Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Southeastern Film Critics Association announced their winners for the year 2014. Wes Anderson's bittersweet zany-ride, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" took awards for best picture, original screenplay and ensemble. Richard Linklater was awarded best director for "Boyhood" while Patricia Arquette also won best supporting actress for the film. "Force Majeure" won foreign language film prize while "Life Itself" was given best documentary. The dry spell was broken and Julianne Moore finally won best actress prize for "Still Alice" after having lost many to actresses like Rosamund Pike and Reese Witherspoon in the recent days. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture:
The Grand Budapest Hotel

Academy Awards 2015 Predictions (The Battle of Boys and Birds)

Welcome to my second last Oscars nomination predictions for the year. Next time would be my last. So awards race huh? Boyhood has been pretty much winning everything with Birdman behind it. They are both after each other with one probably having a broader appeal across the board and the other mostly adored by the acting branch of the Academy with some technical support. Beyond these two it is anyone's game. Academy will go for 9 nominations as it usually does. It is difficult to come up with a list of nine potential nominees, it always is because you are predicting what 'they' would like more or to be honest, what they would like to see get nominated. Beyond Boyhood and Birdman the critics darlings, you have the two Brit-genius men-biopics as well as Selma. Those would make perfect five when it comes to Academy. Go a little further and you have other films with critical appeal and perhaps their own particular cinematic charm that one would expect be enough for the Academy. I am talking about Whiplash and The Grand Budapest Hotel. After that, you have a few films battling to get in the final few tight spots. Academy's voting process has baffled me for quite a few years. What happened to 5 choices for 5 nominees? Or 10 for 10? At one side you have films like Gone Girl, Unbroken, Foxcatcher and Nightcrawler. Then on the further outside, A Most Violent Year, Into the Woods, American Sniper and Interstellar. Can they make it? Who knows? I am confident about my 1-8 choices though.

Even in the best director category, Linklater, Inarritu and DuVernay would be my best bets. When you talk about acting categories. Jennifer Aniston has come up as a surprise contender. Then you have Robert Duvall who may benefit from the weak category. Jake Gyllenhaal would probably surprise, he has got lots of traction for his performance from critics. He does face a battle with Steve Carell though. I have never been great at predicting many of the technical categories (except editing and cinematography). Well, below are my predictions based on their best chance at a nomination:

BEST PICTURE:-

1. Boyhood
2. Birdman
3. Selma
4. The Imitation Game
5. The Theory of Everything
6. Whiplash
7. The Grand Budapest Hotel
8. Gone Girl
9. Unbroken

Alternate: Foxcatcher

Nevada Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Very interesting choices from the Nevada Film Critics Society in their 2014 awards announcement. "Gone Girl" won its first best picture prize with the group, they also awarded Rosamund Pike from the film. The only two awards won by the David Fincher directed thriller. Boy is Julianne Moore loosing steam. Anyways, "Nightcrawler" was the big winner of the night winning awards for director (Dan Gilroy), lead actor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and for screenplay. "Boyhood" won awards for youth performance and supporting actress, Patricia Arquette had a tie with Jessica Chastain. "Interstellar" wins its second cinematography prize of the season. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Film - Gone Girl

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

Florida Film Critics Circle just announced their award winners for 2014. "Birdman" won the best picture and Michael Keaton won best actor for the film. On the other hand, Richard Linklater won best director for "Boyhood" which also won supporting actress for Patricia Arquette. That is all. The critics at FFCC really spread their love. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" was the biggest winner of the night with three awards in categories, original screenplay, production design and ensemble. "Gone Girl", "Whiplash" and "Interstellar" all won two awards each. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture: Birdman

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Las Vegas Film Critics Society announced their winners a short while ago. "Birdman" had yet another sweep, "Boyhood" yet again a no show. This is troubling! The Alejandro González Iñárritu directed film won picture, director, lead actor, screenplay, cinematography, score and ensemble. Reese Witherspoon has another win for "Wild" while Tilda Swinton won supporting actress for her strangely fascinating performance in "Snowpiercer". This group had a unique pick for costume design, awarding it to "Guardians of the Galaxy" which also won best action film. They had many awards to give, there is a big list of them which you can check out below. Oh and LVFCS gets plus points for awarding the song "I Love You All" from "Frank". Check out the winners:

Best Picture: BIRDMAN

Phoenix Critics Circle Awards 2014

Phoenix Critics Circle announced their winners for the year 2014. I didn't know they even existed, I mean Phoenix gets to have a "Film Critics Society" and "Critics Circle"? Anyways, "Birdman" walked away with five awards. The most of course in categories, picture, director, lead actor, supporting actress and screenplay. "Force Majeure" and "Ida" tied for best international film. They also gave some genre awards to best comedy, sci-fi/horror and mystery/thriller films which is cool. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture:
Birdman

Utah Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Utah Film Critics Association announced their winners for the best of 2014. In a rare turn, "Boyhood" was completely overlooked across the board. "Birdman" won best picture and its filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was awarded with best director. Michael Keaton won the best lead actor award and the screenplay was recognized as well. Rosamund Pike continues her winning streak, so does J. K. Simmons. Jessica Chastain went away with supporting actress prize for "A Most Violent Year". "We Are the Best!" was given best non-English feature. Check out below to see the full list of winners:

Best Picture:
Birdman

Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Austin Film Critics Association awarded their best picture prize to "Boyhood", which also won the awards for best director, supporting actress and best Austin film. Actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Rosamund Pike have been winning lots of critics prizes of late. Not to forget the Swedish film "Force Majeure". "Birdman" as usual won awards for cinematography and score. And Gillian Flynn adds yet another trophy to her 2014 awards collection for "Gone Girl". Check out below to see the full list of winners:

Best Film: Boyhood

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Phoenix Film Critics Society gave their best picture award, as well as five others to "Birdman". The film scored big overall winning several including lead actor, editing, cinematography, score and ensemble. Rosamund Pike yet again won best actress, becoming a big rival for both Julianne Moore and Marion Cotillard. Keira Knightley pulled off a surprise win in supporting actress category for "The Imitation Game", her first win this awards season. They sure have many categories here, winners includes "Edge of Tomorrow" and "Into the Woods" in several extra sections. Oh "Boyhood"? Well it just won one award for director Richard Linklater. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture:
Birdman

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Chicago Film Critics Association announced their award winners for the year. "Boyhood" as usual picked up the main prize as well as best director, supporting actress and editing. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Birdman" tied for best cinematography. The former also won awards for art direction and original screenplay. The great "Life Itself" won best documentary while "The LEGO Movie" continues to sweep animated film prizes. Damien Chazelle was awarded most promising filmmaker. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture:
"Boyhood"

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Detroit Film Critics Society awarded their best picture prize to "Boyhood". The Richard Linklater directed masterpiece also won awards for supporting actress, screenplay and best director. Rosamund Pike is enjoying an interesting sudden spike in the awards she has been given by the critics for her performance in "Gone Girl". There is also a three-way tie for best ensemble so yeah, that is interesting too. Check out the complete list of winners below:

Best Film:
Boyhood

St. Louis Film Critics Awards 2014

St. Louis Film Critics shared their awards between films like "Boyhood" and "Birdman". The former won best film and supporting actress while the latter won the most awards in categories, original screenplay, cinematography, score and director. Jake Gyllenhaal won best actor for his superb turn in "Nightcrawler" while "Force Majeure" won foreign language film award yet again. "Interstellar" was given visual effects prize and "Guardians of the Galaxy" won awards for best comedy and soundtrack. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Film:
Boyhood

San Diego Film Critics Awards 2014

San Diego Film Critics went all in for "Nightcrawler", awarding it a staggering total of seven awards. A shocking sweep. The Dan Gilroy directed film won best picture, director, lead actor, supporting actress, original screenplay, cinematography and score. Isn't that something? Mark Ruffalo won his first supporting actor award this season for his work in "Foxcatcher". "Force Majeure" won foreign language film while "Edge of Tomorrow" won editing award. Actress Marion Cotillard too got some love from these critics for her work in "Two Days, One Night". Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture:
Nightcrawler

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2014

Online Film Critics Society announced their winners for this year. With some really refreshing and different choices, they awarded the main prize to "The Grand Budapest Hotel" which also won original screenplay and cinematography. "Birdman" also won three awards for lead actor, supporting actor and editing. Richard Linklater was given best director Boyhood. "Two Days, One Night" wins another award while yet again, "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya" misses a win in animated category. Such a masterful film and so little love, baffling! Check out the full list below:

Best Picture:
The Grand Budapest Hotel

Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards 2014

Indiana Film Journalists Association awarded "Boyhood" with best picture, director for Richard Linklater and a Original Vision Award. They certainly spread the love among many different worthy contenders. Ralph Fiennes was given best actor for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" while the film also won original screenplay. "Whiplash" won award for adapted screenplay while also for its star, J.K. Simmons. Mica Levi won best score for her excellent work in "Under the Skin". Jessica Chastain wont yet another award for "A Most Violent Year" and Reese Witherspoon repeated her earlier win from Dallas critics in lead actress category. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Film: "Boyhood"

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014

"Birdman" dominated the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards with five wins in categories, picture, director, lead actor, screenplay and cinematography. The film you can say pretty much swept there. Reese Witherspoon won best actress award for her performance in "Wild", making her first win this awards season. The rest were your usual suspect. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture: BIRDMAN

San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

San Francisco Film Critics Circle announced their winners for the year. Critics favorite "Boyhood" yet again won the main prize along with director for Richard Linklater, supporting actress for Patricia Arquette and editing. "Birdman" on the other hand won awards for its lead actor, supporting actor and original screenplay. "Ida" won best foreign language film as well as award for cinematography, its most compelling and magnificent aspect. No surprises in other categories, pretty much your usual winners. "Inherent Vice" won the award for adapted screenplay though. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Picture:
Boyhood

20th Annual Critics Choice Awards Nominations

20th Annual Critics Choice Awards nominations were just announced. The BFCA awarded maximum nominations to films like Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Boyhood, Gone Girl etc. In the best picture category, Unbroken and Nightcrawler made it alongside the already mentioned films. The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Selma and Whiplash also made up the list. That means, films like Foxcatcher and A Most Violent Year weren't nominated, which I predicted instead of the Dan Gilroy and Angelina Jolie directed films. Anyways, the full line up gives one an understanding of the overall consensus that seems to have been building up this awards season. It is not too far fetched of an idea to think that the Academy may go for these nominees as well.

Foxcatcher missed on many nominations (lead actor, screenplay, director) but Mark Ruffalo was nominated. Inherent Vice had a nice presence in categories, supporting actor, adapted screenplay, art direction and costume design. Amy Adams yet again missed out on a nomination while Jennifer Anniston made it, so did the wonderful Marion Cotillard. Reese Witherspoon's co-star in Wild, Laura Dern missed out as well but Tilda Swinton was nominated in supporting actress category. Their choices mostly looks nice but nothing too out of the ordinary, very much in tuned with the rest of them. Not complaining!

Below is the full list of all the nominees:

Best Picture:
"Birdman"
"Boyhood"
"Gone Girl"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"The Imitation Game"
"Nightcrawler"
"Selma"
"The Theory of Everything"
"Unbroken"
"Whiplash"

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2014

Kansas City Film Critics Circle announced their winners. "Birdman" won big time with four wins in categories, picture, lead actor for Michael Keaton, supporting actor for Edward Norton and for its original screenplay. "Boyhood" won two for director Richard Linklater and supporting actress Patricia Arquette. The brilliant Rosamund Pike won her first award of this season for "Gone Girl" which is a big surprise, however the biggest shock would be "Obvious Child" winning adapted screenplay. Good on them. Below is the full list of winners:

Best Picture:
Birdman

Tracking Precursor Awards 2014-15

Scroll all the way down to see which awards are being considered (not every single one of them is). In the brackets, its number of wins/number of nominations. This will be updated regularly.

Best Picture:

Boyhood (20/24)
Birdman (12/22)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (4/20)
Selma (1/13)
Gone Girl (1/9)
Nightcrawler (1/7)
A Most Violent Year (1/5)
American Sniper (1/3)
Snowpiercer (1/2)
Goodbye to Language (1/0)
Whiplash (0/17)
The Imitation Game (0/12)
The Theory of Everything (0/8)
Under the Skin (0/5)
Love Is Strange (0/3)
Foxcatcher (0/2)
Guardians of the Galaxy (0/2)
Ida (0/2)
Inherent Vice (0/2)
Pride (0/2)
The Lego Movie
 (0/2)
Calvary (0/1)
Into the Woods (0/1)
Mommy (0/1)
Mr. Turner (0/1)
St. Vincent (0/1)
Two Days, One Night (0/1)
Unbroken (0/1)

Best Director:

Richard Linklater - Boyhood (28/23)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Birdman (8/21)
Ava DuVernay - Selma (2/10)
Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler (2/1)
Clint Eastwood – American Sniper (1/2)
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel (0/19)
Damien Chazelle - Whiplash (0/11)
David Fincher - Gone Girl (0/11)
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game (0/4)
Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin (0/3)
Christopher Nolan - Interstellar (0/2)
Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice (0/2)
Angelina Jolie - Unbroken (0/1)
Bennett Miller - Bennett Miller (0/1)
David Zellner - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (0/1)
James Marsh - The Theory of Everything (0/1)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne – Two Days, One Night (0/1)
Mike Leigh - Mr. Turner (0/1)

Best Lead Actor:

Michael Keaton - Birdman (23/24)
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler (7/19)
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything (6/21)
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel (2/9)
Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner (2/2)
David Oyelowo - Selma (1/9)
Brendan Gleeson - Calvary (1/5)
Tom Hardy - Locke (1/5)
Bradley Cooper - American Sniper (1/3)
Oscar Isaac - A Most Violent Year (1/2)
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game (0/15)
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher (0/5)
Miles Teller - Whiplash (0/2)
André Benjamin - Jimi: All Is By My Side (0/1)
Bill Hader - The Skeleton Twins (0/1)
Bill Murray - St. Vincent (0/1)
Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes (0/1)
Joaquin Phoenix - Inherent Vice (0/1)
John Lithgow - Love is Strange (0/1)
Tommy Lee Jones - The Homesman (0/1)

Best Lead Actress:

Julianne Moore - Still Alice (15/19)
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl (12/20)
Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night (7/12)
Reese Witherspoon - Wild (5/19)
Marion Cotillard - The Immigrant (3/1)
Essie Davis – The Babadook (2/7)
Amy Adams - Big Eyes (1/3)
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything (0/16)
Scarlett Johansson - Under the Skin (0/8)
Anne Dorval - Mommy (0/3)
Hilary Swank - The Homesman (0/3)
Jennifer Aniston – Cake (0/3)
Mia Wasikowska - Tracks (0/2)
Emily Blunt - Into the Woods (0/1) 
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle (0/1)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Beyond the Lights (0/1)
Hellen Mirren - The Hundred-Foot Journey (0/1)
Jenny Slate - Obvious Child (0/1)
Julianne Moore - Map to the Stars (0/1)
Lisa Loven Kongsli - Force Majeure (0/1)
Quvenzhane Wallis - Annie (0/1)
Rinko Kikuchi - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (0/1)
Tilda Swinton - Only Lovers Left Alive (0/1)

Best Supporting Actor:

J.K. Simmons - Whiplash (32/22)
Edward Norton - Birdman (7/23)
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher (1/21)
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood (0/22)
Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice (0/9)
Robert Duvall - The Judge (0/5)
Andy Serkis - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (0/3)
Riz Ahmed - Nightcrawler (0/3)
Alfred Molina - Love is Strange (0/2)
Gene Jones - The Sacrament (0/1)
Logan Lerman - Fury (0/1)
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher (0/1)
Tony Revolori - The Grand Budapest Hotel (0/1)

Best Supporting Actress:

Patricia Arquette - Boyhood (29/23)
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year (4/15)
Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer (4/10)
Emma Stone - Birdman (2/21)
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game (1/13)
Rene Russo - Nightcrawler (1/6)
Agata Kulesza - Ida (1/3)
Laura Dern - Wild (0/5)
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods (0/4)
Carrie Coon - Gone Girl (0/3)
Katherine Waterston - Inherent Vice (0/2)
Andrea Suarez Paz - Stand Clear of the Closing Doors (0/1)
Carmen Ejogo - Selma (0/1)
Imelda Staunton - Pride (0/1)
Mackenzie Foy - Interstellar (0/1)
Naomi Watts – St. Vincent (0/1)
Sienna Miller - American Sniper (0/1)
Suzanne Clément – Mommy (0/1)

Best Screenplay (Original/Adapted):

Birdman (14/17)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (13/20)
Gone Girl (12/19)
Nightcrawler (6/10)
The Imitation Game (5/15)
Inherent Vice (4/12)
Boyhood (3/20)
Whiplash (1/16)
The Theory of Everything (1/12)
Calvary (1/4)
Selma (1/4)
Guardians of the Galaxy (1/3)
The Lego Movie (1/2)
Obvious Child (1/0)
Wild (0/13)
American Sniper (0/6)
Snowpiercer (0/5)
A Most Violent Year (0/4)
Unbroken (0/3)
Foxcatcher (0/2)
Locke (0/2)
Love is Strange (0/2)
Under the Skin (0/2)
Big Eyes (0/1)
Blue Ruin (0/1)
Mr. Turner (0/1)
Only Lovers Left Alive (0/1)
Paddington (0/1)
The Fault In Our Stars (0/1)
Two Days, One Night (0/1)
We Are the Best! (0/1)

Best Foreign Language Film:

Ida (12/21)
Force Majeure (12/18)
Two Days, One Night (6/16)
We Are the Best! (2/3)
Leviathan (1/7)
Mommy (1/6)
Wild Tales (1/5)
The Raid 2 (1/4)
Tangerines (1/3)
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (0/2)
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (0/2)
The Lunchbox (0/2)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (0/2)
Timbuktu (0/2)
Gloria (0/1)
Heli (0/1)
Human Capital (0/1)
Little England (0/1)
Mood Indigo (0/1)
Norte, the End of History (0/1)
Sepideh (0/1)
Stranger by the Lake (0/1)
The Missing Picture (0/1)
Trash (0/1)
Venus in Fur (0/1)
Winter Sleep (0/1)

Best Animated Film:

The Lego Movie (30/19)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (3/20)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2/7)
Big Hero 6 (1/21)
The Boxtrolls (1/11)
Song of the Sea (1/3)
The Book of Life (0/10)
Cheatin' (0/1)
Penguins of Madagascar (0/1)
The Nut Job (0/1)
Wrinkles (0/1)

Best Documentary:

Citizenfour (23/22)
Life Itself (14/18)
Finding Vivian Maier (1/9)
The Overnighters (1/8)
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (1/6)
The Case Against 8 (1/1)
Jodorowsky's Dune (0/13)
Last Days in Vietnam (0/5)
Virunga (0/5)
Keep On Keepin' On (0/4)
The Salt of the Earth (0/3)
20,000 Days on Earth (0/2)
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (0/2)
Point and Shoot (0/2)
Red Army (0/2)
20 Feet From Stardom (0/1)
Actress (0/1)
Afternoon of a Faun (0/1)
Art and Craft (0/1)
Dinosaur 13 (0/1)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (0/1)
Manakamana (0/1)
Merchants of Doubt (0/1)
National Gallery (0/1)
Particle Fever (0/1)
Regarding Susan Sontag (0/1)
Rich Hill (0/1)
Sepideh (0/1)
Stray Dog (0/1)
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (0/1)
Tales of the Grim Sleeper (0/1)
The Green Prince (0/1)
The Missing Picture (0/1)

Best Editing:

Boyhood (5/12)
Birdman (4/10)
Whiplash (4/10)
Edge of Tomorrow (3/1)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (1/6)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (1/1)
Gone Girl (0/8)
Nightcrawler (0/4)
The Imitation Game (0/4)
American Sniper (0/3)
Interstellar (0/3)
Inherent Vice (0/2)
Into the Woods (0/2)
A Most Violent Year (0/1)
Fury (0/1)
Guardians of the Galaxy (0/1)
Selma (0/1)
The Guest (0/1)
The Theory of Everything (0/1)
Under the Skin (0/1)

Best Cinematography:

Birdman (20/17)
Interstellar (3/13)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (3/13)
Mr. Turner (2/7)
Nightcrawler (2/3)
Ida (1/6)
The Immigrant (1/1)
Unbroken (0/8)
Under the Skin (0/5)
The Theory of Everything (0/4)
Gone Girl (0/3)
Inherent Vice (0/3)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (0/1)
American Sniper (0/1)
A Most Violent Year (0/1)
Force Majeure (0/1)
Into the Woods (0/1)
It Felt Like Love (0/1)
Selma (0/1)
The Imitation Game (0/1)

Best Production Design:

The Grand Budapest Hotel (16/13)
Birdman (1/5)
Guardians of the Galaxy (1/1)
Interstellar (0/10)
Into the Woods (0/8)
Snowpiercer (0/7)
The Imitation Game (0/6)
Inherent Vice (0/4)
Mr. Turner (0/4)
Nightcrawler (0/2)
The Theory of Everything (0/2)
Under the Skin (0/2)
American Sniper (0/1)
Big Eyes (0/1)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (0/1)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (0/1)
Foxcatcher (0/1)
Fury (0/1)
Gone Girl (0/1)
Maleficent (0/1)
Noah (0/1)
Only Lovers Left Alive (0/1)
Unbroken (0/1)

Best Costume Design:

The Grand Budapest Hotel (6/6)
Into the Woods (1/6)
Birdman (1/1)
Guardians of the Galaxy (1/1)
Maleficent (0/5)
Inherent Vice (0/4)
Mr. Turner (0/3)
The Theory of Everything (0/3)
The Imitation Game (0/2)
Belle (0/1)
Boyhood (0/1)
Gone Girl (0/1)
Interstellar (0/1)
Noah (0/1)
Saint Laurent (0/1)
Selma (0/1)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (0/1)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (0/1)
Wild (0/1)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling:

The Grand Budapest Hotel (4/4)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2/5)
Birdman (1/1)
Into the Woods (0/4)
The Theory of Everything (0/3)
Foxcatcher (0/2)
Interstellar (0/2)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (0/1)
Get on Up (0/1)
Gone Girl (0/1)
Maleficent (0/1)
Mr. Turner (0/1)
Nightcrawler (0/1)
Selma (0/1)
St. Vincent (0/1)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (0/1)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (0/1)
Unbroken (0/1)
Winter's Tale (0/1)

Best Visual Effects:

Interstellar (6/8)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (3/8)
Guardians of the Galaxy (0/8)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (0/4)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (0/3)
Edge of Tomorrow (0/2)
Noah (0/2)
Birdman (0/1)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (0/1)
Maleficent (0/1)
Snowpiercer (0/1)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (0/1)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (0/1)

Best Original Score:

Birdman (8/13)
Under the Skin (6/7)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (4/8)
Interstellar (2/13)
Inherent Vice (2/2)
The Theory of Everything (1/9)
Nightcrawler (1/1)
Gone Girl (0/10)
The Imitation Game (0/8)
Fury (0/1)
Life Itself (0/1)
Mr. Turner (0/1)
The Judge (0/1)

Best Original Song:

"Everything is Awesome", The Lego Movie (4/7)
"Glory", Selma (4/6)
"We Will Not Go", Virunga (1/2)
"I Love You All", Frank (1/0)
"Lost Stars", Begin Again (0/5)
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You", Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (0/4)
"Big Eyes", Big Eyes (0/3)
"Yellow Flicker Beat", The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (0/2)
"Grateful", Beyond the Lights (0/1)
"I'll Get What You Want", Muppets Most Wanted (0/1)
"Immortals", Big Hero 6 (0/1)
"Mercy Is", Noah (0/1)
"Miracles", Unbroken (0/1)
"Opportunity", Annie (0/1)
"Ordinary Human", The Giver (0/1)
"Something so Right", Muppets Most Wanted (0/1)
"Split the Difference", Boyhood (0/1)
"The Last Goodbye", The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (0/1)
"What Is Love", Rio 2 (0/1)

Best Sound (Editing/Mixing):

Whiplash (3/3)
American Sniper (2/4)
Birdman (1/5)
Interstellar (0/4)
Unbroken (0/4)
Guardians of the Galaxy (0/2)
Snowpiercer (0/2)
Big Hero 6 (0/1)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (0/1)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (0/1)
Fury (0/1)
Gone Girl (0/1)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (0/1)
Into the Woods (0/1)
Noah (0/1)
Penguins of Madagascar (0/1)
The Boxtrolls (0/1)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (0/1)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (0/1)
The Imitation Game (0/1)
The Lego Movie (0/1)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (0/1)

Best Ensemble:

Birdman (8/9)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (5/9)
Into the Woods (2/4)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2/3)
Boyhood (1/7)
Selma (0/4)
The Imitation Game (0/3)
Gone Girl (0/2)
Foxcatcher (0/1)
The Theory of Everything (0/1)

Awards:

Academy Awards
ACE Eddie Awards
Annie Awards
Art Directors Guild Awards
ASC Awards
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
BAFTAs
Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Central Ohio Film Critics Awards
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Cinema Audio Society Awards
Costume Designers Guild Awards
Critics Choice Awards
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Denver Film Critics Society Awards
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
DGA Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
GALECA Awards
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Satellite Awards
Gotham Independent Film Awards
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
IDA Awards
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
Iowa Film Critics Association Awards
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
MPSE Golden Reel Awards
National Board of Review Awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
New York Film Critics Online Awards
North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Phoenix Critics Circle Awards
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
PGA Awards
San Diego Film Critics Awards
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
SAG Awards
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
St. Louis Film Critics Awards
USC Scripter Awards
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
VES Awards
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
WGA Awards

Golden Globe Awards 2014 Nominations

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards Nominations were just announced. "Boyhood", "Birdman", "The Imitation Game" etc reaped the most nods. In the drama section, "Gone Girl" was nominated for director, screenplay, lead actress, score... but no best picture. "Selma" had a surprising presence with nominations for picture, lead actor and director while "Unbroken" was completely shut out, a film I thought would be HFPA's IT film. Filling in that spot was "Foxcatcher". Jennifer Aniston gets nominated for "Cake" again, is she the 5th Oscar spot we were not sure about?

In the comedy/musical category, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" got nominated for picture, lead actor, director and screenplay, which is just superb. While "Inherent Vice" missed out on the main nod, its actor Joaquin Phoenix was nominated. "St. Vincent" was shown some love over it while British film "Pride" as predicted got nominated too. Of course "Birdman" ruled with nominations for picture, screenplay, director, original score, lead actor, supporting actor and supporting actress. Some surprises too with Hellen Mirren and Quvenzhane Wallis. Happy to see Julianne Moore and Jessica Chastain in the mix. I predicted "Interstellar" would get a single nod for its score and that happened. Now excuse my rambling and please check out the full list below:

Best Motion Picture - Drama:
"Boyhood"
"Foxcatcher"
"The Imitation Game"
"Selma"
"The Theory of Everything"

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014 Nominations

The nominations for 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced a while ago. The usual and typical aside, there were some shocking snubs and nominations. Delighted to see the cast of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" being recognized for best ensemble whereas films like Gone Girl, Selma, Foxcatcher and Into the Woods are missing. The latter two were my predictions. The SAG members did nominate the two British biopics and the lead frontrunners, "Boyhood" and "Birdman". The biggest surprise in leading actor category came with Jake Gyllenhaal for "Nightcrawler" who I thought was going to be sadly overlooked. Does this mean he should look forward to his name being called again for Oscars nominations? While you have Gyllenhaal and four other usual suspects there, David Oyelowo, whom I predicted wasn't nominated. Supporting category had one big shocker. Who actually thought Naomi Watts would get a nod for "St. Vincent"? Finally, the biggest 'WTF' among the nominees this year is Jennifer Aniston for "Cake". Boy did they pushed her for a nom, good for them. Hillary Swank, Amy Adams... not their day. Very lukewarm list of contenders overall. I just hope somehow, Academy nominations are slightly more appealing, strong and diverse.

Here is the full list of nominations:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
- Birdman (Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts)
- Boyhood (Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke and Lorelei Linklater)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Tony Revolori, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and Owen Wilson)
- The Imitation Game (Matthew Beard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Keira Knightley, Allen Leech and Mark Strong)
- The Theory of Everything (Charlie Cox, Felicity Jones, Simon McBurney, Eddie Redmayne, David Thewlis and Emily Watson)

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2014

Another day, another critics group announces their winners. "Boyhood" continues to sweep in the picture and director category, the Washington DC Area critics also gave it two more awards in supporting actress and youth performance category for Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane respectively. The biggest winner however happened to be "Birdman" which won five awards including actor for Michael Keaton, original screenplay, editing, cinematography and acting ensemble. Gillian Flynn wins her first critic award this year for adapting her own novel, "Gone Girl". "Force Majeure" won foreign language film, whereas previous groups have went for such films as Ida, Two Days One Night and Wild Tales. Marion Cotillard failed to repeat her recent awards success with other groups here, the best actress prize was instead given to Julianne Moore for "Still Alice". "The Grand Budapest Hotel" wins another art direction award, something I hope it repeats at the Oscars. And Mica Levi won an award for her uniquely brilliant score in "Under the Skin".

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Film: Boyhood