My personal 2014 awards...
My Academy Awards style rundown of my personal winners. Other nominees are presented in alphabetical order.
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- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.BEST PICTURE
other nominees:
The Grand Budapest Hotel
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Imitation Game
Song of the Sea - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.BEST DIRECTOR - ALEJANDRO G. INNARITU
other nominees:
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Dean DeBlois - How to Train Your Dragon 2
David Fincher - Gone Girl
Tomm Moore - Song of the Sea - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.BEST LEAD ACTOR - MICHAEL KEATON
other nominees:
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Andy Serkis - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - DirectorDavid FincherStarsBen AffleckRosamund PikeNeil Patrick HarrisWith his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.BEST LEAD ACTRESS - ROSAMUND PIKE
other nominees:
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
Essie Davis - The Babadook
Julianne Moore - Still Alice - DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsMiles TellerJ.K. SimmonsMelissa BenoistA promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - J.K. SIMMONS
other nominees:
Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
Bradley Cooper - Guardians of the Galaxy
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher - DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
other nominees:
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
Carrie Coon - Gone Girl
Erica Rivas - Wild Tales
Emma Stone - Birdman - DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
Wild Tales - DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
other nominees:
The Babadook
Gone Girl
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Whiplash - DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattVin DieselBradley CooperA group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
other nominees:
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Wild Tales - DirectorDean DeBloisStarsJay BaruchelCate BlanchettGerard ButlerWhen Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
other nominees:
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Lego Movie
Song of the Sea - DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
other nominees:
Ida
Two Days, One Night - DirectorSteve JamesStarsRoger EbertChaz EbertGene SiskelThe life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
other nominees:
Bears
Virunga - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Mr. Turner - DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.BEST FILM EDITING
other nominees:
Gone Girl
Guardians of the Galaxy
Selma
Whiplash - DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
other nominees:
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Song of the Sea - DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
other nominees:
Big Eyes
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
Selma - DirectorWes AndersonStarsRalph FiennesF. Murray AbrahamMathieu AmalricA writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
other nominees:
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Theory of Everything
X-Men: Days of Future Past - DirectorDean DeBloisStarsJay BaruchelCate BlanchettGerard ButlerWhen Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
other nominees:
The Boxtrolls
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Maleficent - DirectorTomm MooreStarsDavid RawleBrendan GleesonLisa HanniganBen, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world.BEST ORIGINAL SONG - "SONG OF THE SEA"
other nominees:
"Everything is Awesome" - The Lego Movie
"Glory" - Selma
"Tell Me If You Wanna Go Home" - Begin Again
"Yellow Flicker Beat" - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsBradley CooperSienna MillerKyle GallnerNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.BEST SOUND MIXING
other nominees:
Birdman
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Whiplash - DirectorDavid AyerStarsBrad PittShia LaBeoufLogan LermanA grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.BEST SOUND EDITING
other nominees:
American Sniper
Godzilla
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Interstellar - DirectorMatt ReevesStarsGary OldmanKeri RussellAndy SerkisThe fragile peace between apes and humans is threatened as mistrust and betrayal threaten to plunge both tribes into a war for dominance over the Earth.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
other nominees:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
Paddington
X-Men: Days of Future Past - DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesMichael NyqvistAlfie AllenAn ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters who killed his dog and stole his car.BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
other nominees:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Interstellar
Snowpiercer