2014 Winners
The Phoenix Critics Circle proudly announces its winners for the best films and performances of 2014.
Best Picture
Winner – Birdman
Other Nominees:
Boyhood
Grand Budapest Hotel
Selma
Whiplash
Best Comedy Film
Winner – Grand Budapest Hotel
Other Nominees:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Lego Movie
Obvious Child
St. Vincent
Best Horror or Sci-Fi Film
Winner: Snowpiercer
Other Nominees:
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
Under the Skin
Best Mystery or Thriller Film
Winners (tie) – Gone Girl and Nightcrawler
Other Nominees:
The Imitation Game
A Most Violent Year
Best Actor
Winner – Michael Keaton, Birdman
Other Nominees:
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Winner – Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Other Nominees:
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Hilary Swank, The Homesman
Best Supporting Actor
Winner – JK Simmons, Whiplash
Other Nominees:
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
Best Supporting Actress
Winner – Emma Stone, Birdman
Other Nominees:
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Best Director
Winner – Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
Other Nominees:
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Best Screenplay
Winner – Birdman
Other Nominees:
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Grand Budapest Hotel
Whiplash
Best Animated Film
Winner – The Lego Movie
Other Nominees:
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best International Film
Winners (tie) – Force Majeure and Ida
Other Nominee:
Two Days, One Night
The Phoenix Critics Circle is established as an association for professional film critique and analysis. Administered by the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation, the Phoenix Critics Circle is committed to the progression and preservation of film and is composed of print, television, radio and internet film critics from Arizona.
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No wait, I see now, it’s Snowpiercer. Idiot I am haha!
Which film is the picture from?
Yeh, I’ve known of the Phoenix Film Critics Society for years now, but not the Phoenix Critics Circle. Never heard of them. Think they’re new.
Ryan, Matt’s link is the Phoenix critics group you’ve posted before – they’ve announced their awards too.
So – this is a different Phoenix group?
http://phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/
How confusing these days!
Glad Force Majeure winning awards. Ida is a marvellous film, but I found Force Majeure one of the most brilliant pictures of the year.
Emma Stone!
This people needs to see “Stranger by the Lake”. Like, seriously. re: Best Thriller.
@Razor..LOL:)
Re: Best International Film, it is not very nice to announce a tie when there are only three nominees – that is like pointing to the third one and say “And the loser is…” 😀
The Women Film Critics Circle listed their nominees last week: http://newsblaze.com/story/20141212054726mill.nb/topstory.html and though it’s not as clean of a read, I think they announced their winners as well: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2014/12/14/Women-film-critics-hail-Still-Alice-Selma-Homesman-as-2014s-best/6431418593285/
Yay! People who know BIRDMAN isn’t a comedy. 🙂