OFCS Awards nominations announced

Carol and Sicario lead the race.

by Jennie Kermode

Todd Haynes’s Patricia Highsmith adaptation, Carol, stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Todd Haynes’s Patricia Highsmith adaptation, Carol, stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

Todd Haynes' Carol and Denis Villeneve's Sicario are leading the race for this year's Online Film Critics' Society (OFCS) Awards, as nominations were announced today. Each of them has six nominations including Bet Film and Best Director, plus Carol has secured a Best Actress nomination for Cate Blanchett. Meanwhile, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Martian each have five nominations.

This is the 19th year in which the society, which operates internationally but is based in the US, has given awards. The winners will be announced on December 14.

Those nominations in full:-

Best Picture:

Best Director:

Best Actor:

Best Actress:

Best Supporting Actress:

Best Supporting Actor:

Best Animated Feature:

Best Film Not in the English Language:

Best Documentary:

Best Original Screenplay:

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Best Cinematography:

Best Editing:

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