, George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road won by a landslide, with almost 30% more votes than the second place Inarritu.
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road – 48.78%
Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant – 20.73%
Ridley Scott, The Martian – 12.20%
Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight – 10.98%
Alex Garland, Ex Machina – 7.32%
Biggest Breakthrough
And The Winner Is…
With performances in films as varied as Ex Machina, The Danish Girl and The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and sure, Burnt, it’s no surprise that Alicia Vikander wins out biggest breakthrough award with a third of the votes.
Alicia Vikander – 33.33%
Daisy Ridley – 25.93%
Domhnall Gleeson – 18.52%
Jacob Tremblay – 17.28%
Alex Garland – 4.94%
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, Crimson Peak
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
And The Winner Is…
In the initial voting stage, Alicia Vikander was voted for her performance in Ex Machina more than any actor in the history of the Flickchart awards, so it makes sense that she also sweeps this category as well, with 46.25% of votes.
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina – 46.25%
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight – 31.25%
Jessica Chastain, Crimson Peak – 10%
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs – 8.75%
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight – 3.75%
Best Supporting Actor
Walton Goggins, The Hateful Eight
And The Winner Is…
In another ridiculously close contest – with the top four separated by only four votes – Sylvester Stallone squeaked out a win for Creed, barely beating Isaac, Goggins, and Hardy.
Sylvester Stallone, Creed – 25%
Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina – 23.75%
Walton Goggins, The Hateful Eight – 22.50%
Tom Hardy, The Revenant – 20%
Benicio del Toro, Sicario – 8.75%
Best Actress
Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
And The Winner Is…
With the biggest landslide victory in any of the acting categories, Brie Larson received over half the votes in this category, with second place Charlize Theron receiving 37% fewer votes than her.
Brie Larson, Room – 54.32%
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road – 17.28%
Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 13.58%
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn – 9.88%
Emily Blunt, Sicario – 4.94%
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
And The Winner Is…
While DiCaprio might not get any Oscar love, he wins for the second time at our awards, this time for The Revenant, earning 40.51% of votes.
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant – 40.51%
Matt Damon, The Martian – 18.99%
Jacob Tremblay, Room – 16.46%
Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight – 12.66%
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs – 11.39%
Best Overall Cast
And The Winner Is…
Adding to its best writing win, The Hateful Eight also wins for its ensemble cast that includes nominees Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, and Samuel L. Jackson, with 34.57% of votes.
The Hateful Eight – 34.57%
Spotlight – 30.86%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 17.28%
Ex Machina – 9.88%
The Martian – 7.41%
2015 Outstanding Achievement in Film
And The Winner Is…
For his work on Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller not only wins our best director award, but also our 2015 Outstanding Achievement in Film award, receiving a quarter of the votes.
George Miller – 25.32%
Domhnall Gleeson – 22.78%
J.J. Abrams – 18.99%
Tom Hardy – 18.99%
Oscar Isaac – 13.92%
Best Scene
Creed, One Take Fight
Kingsman: The Secret Service, Church Fight
Mad Max: Fury Road, Riding Into the Dust Storm
The Revenant, Bear Attack
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren vs. Rey Fight
And The Winner Is…
Once again, Mad Max: Fury Road wins with its race into the dust storm – just barely beating The Revenant’s bear attack by only one point.
Mad Max: Fury Road, Riding Into the Dust Storm – 29.27%
The Revenant, Bear Attack – 28.05%
Creed, One-Take Fight – 13.41%
Kingsman: The Secret Service, Church Fight – 13.41%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren vs. Rey Fight – 15.85%
Best Picture
And The Winner Is…
Joining the ranks of our previous winners Guardians of the Galaxy, Gravity, Django Unchained and Drive is our 2015 winner: Mad Max: Fury Road! Our biggest winner this year – with five awards – Mad Max: Fury Road won with 32.94% of the votes.
Mad Max: Fury Road – 32.94%
Inside Out – 21.18%
The Hateful Eight – 20%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 17.65%
Ex Machina – 8.24%
Those are your winners for the 5th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards! This year’s big winners are Mad Max: Fury Road with 5 wins, and The Hateful Eight and Room with two wins each.
Now, time to start watching some 2016 films for next year’s awards!