2014 Criddic's Picks

2014 Criddic Picks

BEST PICTURE (Top Ten)

1. American Sniper
2. Birdman
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. Nightcrawler
5. Whiplash
6. Life Itself
7. Joe
8. Selma
9. Boyhood
10. How to Train Your Dragon 2

BEST DIRECTOR

Clint Eastwood, American Sniper
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman

Eastwood becomes the first director in Criddic's history to win a third top placement in this category.  Anderson has been nominated for writing "The royal Tenenbaums" (2001), in addition to directing and writing "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012).

BEST ACTOR

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
David Oyelowo, Selma

Gyllenhaal was mentioned for his supporting role in "Brokeback Mountain."  Cooper was previously up for "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012), and make this his first win.

BEST ACTRESS

Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosemund Pike, Gone Girl
Hilary Swank, The Homesman

Swank won for "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004).  Kikuchi was cited in support for "Babel" (2006).  Moore had four previous nods:  Support for "Boogie Nights" (1997), "A Map of the World" (1999) and "A Single Man" (2009), as well as lead for "Far From Heaven" (2002).  This is her first win.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Riz Ahmed, Nightcrawler
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Tom Wilkinson, Selma

Norton was nominated for "Primal Fear" (1996) and "American History X" (1998).  Wilkinson was nominated in lead for "In the Bedroom" (2001).  Simmons wins on his first nod.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Rene Russo, Nightcrawler
Emma Stone, Birdman
Kristen Stewart, Still Alice
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

All but Streep are first-timers.  Veteran actress Rene Russo scores her first win.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A Most Violent Year
Nightcrawler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

American Sniper
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Joe
Whiplash

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

American Sniper
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Belle
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

BEST FILM EDITING

American Sniper
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
John Wick
Whiplash

BEST MAKEUP

Guardians of the Galaxy
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Maleficent

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Grand Budapest Hotel
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Lost Stars" — Begin Again
"Immortals" — Big Hero 6
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" — Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Everything Is Awesome" — The Lego Movie
"Glory" — Selma

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
Paddington
Snowpiercer


BEST SOUND EDITING

American Sniper
Fury
Interstellar
John Wick
Whiplash

BEST SOUND MIXING

American Sniper
Birdman
Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Woods
Whiplash

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Big Hero 6
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
The Wind Rises

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Force Majeure (Sweden)
Ida (Poland)
Leviathon (Russia)
Tangerines (Estonia)
The Way He Looks (Brazil)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Case against 8
Finding Vivian Maier
Jodorowsky's Dune
Keep on Keepin' On
Life Itself

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD (Voted on by the public): Boyhood

TALLY:


The Grand Budapest Hotel = 9 noms/ 3 wins
American Sniper = 8 noms/ 6 wins
Birdman = 8 noms/ 1 win
Whiplash = 7 noms/ 2 wins
Nightcrawler = 5 noms/ 1 win
Into the Woods = 5 noms/ 0 wins