Kansas City Film Critics Circle

BEST FILM: Birdmn
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST ACTOR: Michael Keaton, Birdman
BEST ACTRESS: Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Edward Norton, Birdman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Birdman
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Obvious Child
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: The LEGO Movie
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Citizenfour
VINCE KEOHLER AWARD FOR BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR FILM: The Babadook

New York Film Critics Online

FILM: Boyhood

Top 10 of 2014:

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Under the Skin
• Whiplash 

DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
ACTRESS: Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
SUPPORTING ACTOR: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
SCREENPLAY: Birdman- Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo
ENSEMBLE: Birdman
ANIMATED FEATURE: The LEGO Movie
DOCUMENTARY: Life Itself
FOREIGN FILM: Two Days, One Night
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Birdman- Emmanuel Lubezki
USE OF MUSIC: Get On Up
DEBUT DIRECTOR: Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Jack O'Connell, Unbroken

Boston Society of Film Critics

FILM: Boyhood (runner-up: Birdman)
DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater, Boyhood (runner-up: Clint Eastwood, American Sniper)
ACTOR: Michael Keaton, Birdman (runner-up: Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner)
ACTRESS: Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night and The Immigrant (runner-up: Hilary Swank, The Homesman)
SUPPORTING ACTOR: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash (runner-up: Edward Norton, Birdman)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Emma Stone, Birdman (runner-up: Laura Dern, Wild)
SCREENPLAY: (tie) Birdman and Boyhood (runner-up: Mr. Turner)
ANIMATED FAETURE: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (runner-up: The LEGO Movie)
DOCUMENTARY: CitizenFour (runner-up: Jodorowsky's Dune)
FOREIGN FILM: Two Days, One Night (runner-up: Ida)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Birdman- Emmanuel Lubezki (runner: Mr. Turner- Dick Pope)
FILM EDITING: Boyhood- Sandra Adair (runner-up: American Sniper- Joel Cox & Gary Roach)
NEW FILMMAKER: Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler (runner-up: Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child)
USE OF MUSIC: Inherent Vice (runner-up: Whiplash)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

BEST FILM
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 SCREENPLAY
The Grand Budapest Hotel- Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
runner-up: Birdman- Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
runner-up: The LEGO Movie

BEST DOCUMENTARY
CitizenFour
runner-up: Life Itself

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Ida
runner-up: Winter Sleep

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman- Emmanuel Lubezki
runner-up: Mr. Turner- Dick Pope

BEST FILM EDITING
Boyhood- Sandra Adair
runner-up: The Grand Budapest Hotel- Barney Piling

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel- Adam Stockhausen
runner-up: Snowpiercer- Ondrej Nekvasil


BEST SCORE
(tie) Inherent Vice- Jonny Greenwood; Under the Skin- Mica Levi

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
The David Whiting Story- Walter Reuben

NEW GENERATION AWARD
Ava DuVernay

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Gena Rowlands 



             

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Nominations

BEST PICTURE
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Selma
Whiplash

BEST DIRECTOR
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejando Gonzalez Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood

BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Oscar Isaac, A Most Violent Year
Michael Keaton, Birdman
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

BEST ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Laura Dern, Wild
Emma Stone, Birdman
Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer

Boston Online Film Critics Association

PICTURE: Snowpiercer

Top 10 of 2014:

1. Snowpiercer
2. Under the Skin
3. Boyhood
4. Only Lovers Left Alive
5. The Babadook
6. Two Days, One Night
7. Birdman
8. Calvary
9. Inherent Vice
10. Selma 

DIRECTOR: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
ACTOR: Brendan Gleeson, Calvary
ACTRESS: Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Edward Norton, Birdman
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer
SCREENPLAY: Calvary- John Michael McDonagh
ANIMATED FEATURE: The LEGO Movie
DOCUMENTARY: Life Itself
FOREIGN FILM: Two Days, One Night
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Birdman- Emmanuel Lubezki
FILM EDITING: Edge of Tomorrow- James Herbert & Laura Jennings
ORIGINAL SCORE: Under the Skin- Mica Levi

San Diego Film Critics Society

PICTURE: Her
DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
ACTOR: Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
ACTRESS: Cate Blanachett, Blue Jasmine
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Her- Spike Jonze
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Before Midnight- Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke
ANIMATED FEATURE: The Wind Rises
DOCUMENTARY: The Act of Killing
FOREIGN FILM: Drug War
CINEMATOGRAPHY: To the Wonder- Emmanuel Lubezki
FILM EDITING: Captain Phillips- Christopher Rouse
PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Great Gatsby- Catherine Martin & Karen Murphy
SCORE: Her- Arcade Fire
ENSEMBLE CAST: American Hustle
KYLE COUNTS AWARD:  Destin Cretton

Oklahoma Film Critics Awards

PICTURE: Argo
DIRECTOR: Ben Affleck, Argo
ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Moonrise Kingdom- Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Argo- Chris Terrio
ANIMATED FEATURE: Wreck-It-Ralph
DOCUMENTARY: Searching for Sugarman
FOREIGN FILM: Amour
FIRST FEATURE: Beasts of the Southern Wild- Benh Zeitlin
BODY OF WORK: Joseph Gordon Levitt, The Dark Knight Rises, Lincoln, Looper
GUILTY PLEASURE: 21 Jump Street
OBVIOUSLY WORST MOVIE: That's My Boy
NOT SO OBVIOUSLY WORST MOVIE: Prometheus

Nevada Film Critics Awards

PICTURE: Argo
DIRECTOR: (tie) Ben Affleck, Argo; Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
ACTOR: John Hawkes, The Sessions
ACTRESS: (tie) Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook; Helen Hunt, The Sessions
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sally Field, Lincoln
ENSEMBLE CAST: Lincoln
ANIMATED FEATURE: Frankenweenie
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Life of Pi- Claudio Miranda
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Les Miserables
VISUAL EFFECTS: Life of Pi
YOUTH IN FILM: Tom Holland, The Impossible

Iowa Film Critics Awards

PICTURE: The Descendants
DIRECTOR: Alexander Payne, The Descendants
ACTOR: Brad Pitt, Moneyball
ACTRESS: Viola Davis, The Help
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
ANIMATED FEATURE: Rango
BEST FILM YET TO OPEN IN IOWA: We Need to Talk About Kevin; Project Nim

Georgia Film Critics Awards

PICTURE: The Tree of Life
DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
ACTOR: Brad Pitt, Moneyball
ACTRESS: Juliette Binoche, Certified Copy
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Brad Pitt, The Tree of Life
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
ENSEMBLE CAST: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Midnight in Paris
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Moneyball
FOREIGN FILM: Certified Copy
ANIMATED FEATURE: The Adventures of Tintin
DOCUMENTARY: Senna
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Tree of Life
ART DIRECTION: The Tree of Life
SCORE: War Horse
ORIGINAL SONG: "Man or Muppet," The Muppets
BREAKTHROUGH AWARD: Jessica Chastain

Nevada Film Critics Society

PICTURE: Hugo
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
ACTOR: Tom Hardy, Warrior
ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, EVERYTHING
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Albert Brooks, Drive
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
ANIMATED FEATURE: Puss in Boots
ENSEMBLE: The Help
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: (tie) Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene; Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
CHILD ACTOR: Asa Butterfield, Hugo

One of the only genuine surprises of the 2011 awards season is the striking success of Hugo, what with it's 3-D, based on a popular children's book pre-package looked not exactly like pure Oscar-bait-- the Scorsese factor notwithstanding.  And as a fan of the film, I'm still surprised by it's enormous critical acceptance.  Yes, the film is a lovingly and superbly crafted ode to cinema, which certainly would make any cinephile or movie-buff, or perhaps even passer-by fan swoon to some extent.  And yes, Hugo has moments of inspired filmmaking magic.  However, it is still a slow burn of a film, with long patches of inconsistency of tone, dull characterizations and mediocre performances (especially the young ones), coupled with the top-dollar price tag that Paramount Pictures (despite the high number of Oscar nominations the film will likely earn) will likely never recoup.  Scorsese is the medium's biggest champion, which I suppose is reward enough.

Denver Film Critics Society

PICTURE: The Tree of Life
DIRECTOR: (tie) Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life; Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
ACTOR: Brad Pitt, Moneyball
ACTRESS: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
ENSEMBLE: The Descendants
SCREENPLAY: The Descendants
DOCUMENTARY: Page One: Inside the New York Times
FOREIGN FILM: A Separation
ANIMATED FEATURE: Rango
SCORE: The Artist
BREAKOUT STAR: Jessica Chastain

Vancouver Film Critics Awards

FILM: The Artist
DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
ACTOR: Michael Fassbender, Shame
ACTRESS: Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life, Take Shelter, The Help
SCREENPLAY: The Artist- Michel Hazanavicius
DOCUMENTARY: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
FOREIGN FILM: A Separation

BEST CANADIAN FILM: Cafe de Flore
DIRECTOR OF A CANADIAN FILM: David Croenberg, A Dangerous Method
ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM: Peter Stormare, Small Town Murder Songs
ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM: Michelle Williams, Take This Waltz
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A CANADIAN FILM: Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A CANADIAN FILM: Helene Florent, Cafe de Flore

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards

PICTURE: The Artist
DIRECTOR: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
ACTRESS: Viola Davis, The Help
ACTOR: Michael Fassbender, Shame
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs; Octavia Spencer, The Help
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Midnight in Paris- Woody Allen
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Descendants- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash; Moneyball- Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin
ENSEMBLE CAST: Bridesmaids
ANIMATED FEATURE: Rango
DOCUMENTARY: Buck
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Tree of Life- Emmanuel Lubezki
FILM EDITING: Hugo- Thelma Schoonmaker
SCORE: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross; Hanna- The Chemical Brothers

BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR: Lynne Ramsay, We Need to Talk About Kevin
BEST WOMAN SCREENWRITER: Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
KICK-ASS AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE ACTION STAR: Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo; Saorise Ronan, Hanna
BEST ANIMATED FEMALE: Bean (Isla Fisher), Rango
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
FEMALE ICON AWARD: Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
THIS YEARS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A WOMAN IN THE FILM INDUSTRY: Jessica Chastain
AWFJ AWARD FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTIVISM: Angelina Jolie, In the Land of Blood & Honey

Kansas City Film Critics

PICTURE: The Descendants
DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
ACTOR: George Clooney, The Descendants
ACTRESS: Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Beginners- Mike Mills
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Moneyball- Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin

ANIMATED FEATURE: Rango
DOCUMENTARY: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
FOREIGN FILM: A Separation
FANTASY FILM: Hugo

Central Ohio Film Critics Awards

PICTURE: Drive

Top Ten of 2011:

• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Take Shelter
• Melancholia
• The Descendants
• Midnight in Paris
• The Tree of Life
• The Artist
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
• Hugo

DIRECTOR: Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive
ACTOR: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
ACTRESS: Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
ENSEMBLE: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Source Code- Duncan Jones
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo- Steven Zaillian
ANIMATED FEATURE: Arthur Christmas
DOCUMENTARY: Cave of Forgotten Dreams
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Tree of Life- Emmanuel Lubezki
SCORE: Hanna- The Chemical Brothers
ACTOR THE YEAR: Jessica Chastain
BREAKTHROUGH FILM ARTIST: Nicholas Winding Refn
MOST OVERLOOKED FILM: Margaret

Online Film Critics Society

PICTURE: The Tree of Life

DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

ACTOR: Michael Fassbender, Shame

ACTRESS: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Midnight in Paris

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

ANIMATED FEATURE: Rango

DOCUMENTARY: Cave of Forgotten Dreams

FOREIGN FILM: A Separation

CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Tree of Life

FILM EDITING: The Tree of Life

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Jessica Chastain (breakout performer of the year)

Martin Scorsese (in honor of his work and dedication in the pursuit of film preservation)

Austin Film Critics Awards

PICTURE: Hugo


Top Ten of 2011:

• Drive
• Take Shelter
• Midnight in Paris
• Attack the Block
• The Artist
• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• I Saw the Devil
• 13 Assassins
• Melancholia

DIRECTOR: Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive
ACTOR: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
ACTRESS: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Albert Brooks, Drive
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Midnight in Paris- Woody Allen
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Drive- Hossein Amini
ANIMATED FEATURE: Rango
FOREIGN FILM: I Saw the Devil
DOCUMENTARY: Senna
CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Tree of Life- Emmanuel Lubezki
ORIGINAL SCORE: Attack the Block- Steven Price

I really love this line-up.  Not that I so much agree with everything, that's absolutely besides the point-- but for the most part, this is a totally unabashed best-of list with little intention of having any influence over Oscar or media baiting, but rather a personalized collection of a group of people's best of movies of the year.  Texas did something right.

Utah Film Critics Awards

PICTURE: Drive
runner-up: The Artist
DIRECTOR: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
runner-up: Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive
ACTOR: Joseph Gordon Levitt, 50/50
runner-up: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
ACTRESS: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
runner-up: Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Albert Brooks, Drive
runner-up: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Ryan, Win Win
runner-up: Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus