The Kansas City Film Critics Circle held its 50th annual awards meeting on December 20th, 2015. Here are the winners of the James Loutzenhiser Awards for the best of 2015:

Best Picture: Mad Max: Fury Road

Robert Altman Award for Best Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Best Actress: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina

Best Original Screenplay: Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay: Charles Randolph & Adam McKay, The Big Short

Best Animated Film: Inside Out

Best Foreign Language Film: Phoenix (Germany)

Best Documentary: Amy

Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film: Ex Machina