List of British films of 2015
The British film industry produced over fifty major feature films in 2015. This article fully lists all films that have a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2015.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for a number of box office bombs, such as Jupiter Ascending, Pan, Fantastic Four and Mortdecai.
Other releases
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Highest-grossing films
Listed here are the highest-grossing British films of 2015 so far, with their total earnings listed in British pound sterling. It includes films released in previous years that made money in 2015, particularly those that had minor releases in 2014 but their main releases in 2015.| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Fifty Shades of Grey | Universal Pictures | £370,030,000 |
| 2 | Cinderella | Walt Disney Studios | £352,300,000 |
| 3 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | 20th Century Fox | £268,900,000 |
| 4 | The Martian | 20th Century Fox | £393,300,000 |
| 5 | Paddington | StudioCanal | £168,550,000 |
| 6 | Jupiter Ascending | Warner Bros. Pictures | £183,900,000 |
| 7 | Everest | Universal Pictures | £113,020,000 |
| 8 | Fantastic Four | 20th Century Fox | £108,990,000 |
| 9 | Seventh Son | Universal Pictures | £110,600,000 |
| 10 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Warner Bros. Pictures | £65,280,000 |
British award winners
Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held during 2015, celebrating the best films of 2014. The British nominations were led by The Theory of Everything, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and Selma, with The Grand Budapest Hotel going on to win large numbers of technical awards, whilst Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore won multiple best leading actor and leading actress awards for The Theory of Everything and Still Alice respectively. British films did, however, notably lose out to Boyhood and Birdman.[Academy Awards]
The 87th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2014 were held on 22 February 2015.British winners:Ida Interstellar Room The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game The Phone Call The Theory of Everything
- Andrew Lockley - Interstellar
- Ben Wilkins - Whiplash
- Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
- Julianne Moore - Still Alice
- Mark Coulier - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Mat Kirkby - The Phone Call
- Paul Franklin - Interstellar
- Paweł Pawlikowski - Ida
- Barney Pilling - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
- Christian Colson - Selma
- David White - Guardians of the Galaxy
- Dick Pope - Mr. Turner
- Eric Fellner - The Theory of Everything
- Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
- Gary Yershon - Mr. Turner
- Jacqueline Durran - Mr. Turner
- Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
- Michael Lennox - Boogaloo and Graham
- Nathan Crowley - Interstellar
- Paul Corbould - Guardians of the Galaxy
- Roger Deakins - Unbroken
- Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
- Tim Bevan - The Theory of Everything
- Tomm Moore - ''Song of the Sea''
[British Academy Film Awards]
The 68th British Academy Film Awards were held on 8 February 2015.British winners:Boogaloo and Graham Citizenfour Ida Interstellar Pride Room The Bigger Picture The Grand Budapest Hotel The Theory of Everything
- Andrew Lockley - Interstellar
- Ben Wilkins - Whiplash
- David Livingstone - Pride
- Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
- Eric Fellner - The Theory of Everything
- Jack O'Connell
- James Marsh - The Theory of Everything
- Julianne Moore - Still Alice
- Mark Coulier - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Michael Lennox - Boogaloo and Graham
- Mike Leigh
- Paul Franklin - Interstellar
- Paweł Pawlikowski - Ida
- Stephen Beresford - Pride
- Tim Bevan - The Theory of Everything
- BBC Films
- Ainslie Henderson - Monkey Love Experiments
- Andrew de Lotbiniere - Kajaki
- Barney Pilling - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
- David Heyman - Paddington
- David White - Guardians of the Galaxy
- Dick Pope - Mr. Turner
- Elaine Constantine - Northern Soul
- Eric Fellner - The Theory of Everything / - Trash
- Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
- Gregory Burke - '71
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Hong Khaou - Lilting
- Iain Forsyth - 20,000 Days on Earth
- Imelda Staunton - Pride
- James Marsh - The Theory of Everything
- John Midgley - The Imitation Game
- Jane Pollard - 20,000 Days on Earth
- Jacqueline Durran - Mr. Turner
- Jonathan Glazer - Under the Skin
- Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
- Matthew Warchus - Pride
- Mica Levi - Under the Skin
- Nathan Crowley - Interstellar
- Paul Katis - Kajaki
- Paul King - Paddington
- Peter King - Into the Woods
- Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
- Stephen Beresford - Pride
- Stephen Daldry - Trash
- Tim Bevan - The Theory of Everything / - ''Trash''
[Critics' Choice Awards]
The 20th Critics' Choice Awards were held on 15 January 2015.British winners:Guardians of the Galaxy Interstellar Room Selma The Grand Budapest Hotel
British nominations:Citizenfour Fury Guardians of the Galaxy Ida Interstellar Into the Woods Maleficent Mr. Turner Room Selma The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game The Theory of Everything Under the Skin
- Atticus Ross - Gone Girl
- Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
- David Oyelowo - Selma
- Dick Pope - Mr. Turner
- Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
- Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
- Jacqueline Durran - Mr. Turner
- Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game / - Begin Again
- Nick Hornby - Wild
- Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Roger Deakins - Unbroken
- Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
- Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer
- William Nicholson - ''Unbroken''
[Golden Globe Award]s
The 72nd Golden Globe Awards were held on 11 January 2015.British winners:Room Selma The Grand Budapest Hotel The Theory of Everything
British nominations:Ida Interstellar Into the Woods Pride Room Selma The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game The Theory of Everything
- Atticus Ross - Gone Girl
- Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
- David Oyelowo - Selma
- Emily Blunt - Into the Woods
- Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
- Helen Mirren - The Hundred-Foot Journey
- Julianne Moore - Maps to the Stars
- Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
- Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Rosamund Pike - ''Gone Girl''
[Screen Actors Guild Award]s
The 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on 25 January 2015.British winners:Room The Theory of Everything
- Andrea Riseborough - Birdman
- Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
- Julianne Moore - Still Alice
- Naomi Watts - Birdman
- Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
- Charles Dance - The Imitation Game
- Charlie Cox - The Theory of Everything
- David Thewlis - The Theory of Everything
- Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
- Emily Watson - The Theory of Everything
- Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
- Jude Law - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
- Mark Strong - The Imitation Game
- Matthew Beard - The Imitation Game
- Matthew Goode - The Imitation Game
- Naomi Watts - St. Vincent
- Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
- Rory Kinnear - The Imitation Game
- Simon McBurney - The Theory of Everything
- Tilda Swinton - The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Tom Wilkinson - ''The Grand Budapest Hotel''