AWARDS WATCH 2014

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Self-congratulation is still the rage in TinselTown. Who are we to not report on it? Agree? Disagree? It doesn’t matter, the awards will go out week after week until the Oscars, February 22nd, 2015.

(In Nominee lists, the winners are in BOLD)

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JANUARY 15, 2015
THE ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Picture
“American Sniper”
“Birdman”
“Boyhood”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“The Imitation Game”
“Selma”
“The Theory of Everything”
“Whiplash”

Actor in a Leading Role
Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

Actress in a Leading Role
Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Duvall, “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Edward Norton, “Birdman”
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Laura Dern, “Wild”
Emma Stone, “Birdman”
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”

Directing
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”

Animated Feature Film
“Big Hero 6”
“The Boxtrolls”
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
“Song of the Sea”
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”

Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, “Ida”
Dick Pope, “Mr. Turner”
Roger Deakins, “Unbroken”

Costume Design
Milena Canonero, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Mark Bridges, “Inherent Vice”
Colleen Atwood, “Into the Woods”
Anna B. Sheppard, “Maleficent”
Jacqueline Durran, “Mr. Turner”

Documentary Feature
“Citizenfour”
“Last Days in Vietnam”
“Virunga”
“The Salt of the Earth”
“Finding Vivian Maier”

Documentary Short Subject
“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”
“Joanna”
“Our Curse”
“The Reaper”
“White Earth”

Film Editing
Joel Cox and Gary Roach, “American Sniper”
Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
Barney Pilling, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
William Goldenberg, “The Imitation Game”
Tom Cross, “Whiplash”

Foreign Language Film
“Ida”
“Leviathan”
“Tangerines”
“Wild Tales”
“Timbuktu”

Makeup and Hairstyling
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, “Foxcatcher”
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, “Guardians of the Galaxy”

Music – Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Alexandre Desplat, “The Imitation Game”
Hans Zimmer, “Interstellar”
Gary Yershon, “Mr Turner”
Jóhann Jóhannsson, “The Theory of Everything”

Music – Original Song
“Everything Is Awesome” by Shawn Patterson, “The LEGO Movie”
“Glory” by Common and John Legend, “Selma”
“Grateful” by Diane Warren, “Beyond the Lights”
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond, “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”
“Lost Stars” by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, “Begin Again”

Production Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Production design: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“The Imitation Game,” Production design: Maria Djurkovic, Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
“Interstellar,” Production design: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“Into the Woods,” Production design: Dennis Gassner, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Mr. Turner,” Production design: Suzie Davies, Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts

Short Film – Animated
“The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
“The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
“Feast,” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
“Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove
“A Single Life,” Joris Oprins

Short Film – Live Action
“Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
“Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
“Butter lamp,” Hu Wei and Julien Féret
“Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
“The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

Sound Editing
“American Sniper,” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“Birdman,” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
“Interstellar,” Richard King
“Unbroken,” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

Sound Mixing
“American Sniper,” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Birdman,” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
“Interstellar,” Garry A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
“Unbroken,” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
”Whiplash,” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Visual Effects
“Captain America: Winter Soldier,” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
“Interstellar,” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Jason Hall, “American Sniper”
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”
Anthony McCarten, “The Theory of Everything”
Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”

Writing – Original Screenplay
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Dan Gilroy, “Nightcrawler”

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JANUARY 14, 2015
THE GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS

WORST PICTURE
Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Left Behind
The Legend of Hercules
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers 4: Age of Ex-STINK-Tion

WORST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage – Left Behind
Kirk Cameron – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Kellan Lutz – The Legend of Hercules
Seth MacFarlane – A Million Ways To Die in the West
Adam Sandler – Blended

WORST ACTRESS
Drew Barrymore – Blended
Cameron Diaz – The Other Woman and Sex Tape
Melissa McCarthy – Tammy
Charlize Theron – A Million Ways to Die in the West
Gaia Weiss – The Legend of Hercules

THE RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD (New Category!)
Ben Affleck (From RAZZIE “Winner” for GIGLI to Oscar Darling for ARGO and GONE GIRL)
Jennifer Aniston (From 4-Time RAZZIE Nominee to SAG Award Nominee for CAKE)
Mike Myers (From RAZZIE “Winner” for LOVE GURU to Docu Director of SUPERMENSCH)
Keanu Reeves (From 6-Time RAZZIE Nominee to Critically Acclaimed JOHN WICK)
Kristen Stewart (From RAZZIE “Winner” for TWILIGHT to the Art House Hit CAMP X-RAY)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cameron Diaz – Annie
Megan Fox – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nicola Peltz – Transformers: Age of Extinction
Brigitte Ridenour (Kirk’s Sister) – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Susan Sarandon – Tammy

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mel Gibson – Expendables 3
Kelsey Grammer – Expendables 3, Legends of Oz, Think Like a Man Too and Transformers: Age of Extinction
Shaquille O’Neal – Blended
Ah-Nuld Schwarzenegger – Expendables 3
Kiefer Sutherland – Pompeii

WORST DIRECTOR
Michael Bay – Transformers: Age of Extinction
Darren Doane – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Renny Harlin – The Legend of Hercules
Jonathan Liebesman – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Seth MacFarlane – A Million Ways To Die in the West

WORST SCREEN COMBO
Any Two Robots, Actors (or Robotic Actors) – Transformers: Age of Extinction
Kirk Cameron & His Ego – Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
Cameron Diaz & Jason Segel – Sex Tape
Kellan Lutz & Either His Abs, His Pecs or His Glutes – The Legend of Hercules
Seth MacFarlane & Charlize Theron – A Million Ways To Die in the West

WORST SCREENPLAY
Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas, Written by Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey
Left Behind, Screenplay by Paul LaLonde and John Patus, Based on the Novel by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Sex Tape, Screenplay by Kate Angelo and Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Written by Evan Daugherty and Andre Nemec & Josh Applebaum,
Based on Characters Created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman
Transformers: Age of Extinction, Written by Ehren Kruger, Based on Hasbro’s Transformers Action Figures

WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL
Annie
Atlas Shrugged #3: Who Is John Galt?
The Legend of Hercules
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers: Age of Extinction

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JANUARY 13, 2015
THE DIRECTOR’S GUILD AWARDS

Wes Anderson – “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Clint Eastwood – “American Sniper”
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – “Birdman”
Richard Linklater – “Boyhood”
Morten Tyldum – “The Imitation Game”

The Grand Budapest Hotel

JANUARY 8, 2015
BAFTA AWARDS

BEST FILM
BIRDMAN
BOYHOOD
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
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THE IMITATION GAME
PADDINGTON
PRIDE
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
UNDER THE SKIN

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
ELAINE CONSTANTINE (Writer/Director) Northern Soul
GREGORY BURKE (Writer), YANN DEMANGE (Director) ’71
HONG KHAOU (Writer/Director) Lilting
PAUL KATIS (Director/Producer), ANDREW DE LOTBINIÈRE (Producer) Kajaki: The True Story
STEPHEN BERESFORD (Writer), DAVID LIVINGSTONE (Producer) Pride

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IDA
LEVIATHAN
THE LUNCHBOX
TRASH
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

DOCUMENTARY
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
CITIZENFOUR
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
VIRUNGA

ANIMATED FILM
BIG HERO 6
THE BOXTROLLS
THE LEGO MOVIE

DIRECTOR
BIRDMAN – Alejandro G. Iñárritu
BOYHOOD – Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Wes Anderson
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING – James Marsh
WHIPLASH – Damien Chazelle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BIRDMAN – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
BOYHOOD – Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Wes Anderson
NIGHTCRAWLER – Dan Gilroy
WHIPLASH – Damien Chazelle

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN SNIPER – Jason Hall
GONE GIRL – Gillian Flynn
THE IMITATION GAME – Graham Moore
PADDINGTON – Paul King
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING – Anthony McCarten

LEADING ACTOR
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – The Imitation Game
EDDIE REDMAYNE – The Theory of Everything
JAKE GYLLENHAAL – Nightcrawler
MICHAEL KEATON – Birdman
RALPH FIENNES – The Grand Budapest Hotel

LEADING ACTRESS
AMY ADAMS – Big Eyes
FELICITY JONES – The Theory of Everything
JULIANNE MOORE – Still Alice
REESE WITHERSPOON – Wild
ROSAMUND PIKE – Gone Girl

SUPPORTING ACTOR
EDWARD NORTON – Birdman
ETHAN HAWKE – Boyhood
J.K. SIMMONS – Whiplash
MARK RUFFALO – Foxcatcher
STEVE CARELL – Foxcatcher

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
EMMA STONE – Birdman
IMELDA STAUNTON – Pride
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – The Imitation Game
PATRICIA ARQUETTE – Boyhood
RENE RUSSO – Nightcrawler

ORIGINAL MUSIC
BIRDMAN – Antonio Sanchez
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Alexandre Desplat
INTERSTELLAR – Hans Zimmer
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING – Jóhann Jóhannsson
UNDER THE SKIN – Mica Levi

CINEMATOGRAPHY
BIRDMAN – Emmanuel Lubezki
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Robert Yeoman
IDA Lukasz – Zal, Ryzsard Lenczewski
INTERSTELLAR – Hoyte van Hoytema
MR. TURNER – Dick Pope

EDITING
(Due to a tie in voting in this category, there are six nominations)
BIRDMAN – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Barney Pilling
THE IMITATION GAME – William Goldenberg
NIGHTCRAWLER – John Gilroy
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING – Jinx Godfrey
WHIPLASH – Tom Cross

PRODUCTION DESIGN
BIG EYES
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
INTERSTELLAR
MR. TURNER

COSTUME DESIGN
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
INTO THE WOODS
MR. TURNER
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

MAKE UP & HAIR
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
INTO THE WOODS
MR. TURNER
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

SOUND
AMERICAN SNIPER
BIRDMAN
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
WHIPLASH

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
INTERSTELLAR
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
THE BIGGER PICTURE
MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS
MY DAD

BRITISH SHORT FILM
BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM
EMOTIONAL FUSEBOX
THE KÁRMÁN LINE
SLAP
THREE BROTHERS

THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
GUGU MBATHA-RAW
JACK O’CONNELL
MARGOT ROBBIE
MILES TELLER
SHAILENE WOODLEY

The Grand Budapest Hotel

JANUARY 7, 2015
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS’ AWARDS

“Birdman”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“The Imitation Game”
“Mr. Turner”
“Unbroken”

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JANUARY 7, 2015
WRITERS’ GUILD AWARDS

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Boyhood – Written by Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher – Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler – Written by Dan Gilroy
Whiplash – Written by Damien Chazelle

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Sniper – Written by Jason Hall; Based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
Gone Girl – Screenplay by Gillian Flynn; Based on her novel
Guardians of the Galaxy – Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman; Based on the Marvel comic by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
The Imitation Game – Written by Graham Moore; Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Wild – Screenplay by Nick Hornby; Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Finding Vivian Maier – Written by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz – Written by Brian Knappenberger
Last Days in Vietnam – Written by Mark Bailey & Kevin McAlester
Red Army – Written by Gabe Polsky

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JANUARY 5, 2015
PRODUCERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS

Oustanding Motion Picture
American Sniper
Producers: Bradley Cooper, p.g.a., Clint Eastwood, p.g.a., Andrew Lazar, p.g.a., Robert Lorenz, p.g.a., Peter Morgan, p.g.a.
Birdman
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood
Producers: Richard Linklater, p.g.a., Cathleen Sutherland, p.g.a.
Foxcatcher
Producers: Megan Ellison, p.g.a., Jon Kilik, p.g.a., Bennett Miller, p.g.a.
Gone Girl
Producer: Ceán Chaffin, p.g.a.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales
The Imitation Game
Producers: Nora Grossman, p.g.a., Ido Ostrowsky, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a.
Nightcrawler
Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy
The Theory of Everything
Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Whiplash
Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster

Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
Big Hero 6
Producer: Roy Conli, p.g.a.
The Book of Life
Producers: Brad Booker, p.g.a., Guillermo del Toro, p.g.a.
The Boxtrolls
Producers: David Bleiman Ichioka, p.g.a., Travis Knight, p.g.a.
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Producer: Bonnie Arnold, p.g.a.
The Lego Movie
Producer: Dan Lin

Goodbye to Language

JANUARY 3, 2015
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS

BEST PICTURE
1. Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard)
2. Boyhood (Richard Linklater)
3. Birdman (Alejandro G. Iñárritu)
3. Mr. Turner (Mike Leigh)

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
2. Jean-Luc Godard (Goodbye to Language)
3. Mike Leigh (Mr. Turner)

BEST NON-FICTION FILM
1. Citizenfour (Laura Poitras)
2. National Gallery (Frederick Wiseman)
3. The Overnighters (Jesse Moss)

BEST SCREENPLAY
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson)
2. Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. Birdman (four co-writers)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Mr. Turner (Dick Pope)
2. The Immigrant (Darius Khondji)
3. Goodbye to Language (Fabrice Aragno)

BEST ACTOR
1.Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner)
2. Tom Hardy (Locke)
3. Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice)
3. Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

BEST ACTRESS
1. Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night; The Immigrant)
2. Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
3. Scarlett Johansson (Lucy; Under the Skin)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
2. Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
3. Edward Norton (Birdman)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
2. Agata Kulesza (Ida)
3. Rene Russo (Nightcrawler)

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JANUARY 2, 2015
AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS AWARDS

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):
“American Sniper” – Joel Cox, ACE & Gary Roach, ACE
“Boyhood” – Sandra Adair, ACE
“Gone Girl” – Kirk Baxter, ACE
“The Imitation Game” – William Goldenberg, ACE
“Nightcrawler” – John Gilroy, ACE
“Whiplash” – Tom Cross

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):
“Birdman” – Douglas Crise & Stephen Mirrione, ACE
“Guardians of the Galaxy” – Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, ACE & Craig Wood, ACE
“Into the Woods” – Wyatt Smith
“Inherent Vice” – Leslie Jones, ACE
“Grand Budapest Hotel” – Barney Pilling

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
“Big Hero 6″ – Tim Mertens
“The Boxtrolls” – Edie Ichioka, ACE
“The Lego Movie” – David Burrows & Chris McKay

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):
“Citizenfour” – Mathilde Bonnefoy
“Finding Vivian Maier” – Aaron Wickenden
“Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me” – Elisa Bonora

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DECEMBER 15, 2014
THE CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash

BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston – Cake
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon – Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice
Robert Duvall – The Judge
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Edward Norton – Birdman
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
Emma Stone – Birdman
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Ellar Coltrane – Boyhood
Ansel Elgort – The Fault in Our Stars
Mackenzie Foy – Interstellar
Jaeden Lieberher – St. Vincent
Tony Revolori – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Quvenzhane Wallis – Annie
Noah Wiseman – The Babadook

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Selma

BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay – Selma
David Fincher – Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman
Angelina Jolie – Unbroken
Richard Linklater – Boyhood

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman – Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo
Boyhood – Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy
Whiplash – Damien Chazelle

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
The Imitation Game – Graham Moore
Inherent Vice – Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything – Anthony McCarten
Unbroken – Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson
Wild – Nick Hornby

BEST CINEMATOGRAPY
Birdman – Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Robert Yeoman
Interstellar – Hoyte Van Hoytema
Mr. Turner – Dick Pope
Unbroken – Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION
Birdman – Kevin Thompson/Production Designer, George DeTitta Jr./Set Decorator
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator
Inherent Vice – David Crank/Production Designer, Amy Wells/Set Decorator
Interstellar – Nathan Crowley/Production Designer, Gary Fettis/Set Decorator
Into the Woods – Dennis Gassner/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator
Snowpiercer – Ondrej Nekvasil/Production Designer, Beatrice Brentnerova/Set Decorator

BEST EDITING
Birdman – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Boyhood – Sandra Adair
Gone Girl – Kirk Baxter
Interstellar – Lee Smith
Whiplash – Tom Cross

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero
Inherent Vice – Mark Bridges
Into the Woods – Colleen Atwood
Maleficent – Anna B. Sheppard
Mr. Turner – Jacqueline Durran

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Foxcatcher
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Into the Woods
Maleficent

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE
American Sniper
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Edge of Tomorrow
Fury
Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper
Tom Cruise – Edge of Tomorrow
Chris Evans – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Brad Pitt – Fury
Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt – Edge of Tomorrow
Scarlett Johansson – Lucy
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Zoe Saldana – Guardians of the Galaxy
Shailene Woodley – Divergent

BEST COMEDY
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
St. Vincent
Top Five
22 Jump Street

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jon Favreau – Chef
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Bill Murray – St. Vincent
Chris Rock – Top Five
Channing Tatum – 22 Jump Street

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Rose Byrne – Neighbors
Rosario Dawson – Top Five
Melissa McCarthy – St. Vincent
Jenny Slate – Obvious Child
Kristen Wiig – The Skeleton Twins

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Babadook
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Interstellar
Snowpiercer
Under the Skin

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Force Majeure
Ida
Leviathan
Two Days, One Night
Wild Tales

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Citizenfour
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself
The Overnighters

BEST SONG
Big Eyes – Lana Del Rey – Big Eyes
Everything Is Awesome – Jo Li and the Lonely Island – The Lego Movie
Glory – Common/John Legend – Selma
Lost Stars – Keira Knightley – Begin Again
Yellow Flicker Beat – Lorde – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game
Johann Johannsson – The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez – Birdman
Hans Zimmer – Interstellar

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DECEMBER 11, 2014
THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Boyhood”
“Foxcatcher”
“The Imitation Game”
“Selma”
“The Theory of Everything”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Jennifer Aniston, “Cake”
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”
Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler”
David Oyelowo, “Selma”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
“Birdman”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“Into the Woods”
“Pride”
“St. Vincent”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams, “Big Eyes”
Emily Blunt, “Into the Woods”
Helen Mirren, “The Hundred-Foot Journey”
Julianne Moore, “Maps to the Stars”
Quvenzhane Wallis, “Annie”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Bill Murray, “St. Vincent”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Inherent Vice”
Christoph Waltz, “Big Eyes”

Best Animated Feature Film
“Big Hero 6”
“The Book of Life”
“The Boxtrolls”
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
“The Lego Movie”

Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure Turist (Sweden)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane (Israel)
Ida (Poland/Denmark)
Leviathan (Russia)
Tangerines Mandariinid (Estonia)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Year”
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”
Emma Stone, “Birdman”
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Robert Duvall, “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Edward Norton, “Birdman”
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Best Director – Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Ava DuVernay, “Selma”
David Fincher, “Gone Girl”
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl”
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, “The Imitation Game”
Johann Johannsson, “The Theory of Everything”
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, “Gone Girl”
Antonio Sanchez, “Birdman”
Hans Zimmer, “Interstellar”

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Big Eyes” – “Big Eyes,” Music by: Lana Del Rey, Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey
“Glory” – “Selma,” Music by: John Legend, Common, Lyrics by: John Legend, Common
“Mercy Is” – “Noah,” Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
“Opportunity” – “Annie,” Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck, Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“Yellow Flicker Beat” – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Music by: Lorde, Lyrics by: Lorde

birdman-movie

DECEMBER 10, 2014
THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
STEVE CARELL – John du Pont – “FOXCATCHER”
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – Alan Turing – “THE IMITATION GAME”
JAKE GYLLENHAAL – Louis Bloom – “NIGHTCRAWLER”
MICHAEL KEATON – Riggan – “BIRDMAN”
EDDIE REDMAYNE – Stephen Hawking – “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JENNIFER ANISTON – Claire Bennett – “CAKE”
FELICITY JONES – Jane Hawking – “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING”
JULIANNE MOORE – Alice Howland – “STILL ALICE”
ROSAMUND PIKE – Amy Dunne – “GONE GIRL”
REESE WITHERSPOON – Cheryl Strayed – “WILD”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
ROBERT DUVALL – Joseph Palmer – “THE JUDGE”
ETHAN HAWKE – Mason, Sr. – “BOYHOOD”
EDWARD NORTON – Mike – “BIRDMAN”
MARK RUFFALO – Dave Schultz – “FOXCATCHER”
J.K. SIMMONS – Fletcher – “WHIPLASH”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
PATRICIA ARQUETTE – Olivia – “BOYHOOD”
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Joan Clarke – “THE IMITATION GAME”
EMMA STONE – Sam – “BIRDMAN”
MERYL STREEP – The Witch – “INTO THE WOODS”
NAOMI WATTS – Daka – “ST. VINCENT”

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BIRDMAN
ZACH GALIFIANAKIS – Jake
MICHAEL KEATON – Riggan
EDWARD NORTON – Mike
ANDREA RISEBOROUGH – Laura
AMY RYAN – Sylvia
EMMA STONE – Sam
NAOMI WATTS – Lesley

BOYHOOD
PATRICIA ARQUETTE – Olivia
ELLAR COLTRANE – Mason
ETHAN HAWKE – Mason, Sr.
LORELEI LINKLATER – Samantha

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM – Mr. Moustafa
MATHIEU AMALRIC – Serge X.
ADRIEN BRODY – Dmitri
WILLEM DAFOE – Jopling
RALPH FIENNES – M. Gustave
JEFF GOLDBLUM – Dep. Kovacs
HARVEY KEITEL – Ludwig
JUDE LAW – Young Writer
BILL MURRAY – M. Ivan
EDWARD NORTON – Henckels
TONY REVOLORI – Zero
SAOIRSE RONAN – Agatha
JASON SCHWARTZMAN – M. Jean
LÉA SEYDOUX – Clotilde
TILDA SWINTON – Madame D
TOM WILKINSON – Author
OWEN WILSON – M. Chuck

THE IMITATION GAME
MATTHEW BEARD – Peter Hilton
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – Alan Turing
CHARLES DANCE – Commander Denniston
MATTHEW GOODE – Hugh Alexander
RORY KINNEAR – Nock
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Joan Clarke
ALLEN LEECH – John Cairncross
MARK STRONG – Stewart Menzies

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
CHARLIE COX – Jonathan Hellyer Jones
FELICITY JONES – Jane Hawking
SIMON McBURNEY – Frank Hawking
EDDIE REDMAYNE – Stephen Hawking
DAVID THEWLIS – Dennis Sciama
EMILY WATSON – Beryl Wilde

Foxcatcher-Carell

DECEMBER 8, 2014
AFI TOP ELEVEN FILMS OF THE YEAR

“American Sniper”
“Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
“Boyhood”
“Foxcatcher”
“The Imitation Game”
“Interstellar”
“Into the Woods”
“Nightcrawler”
“Selma”
“Unbroken”
“Whiplash”

Boyhood

DECEMBER 7, 2014
BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS

Best picture – Boyhood
Best actor – Michael Keaton for Birdman
Best actress – Marion Cotillard for The Immigrant and Two Days, One Night
Best supporting actor – J.K. Simmons for Whiplash
Best supporting actress – Emma Stone for Birdman
Best director – Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Best screenplay – (tie) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo for Birdman and Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Best cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman
Best documentary – Citizenfour
Best foreign-language film (awarded in memory of Jay Carr) – Two Days, One Night
Best animated film – The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Best film editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) – Sandra Adair for Boyhood
Best new filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) – Dan Gilroy for Nightcrawler
Best ensemble cast – Boyhood
Best use of music in a film – Inherent Vice

Boyhood

DECEMBER 7, 2014
L.A. FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

Best Picture: “Boyhood”
Runner up: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Best Director: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Runner up: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Best Actor: Tom Hardy, “Locke”
Runner up: Michael Keaton, “Birdman”

Best Actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Runner up: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”

Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Runner up: Edward Norton, “Birdman”

Best Supporting Actress: Agata Kulesza, “Ida”
Runner up: Rene Russo, “Nightcrawler”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Ida”
Runner up: “Winter Sleep”

Best Animation: “Tale of the Princess Kaguya”
Runner up: “The Lego Movie”

Best Documentary: “Citizenfour”
Runner up: “Life Itself”

Best Screenplay: Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Runner up: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo, “Birdman”

Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Runner up: Dick Pope, “Mr. Turner”

Best Editing: Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
Runner up: Barney Pilling, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Best Production Design: Adam Stockhausen, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Runner up: Ondrej Nekvasil, “Snowpiercer”

Best Music Score: (tie) Jonny Greenwood, “Inherent Vice,” and Mica Levi, “Under the Skin”

New Generation Award: Ava DuVernay, “Selma”
Douglas Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video Award: Walter Reuben, “The David Whiting Story”

The Boxtrolls

DECEMBER 1, 2014
ANNIE AWARDS

Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Cheatin’, Plymptoons Studio
How to Train Your Dragon 2, DreamWorks Animation
Song of the Sea, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
The Book of Life, Reel FX
The Boxtrolls, Focus Features/Laika
The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. Pictures
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, GKIDS/Studio Ghibli

Best Animated Short Subject
Coda, 62 George Street
Duet, Glen Keane Productions
Feast, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Inside Homer – The Simpsons Couch Gag (Episode #549), Acme Filmworks
Me and My Moulton, National Film Board of Canada
Silent, Creative Artists Agency
The Dam Keeper, Tonko House LLC
The Raven, Moonbot Studios

Best Student Film
After School, Junyi Xiao
Dead Over Heels, Jose Matheu
El Coyote
, Javier Barboza
Frog’s Legs, Katie Tamboer
My Big Brother, Jason Rayner
Tiny Nomad
, Toniko Pantoja

Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Big Hero 6, Walt Disney Animation Studios
How to Train Your Dragon 2
, DreamWorks Animation
Mr. Peabody & Sherman, DreamWorks Animation
Penguins of Madagascar
, DreamWorks Animation
The Book of Life, Reel FX
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika
The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. Pictures

Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Edge of Tomorrow, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Noah, Industrial Light & Magic
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
, Sony Pictures Imageworks
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Weta Digital
Transformers: Age of Extinction, Industrial Light & Magic
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Digital Domain

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
How to Train Your Dragon 2, DreamWorks Animation
Fabio Lignini
How to Train Your Dragon 2, DreamWorks Animation
Steven “Shaggy” Hornby
How to Train Your Dragon 2
, DreamWorks Animation
Thomas Grummt
Penguins of Madagascar, DreamWorks Animation
Ravi Kamble
The Boxtrolls, Focus Features/Laika
Travis Knight
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika
Malcolm Lamont
The Boxtrolls, Focus Features
Jason Stalman

Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
, Weta Digital
Guardians of the Galaxy, Framestore
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Weta Digital

Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Big Hero 6
, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Mr. Peabody & Sherman, DreamWorks Animation
Penguins of Madagascar
, DreamWorks Animation
Rio 2, Blue Sky Studios
Song of the Sea, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
The Book of Life, Reel FX
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika

Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Big Hero 6
, Walt Disney Animation Studios – Don Hall & Chris Williams
Cheatin’
, Plymptoons Studio – Bill Plympton
How to Train Your Dragon 2
, DreamWorks Animation – Dean DeBlois
Song of the Sea
, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon – Tomm Moore
The Book of Life
, Reel FX – Jorge R. Gutierrez
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika – Anthony Stacchi & Graham Annable
The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. Pictures – Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, Directors; Chris McKay, Co-Director
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
, GKIDS/Studio Ghibli – Isao Takahata

Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production
Cheatin’, Plymptoons Studio – Nicole Renaud, Composer
How to Train Your Dragon 2
, DreamWorks Animation – John Powell, Jónsi
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
, DreamWorks Animation – Danny Elfman
Song of the Sea
, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon – Bruno Coulais & Kila
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
, GKIDS/Studio Ghibli – Joe Hisaishi

Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
, DreamWorks Animation
Song of the Sea, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon
The Book of Life
, Reel FX
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika
The LEGO Movie
, Warner Bros. Pictures

Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Big Hero 6, Walt Disney Animation Studios – Marc E. Smith
How to Train Your Dragon 2
, DreamWorks Animation – Truong “Tron” Son Mai
Planes: Fire & Rescue
, Disneytoon Studios – Piero Peluso
Rio 2
, Blue Sky Studios – John Hurst
Rio 2
, Blue Sky Studios – Rodrigo Castro
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features – Julian Nariño
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika – Emanuela Cozzi

Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Henry & Me
, Reveal Animation Studios – Cyndi Lauper as the voice of Nurse Cyndi
Rio 2, Blue Sky Studios – Andy Garcia as the voice of Eduardo
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika – Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher
The Boxtrolls, Focus Features/Laika – Dee Bradley Baker as the voice of Fish

Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Big Hero 6
, Walt Disney Animation Studios – Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson & Jordan Roberts
How to Train Your Dragon 2
, DreamWorks Animation – Dean DeBlois
Song of the Sea, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon – Will Collins
The Boxtrolls
, Focus Features/Laika – Irena Brignull & Adam Pava
The Lego Movie
, Warner Bros. Pictures – Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Big Hero 6, Walt Disney Animation Studios – Tim Mertens
How to Train Your Dragon 2, DreamWorks Animation – John K. Carr
Planes: Fire & Rescue, Disneytoon Studios – Dan Molina, Mark Keefer & Karen Hathaway
Song of the Sea
, GKIDS/Cartoon Saloon – Darragh Byrne
The LEGO Movie, Warner Bros. Pictures – David Burrows, Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas, Jonathan Tappin & Courtney O’Brien-Brown

Boyhood

DECEMBER 1, 2014
N.Y. FILM CRITICS’ CIRCLE

Best Film: “Boyhood”
Best Director: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Best Actor: Timothy Spall, “Mr. Turner”
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night” and “The Immigrant”
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Best Animated Film: “The Lego Movie”
Best Screenplay: Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Cinematography: Darius Khondji, “The Immigrant”
Best First Film: “The Babadook,” Jennifer Kent
Best Foreign Language Film: “Ida”
Best Non-Fiction Film: “Citizenfour”
Special Award: Adrienne Mancia

Birdman

NOVEMBER 25, 2014
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer. Executive producers are not awarded.)
“Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole

“Boyhood”
Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland
“Love Is Strange”
Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy
“Selma”
Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey
“Whiplash”
Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak

DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle – “Whiplash”
Ava DuVernay – “Selma”
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Richard Linklater – “Boyhood”
David Zellner – “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”

SCREENPLAY
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski – “Big Eyes”
J.C. Chandor – “A Most Violent Year”
Dan Gilroy – “Nightcrawler”
Jim Jarmusch – “Only Lovers Left Alive”
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias – “Love Is Strange”

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”
“Dear White People”
“Nightcrawler”
“Obvious Child”
“She’s Lost Control”

FIRST SCREENPLAY
Desiree Akhavan – “Appropriate Behavior”
Sara Colangelo – “Little Accidents”
Justin Lader – “The One I Love”
Anja Marquardt – “She’s Lost Control”
Justin Simien – “Dear White People”

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive producers are not awarded.
“Blue Ruin”
“It Felt Like Love”
“Land Ho!”
“Man From Reno”
“Test”

FEMALE LEAD
Marion Cotillard – “The Immigrant”
Rinko Kikuchi – “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”
Julianne Moore – “Still Alice”
Jenny Slate – “Obvious Child”
Tilda Swinton – “Only Lovers Left Alive”

MALE LEAD
André Benjamin – “Jimi: All Is by My Side”
Jake Gyllenhaal – “Nightcrawler”
Michael Keaton – “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
John Lithgow – “Love Is Strange”
David Oyelowo – “Selma”

SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette – “Boyhood”
Jessica Chastain – “A Most Violent Year”
Carmen Ejogo – “Selma”
Andrea Suarez Paz – “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors”
Emma Stone – “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”

SUPPORTING MALE
Riz Ahmed – “Nightcrawler”
Ethan Hawke – “Boyhood”
Alfred Molina – “Love Is Strange”
Edward Norton – “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
J.K. Simmons – “Whiplash”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Darius Khondji – “The Immigrant”
Emmanuel Lubezki – “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Sean Porter – “It Felt Like Love”
Lyle Vincent – “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”
Bradford Young – “Selma”

EDITING
Sandra Adair – “Boyhood”
Tom Cross – “Whiplash”
John Gilroy – “Nightcrawler”
Ron Patane – “A Most Violent Year”
Adam Wingard – “The Guest”

DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
“20,000 Days on Earth”
Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
Producers: Dan Bowen, James Wilson
“CitizenFour”
Director-producer: Laura Poitras
Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky

“Stray Dog”
Director: Debra Granik
Producer: Anne Rosellini
“The Salt of the Earth”
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders
Producer: David Rosier
“Virunga”
Director-producer: Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer: Joanna Natasegara

INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
“Force Majeure” (Sweden)
Director: Ruben Östlund
“Ida” (Poland)
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski

“Leviathan” (Russia)
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
“Mommy” (Canada)
Director: Xavier Dolan
“Norte, the End of History” (Philippines)
Director: Lav Diaz
“Under the Skin” (United Kingdom)
Director: Jonathan Glazer

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis
Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon

SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD
Foxcatcher
Director/Producer: Bennett Miller
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik
Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum

Boyhood

OCTOBER 23, 2014
GOTHAM AWARDS

Best Feature
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Love Is Strange
Under the Skin

Best Documentary
Actress
CITIZENFOUR
Life Itself
Manakamana
Point and Shoot

Best Actor*
Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
Ethan Hawke in Boyhood (IFC Films)
Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year (A24 Films)
Michael Keaton in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Miles Teller in Whiplash (Sony Pictures Classics)

*The 2014 Best Actor nominating panel also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award jointly to Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum for their ensemble performance in Foxcatcher (Sony Pictures Classics).

Best Actress
Patricia Arquette in Boyhood (IFC Films)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media)
Julianne Moore in Still Alice (Sony Pictures Classics)
Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (A24 Films)
Mia Wasikowska in Tracks (The Weinstein Company)

Breakthrough Actor
Riz Ahmed in Nightcrawler (Open Road Films)
Macon Blair in Blue Ruin (RADiUS)
Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (IFC Films)
Joey King in Wish I Was Here (Focus Features)
Jenny Slate in Obvious Child (A24 Films)
Tessa Thompson in Dear White People (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)

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