The Chicago Film Critics Association announced their 2015 nominations this morning and George Miller‘s “Mad Max: Fury Road” and Todd Haynes‘ “Carol” led the pack with seven and six nominations, respectively. Both films were nominated for Best Picture, joined by “Inside Out,” “The Revenant” and “Spotlight.”

As they always do, the CFCA made a few unique, surprising choices, including Adam McKay for Best Director (“The Big Short“), Jason Segel for “The End of the Tour,” Sam Elliott for “Grandma,” and two Supporting Actress nominations for Jennifer Jason Leigh (for “Anomalisa” and “The Hateful Eight”). Josh Mond‘s “James White” picked up awards season steam with nominations for both Christopher Abbott and Cynthia Nixon, while Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Look of Silence” scored nominations in both Best Foreign Language Film and Best Documentary. The winners will be announced on Wednesday night live during an awards dinner via Twitter @chicagocritics.

Roger Ebert was on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Film Critics Association. RogerEbert.com Managing Editor Brian Tallerico is the Vice President of the CFCA. Publisher Chaz Ebert, Assistant Editor Nick Allen, and Assistant Editor Matt Fagerholm are members, as are contributors Peter Sobczynski, Collin Souter, Erik Childress, Sergio Mims, Mark Dujsik, Patrick McGavin and Tasha Robinson.

BEST PICTURE
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST ACTOR
Christopher Abbott, James White
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Jason Segel, The End of the Tour

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Sam Elliott, Grandma
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Anomalisa
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Cynthia Nixon, James White
Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Anomalisa
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Room
Steve Jobs

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
Cartel Land
The Hunting Ground
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next

BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Assassin
The Look of Silence
Phoenix
Son of Saul
White God

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol, Edward Lachman
The Hateful Eight, Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury Road, John Seale
The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario, Richard Deakins

BEST SCORE
Carol, Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone
Inside Out, Michael Giacchino
It Follows, Disasterpeace
Mad Max: Fury Road, Junkie XL

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Assassin
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST EDITING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Spotlight

MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Christopher Abbott, James White
Bel Powley, Diary of a Teenage Girl
Geza Rohrig, Son of Saul
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Jacob Tremblay, Room

MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
Marielle Heller, Diary of a Teenage Girl
Josh Mond, James White
Laszlo Nemes, Son of Saul
Bill Pohlad, Love & Mercy

Brian Tallerico

Brian Tallerico is the Managing Editor of RogerEbert.com, and also covers television, film, Blu-ray, and video games. He is also a writer for Vulture, The Playlist, The New York Times, and GQ, and the President of the Chicago Film Critics Association.

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