Critics roundup, part 2: SF, KC, DC, and Chicago
We’re on our second critics roundup, and some of these groups are moving so fats that we already have winners (thanks for blitzing us, San Fran). Most of the usual suspects are there, with Boyhood and Birdman getting citations all over the place, and Julianne Moore finally showing up with critics groups for her performance in Still Alice, which had been sort of ignored by the bigger fish. In the foreign language category, Ida continues its steady path of wins. Will Oscar follow suit?
More surprising are Rosamund Pike’s win in Kansas City, who were also high enough on Birdman to give Edward Norton the win over Oscar favorite J.K. Simmons (Whiplash). There is more Gone Girl support all around, with several somewhat unexpected citations. And Jake Gyllenhaal gets another nomination, in Chicago this time (arguably the most influential of these four groups). He is certainly one to watch in the Best Actor directory. Can he score a surprise nomination?
Oh, and why doesn’t Chicago have a two-letter abbreviation? Work on that, Chicago?
KANSAS CITY FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
BEST PICTURE
Birdman
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST ACTOR
Michael Keaton, Birdman
BEST ACTRESS
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Edward Norton, Birdman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Obvious Child
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Ida
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Lego Movie
BEST DOCUMENTARY
CITIZENFOUR
BEST SF/FANTASY/HORROR FILM
The Babadook
SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE
BEST PICTURE
Boyhood
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST ACTOR
Michael Keaton, Birdman
BEST ACTRESS
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Edward Norton, Birdman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Inherent Vice
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ida
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST EDITING
Boyhood
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Lego Movie
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
Ida
BEST DOCUMENTARY
CITIZENFOUR
SPECIAL CITATION
The One I Love
WASHINGTON DC AREA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST PICTURE
Boyhood
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST ACTOR
Michael Keaton, Birdman
BEST ACTRESS
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Birdman
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE
Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Gone Girl
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Force Majeure
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Lego Movie
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Life Itself
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Grand Budapest Hotel
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Under the Skin
JOE BARBER AWARD FOR BEST PORTRAYAL OF WASHINGTON DC
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
BEST PICTURE
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Under the Skin
Whiplash
BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar
BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
BEST ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Scarlett Johannson, Under the Skin
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Laura Dern, Wild
Agata Kulesza, Ida
Emma Stone, Birdman
BEST ORIGNAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
Calvary, John Michael McDonagh
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
The Imitation Game, Graham Moore
Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson
Under the Skin, Walter Campbell
Wild, Nick Hornby
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Force Majeure
Ida
Mommy
The Raid 2
Two Days, One Night
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Citizenfour
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself
The Overnighters
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Into The Woods
Only Lovers Left Alive
Snowpiercer
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Inherent Vice
Interstellar
BEST EDITING
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Whiplash
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Under the Skin
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle/Beyond the Lights
Jack O’Connell, Starred Up/Unbroken
Tony Revolori, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jenny Slate, Obvious Child
Agata Trzebuchowska, Ida
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler
Jennifer Kent, The Babadook
Jeremy Saulnier, Blue Ruin
Justin Simien, Dear White People
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