Best Picture
The Dance of Reality, Alejandro Jodorowsky
Rounding out the ten best films of 2014:
- Gone Girl, David Fincher
- Goodbye to Language, Jean Luc Godard
- A Most Violent Year, J.C. Chandor
- The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
- Birdman, Alejandro Gonzalez Imarritu
- Saint Laurent, Bertrand Bonello
- Interstellar, Christopher Nolan
- Boyhood, Richard Linklater
- Foxcatcher, Bennett Miller
Honorable Mention:
- Selma, Ava DuVernay
- Two Days, One Night, The Dardennes
- Child’s Pose, Calin Peter Netzer
- Timbuktu, Abderrahmane Sissako
- Leviathan, Andrey Zvyagintsev
Best “Guilty Pleasure” of 2014:
John Wick
Best Actor
Oscar Isaacs, A Most Violent Year
Considered: Michael Keaton, Birdman and Gaspard Ulliel, Saint Laurent
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Considered:
- Luminita Gheorghiu, Child’s Pose
- Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beyond the Lights
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nymphomaniac I & II
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Considered:
- Edward Norton, Birdman
- Louis Garrel, Saint Laurent
- Ben Vereen, Time Out of Mind
- Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice
Best Supporting Actress
Julianne Moore, Map of the Stars
Considered:
- Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
- Pamela Flores, The Dance of Reality
- Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Dance of Reality
Considered:
- Jean Luc Godard, Goodbye to Language
- David Fincher, Gone Girl
- Alejandro Gonzalez Imarritu, Birdman
- C. Chandor, A Most Violent Year
Screenplay: Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Cinematography and Editing: Birdman
Costumes: Maleficent
Best Production Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Most Overrated Films of 2014:
- The Imitation Game, Morten Tyldum
- Jodorowsky’s Dune, Frank Pavich
- Locke, Steven Knight
- Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch
- Citizenfour, Laura Poitras
- Ida, Pawel Pawlikowski
- The Babadook, Jennifer Kent
- Unbroken, Angelina Jolie
- Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn
The Biggest Disappointment of 2014:
Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson
Worst Picture
Annie
Rounding out the ten worst films of 2014:
- Annie, Will Gluck
- Labor Day, Jason Reitman
- Men, Women and Children, Jason Reitman
- A Million Ways to Die in the West, Seth MacFarlane
- Transcendence, Wally Pfister
- The Judge, David Dobkin
- Godzilla, Gareth Edwards
- Tammy, Ben Falcone
- Paranormal Activity: The Mark Ones, Christopher Landon
- The Monuments Men, George Clooney
Worst Actor
Seth MacFarlane, A Million Ways to Die in the West
Considered:
- Kevin Costner, 3 Days to Kill
- Colin Firth, Magic in the Moonlight
- Jesse Eisenberg, The Double
- Christian Bale, Exodus: Gods and Kings
Worst Actress:
Kate Winslet, Labor Day
Considered:
- Scarlett Johansson, Lucy
- Cameron Diaz, Sex Tape
- Melissa McCarthy, Tammy
- Robin Wright, The Congress
Worst Supporting Actor
Kiefer Sutherland, Pompeii
Considered:
- Johnny Depp, Transcendence
- John Turturro, Exodus: Gods and Kings
- Brian Cranston, Godzilla
- Jeremy Renner, The Immigrant
Worst Supporting Actress
Cameron Diaz, Annie
Considered:
- Charlize Theron, A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Eva Greene, Sin City 2
- Meryl Streep, The Giver
- Jessica Alba, Sin City 2
Worst Director: Will Gluck, Annie
Considered:
- Jason Reitman, Labor Day
- Gareth Edwards, Godzilla
- Seth MacFarlane, A Million Ways to Die in the West
- Jason Reitman, Men, Women and Children
Kevin Costner Award for Distinguished Career in Mediocrity: Cameron Diaz
