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The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has named "Spotlight" the best movie of 2015. The film about the 2002 Boston Globe investigation into sex abuse in the Catholic Church also won Best Screenplay.

The Best Picture runner-up, George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road", was the movie taking the most LAFCA awards this year. It earned three honors, including Best Director, Best Production Design and Best Cinematography.

Paramount's animated comedy "Anomalisa" earned Best Animation, beating out this year's hit "Inside Out (2015)". The Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson-directed animation also won Best Music Score. Meanwhile, "Amy", which chronicles Amy Winehouse's life, was honored as Best Documentary.

Michael Fassbender was named Best Actor for his role in "Steve Jobs", while Charlotte Rampling won Best Actress for her performance in "45 Years". Runners-up in those categories included Hungarian actor Geza Rohrig for "Son of Saul" and Saoirse Ronan for "Brooklyn".

Alicia Vikander and Michael Shannon were named the best supporting actress and actor for "Ex Machina" and "99 Homes" respectively. Vikander managed to defeat Kristen Stewart ("Clouds of Sils Maria") while Shannon was successful to beat Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies").

This year's LAFCA winners will be honored at an event in Los Angeles on January 9. The critics voting on the annual awards winners consists of almost 60 Los Angeles-based critics for newspapers, magazines and websites.

Best Picture: "Spotlight" Runner up: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Director: George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Runner up: Todd Haynes, "Carol"

Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years" Runner up: Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"

Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs" Runner up: Geza Rohrig, "Son of Saul"

Best Screenplay: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight" Runner up: Charlie Kaufman, "Anomalisa"

Best Foreign Language Film: "Son of Saul" Runner up: "The Tribe"

Best Animation: "Anomalisa" Runner up: "Inside Out (2015)"

Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, "Ex Machina" Runner up: Kristen Stewart, "Clouds of Sils Maria"

Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shannon, "99 Homes" Runner up: Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"

Best Documentary: "Amy" Runner up: "The Look of Silence"

Best Cinematography: John Seale, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Runner up: Edward Lachman, "Carol"

Best Music Score: Carter Burwell, "Anomalisa" and "Carol" Runner up: Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight"

Best Production Design: Colin Gibson, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Runner up: Judy Becker, "Carol"

Best Editing: Hank Corwin, "The Big Short" Runner up: Margaret Sixel, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

New Generation Award: Ryan Coogler, "Creed"

Career Achievement: Anne V. Coates, film editor