The Online Film Critics have presented its annual semi-eclectic list of nominees, with several frontrunners peppered with occasional niche choices that may not get very far with Oscar. Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Martian get significant boosts as does the category frauds of Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander.

Nominations Tallies

(6) Carol, Sicario
(5) Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian
(4) Spotlight, Steve Jobs, The Revenant
(3) Brooklyn, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Room

The Nominations

Best Picture

Brooklyn
Carol
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight

Best Animated Feature

Anamolisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Director

Todd Haynes – Carol
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Denis Villeneuve – Sicario

Best Actor

Matt Damon – The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Michael B. Jordan – Creed
Ian McKellen – Mr. Holmes

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
Oscar Isaac – Ex Machina
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Ronney Mara – Carol
Cynthia Nixon – James White
Kristen Stewart – Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Best Original Screenplay

Ex Machina
Inside Out
Mistress America
Sicario
Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Steve Jobs

Best Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Steve Jobs

Best Cinematography

The Assassin
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

Best Film Not in the English Language

The Assassin – Taiwan
Goodnight Mommy – Austria
Mustang – France
Phoenix – Germany
Son of Saul – Hungary

Best Documentary

Amy
Best of Enemies
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence

Online Film Critics Society Data

Year Founded: 1997
First Awards: 1997 (19)