Critics Societies roundup 6

It has been a while, but we finally have some results from a batch of film critics organizations again. In this roundup, we have Georgia, North Carolina, and Denver (who apparently represent the whole state of Colorado; by the way, design a proper logo, guys). Now, these mostly feature the regular suspects, though it's interesting to note that Leonardo DiCaprio's turn in The Wolf Of Wall Street is starting to show up more regularly. This seems to indicate that the film not being seen was an initial hurdle the film had to take. Did it start it's rush in time to make a splash ten days from now? It sure looks like DiCaprio is closing in on perceived fifth place holder Robert Redford. Some might even contend he has already overtaken him.
Elsewhere, Amy Adams is still doing rather well with these second tier critics awards. It is in the top tier that she is struggling, and her bid to overcome Emma Thompson or Meryl Streep still feels like a losing one. This one will probably be decided at BAFTA in a few days time, so do check back with us on that one.
and then it is fun to see what sort of left-field picks these people can come up with. Woody Harrelson, Denver? Sarah Paulson, a pick in North Carolina for 12 Years A Slave is also one we haven't seen before. And go Margot Robbie, for scoring with Georgia for The Wolf Of Wall Street. Obviously, these will go nowhere come Oscar time, but hey, you were mentioned at least once!

NORTH CAROLINA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

BEST NARRATIVE FILM
12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Wolf Of Wall Street

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
20 Feet From Stardom
The Act Of Killing
Blackfish
Muscle Shoals
Stories We Tell

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Hijacking
Blue Is The Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past

BEST DIRECTOR
Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón
12 Years A Slave, Steve McQueen
Nebraska, Alexander Payne
American Hustle, David O. Russell
The Wolf Of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese

BEST ACTOR
Nebraska, Bruce Dern
12 Years A Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor
The Wolf Of Wall Street, Leonardo DiCaprio
Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey
All Is Lost, Robert Redford

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Captain Phillips, Barkhad Abdi
12 Years A Slave, Michael Fassbender
Inside Llewyn Davis, John Goodman
The Wolf Of Wall Street, Jonah Hill
Dallas Buyers Club, Jared Leto

BEST ACTRESS
American Hustle, Amy Adams
Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett
Gravity, Sandra Bullock
Blue Is The Warmest Color, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Saving Mr. Banks, Emma Thompson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Her, Scarlett Johansson
12 Years A Slave, Lupita Nyong'o
12 Years A Slave, Sarah Paulson
August: Osage County, Julia Roberts
Nebraska, June Squibb

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Inside Llewyn Davis
Her
Nebraska
Mud
American Hustle

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Before Midnight
The Spectacular Now
In The House
12 Years A Slave
The Wolf Of Wall Street

TAR HEEL AWARD
All Is Bright
The Conjuring
Iron Man 3
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Way Way Back

DENVER FILM CRITICS SOCIETY

BEST PICTURE
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Christian Bale, American Hustle

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Amy Adams, American Hustle

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
James Franco, Spring Breakers
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Woody Harrelson, Out of the Furnace

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
June Squibb, Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Frozen
Despicable Me 2
The Wind Rises
Monsters University
The Croods

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
The Conjuring
Gravity
Her
Star Trek into Darkness
Man of Steel

BEST COMEDY
This Is the End
The World’s End
Don Jon
Much Ado About Nothing
The Way, Way Back

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle
Enough Said
Inside Llewyn Davis
Blue Jasmine
Gravity

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Captain Phillips
Philomena
Before Midnight

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Blackfish
The Act of Killing
20 Feet from Stardom
Cutie and the Boxer
Stories We Tell

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Let It Go, Frozen
Young & Beautiful, The Great Gatsby
Ordinary Love, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Atlas, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Please Mr. Kennedy, Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST SCORE
12 Years a Slave, Hans Zimmer
Gravity, Steven Price
Man of Steel, Hans Zimmer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Howard Shore
Frozen, Christophe Beck

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Grandmaster
Blue is the Warmest Color
The Broken Circle Breakdown

GEORGIA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

BEST PICTURE
American Hustle
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Mud
Short Term 12
The Spectacular Now
12 Years a Slave
Upstream Color
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Shane Carruth, Upstream Color
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Joaquin Phoenix, Her

BEST ACTRESS
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Amy Seimetz, Upstream Color

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Margot Robbie, The Wolf of Wall Street
June Squibb, Nebraska

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle
Frances Ha
Her
Mud
Upstream Color

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Philomena
Prince Avalanche
Short Term 12
The Spectacular Now
12 Years a Slave

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
To the Wonder
12 Years a Slave
Upstream Color

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
American Hustle
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Man of Steel
12 Years a Slave

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Gravity
Her
Man of Steel
12 Years a Slave
Upstream Color

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Almost Home
Let it Go
Please Mr. Kennedy
So You Know What It's Like
Stay Alive
Young and Beautiful

BEST ENSEMBLE
American Hustle
Short Term 12
The Spectacular Now
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Expedition to the End of the World
The Great Beauty
Lore
No
The Past

BREAKTHROUGH AWARD
Sophie Kennedy Clark, Philomena
Brie Larson, Don Jon, Short Term 12, The Spectacular Now
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years of Slave
Amy Seimetz, Lucky Them, 9 Full Moons, Pit Stop, The Sacrament, Sun Don't Shine, Upstream Color
Tye Sheridan, Joe, Mud
Miles Teller, The Spectacular Now, 21 & Over

BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Epic
Frozen
The Wind Rises

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Cutie and the Boxer
Muscle Shoals
Stories We Tell
20 Feet from Stardom
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