Fury Road Is National Board’s Best Movie

As mentioned in the comments section recently, Mad Max: Fury Road has picked up a special nod this year as it has been declared best movie of 2015 by the National Board of Film.

It was an unexpected victory for the movie Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, which received favorable reviews when it opened in May, but is seen as an awards season longshot. So far, most of the advanced buzz in this year’s Oscars race has focused on such indies as ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘Carol’ versus the box office heavyweight ‘The Martian.’

Ridley Scott received the best director award and Matt Damon best actor for ‘The Martian,’ which is expected to be a major awards season player. Brie Larson picked up best actress for ‘Room,’ the indie based on Emma Donoghue’s novel. Sylvester Stallone earned best supporting actor for ‘Creed’ and Jennifer Jason Leigh nabbed best supporting actress for ‘The Hateful Eight,’ Quentin Taraninto’s upcoming Western, which also took home best original screenaply.