The Phoenix Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the winners of our 2014 Annual Awards.
PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY 2014 AWARDS
BEST PICTURE
“Birdman”
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014 (listed alphabetically) “A Most Violent Year” “Birdman” “Boyhood” “Gone Girl” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” “Guardians of the Galaxy” “The Imitation Game” “The Lego Movie” “The Theory of Everything”
“Whiplash”
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
J. K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
“Birdman”
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM MATERIAL IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
“Gone Girl”
BEST LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM
“Into the Woods”
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
“Edge of Tomorrow”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“The Lego Movie”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Ida”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Everything is Awesome”, “The Lego Movie”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Birdman”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Birdman”
BEST FILM EDITING
“Birdman”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Intersellar”
BEST STUNTS
“Edge of Tomorrow”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE CAMERA
Dan Gilroy, “Nightcrawler”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – MALE
Jaeden Lieberer, “St. Vincent”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – FEMALE
Lilla Crawford, “Into the Woods”
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