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8 January 2015
This article is a look at the best films of 2014. |
THE FILMALUATION AWARDS
The following are listed alphabetically in each category for my nominations, with a runner-up, and then the very lucky winner!
Have you got your formal attire on? Okay, let’s begin…
Have you got your formal attire on? Okay, let’s begin…
Best Supporting Actress
Dorothy Atkinson – MR TURNER
Laura Dern – 99 HOMES/WILD
Elena Lyadova – LEVIATHAN
Nana Seino - TOKYO TRIBE
Tilda Swinton – SNOWPIERCER
Imelda Staunton - PRIDE
Kristen Stewart – CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA/STILL ALICE
Emma Stone - BIRDMAN
Mia Wasikowska – MAPS TO THE STARS
Huiwen Zhang - COMING HOME
Runner-up: Kristen Stewart – CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Winner: Mia Wasikowska – MAPS TO THE STARS
Laura Dern – 99 HOMES/WILD
Elena Lyadova – LEVIATHAN
Nana Seino - TOKYO TRIBE
Tilda Swinton – SNOWPIERCER
Imelda Staunton - PRIDE
Kristen Stewart – CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA/STILL ALICE
Emma Stone - BIRDMAN
Mia Wasikowska – MAPS TO THE STARS
Huiwen Zhang - COMING HOME
Runner-up: Kristen Stewart – CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Winner: Mia Wasikowska – MAPS TO THE STARS
Mia Wasikowska – MAPS TO THE STARS
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Kristen Stewart – CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
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Best Supporting Actor
Riz Ahmed - NIGHTCRAWLER
Jemaine Clement – WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
John Cusack – MAPS TO THE STARS
Adam Driver – WHAT IF/ WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Aiden Gillen – CALVARY
Bruce Greenwood – GOOD KILL
Jared Leto – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Peyman Moaadi – CAMP X-RAY
Mark Ruffalo - FOXCATCHER
J.K. Simmons - WHIPLASH
Runner-up: Adam Driver – WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Winner: J.K. Simmons - WHIPLASH
Jemaine Clement – WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
John Cusack – MAPS TO THE STARS
Adam Driver – WHAT IF/ WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Aiden Gillen – CALVARY
Bruce Greenwood – GOOD KILL
Jared Leto – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Peyman Moaadi – CAMP X-RAY
Mark Ruffalo - FOXCATCHER
J.K. Simmons - WHIPLASH
Runner-up: Adam Driver – WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Winner: J.K. Simmons - WHIPLASH
J.K. Simmons - WHIPLASH
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Adam Driver – WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
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Best Original Screenplay
Nearly made the shortlist: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, BIRDMAN, CAKE, FOXCATCHER, LOVE & MERCY, NIGHTCRAWLER, PRAIA DO FUTURO, PREGGOLAND, PRIDE, THE TRIBE, TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT, WHIPLASH
BLIND – Eskil Vogt
BOYHOOD – Richard Linklater
CALVARY – John Michael McDonagh
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA – Olivier Assayas
FRANK – Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan
LEVIATHAN – Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev
MAPS TO THE STARS – Bruce Wagner
SELMA – Paul Webb
THE LEGO MOVIE – Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG – Noah Baumbach
Runner-up: CALVARY – John Michael McDonagh
Winner: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG – Noah Baumbach
BLIND – Eskil Vogt
BOYHOOD – Richard Linklater
CALVARY – John Michael McDonagh
CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA – Olivier Assayas
FRANK – Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan
LEVIATHAN – Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev
MAPS TO THE STARS – Bruce Wagner
SELMA – Paul Webb
THE LEGO MOVIE – Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG – Noah Baumbach
Runner-up: CALVARY – John Michael McDonagh
Winner: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG – Noah Baumbach
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
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CALVARY
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Best Adapted Screenplay
Nearly made the shortlist: GOD’S POCKET, STILL ALICE, THIS MOTEL LIFE, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
22 JUMP STREET – Michael Bacall, Jonah Hill, Rodney Rothman, Oren Uziel
A MOST WANTED MAN – Andrew Bovell, Stephen Cornwell
COMING HOME – Zingzhi Zou
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
MOOD INDIGO – Luc Bossi, Michel Gondry
SNOWPIERCER – Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson
TOKYO TRIBE – Sion Sono
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET – Terence Winter
WINTER SLEEP – Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Runner-up: COMING HOME – Zingzhi Zou
Winner: SNOWPIERCER – Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson
22 JUMP STREET – Michael Bacall, Jonah Hill, Rodney Rothman, Oren Uziel
A MOST WANTED MAN – Andrew Bovell, Stephen Cornwell
COMING HOME – Zingzhi Zou
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
MOOD INDIGO – Luc Bossi, Michel Gondry
SNOWPIERCER – Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson
TOKYO TRIBE – Sion Sono
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET – Terence Winter
WINTER SLEEP – Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Runner-up: COMING HOME – Zingzhi Zou
Winner: SNOWPIERCER – Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson
SNOWPIERCER
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COMING HOME
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Best Song
FRANK – ‘I Love You All’
BASTARDS – ‘Put Your Love in Me’
MUPPETS MOST WANTED – ‘I’ll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)’
THE LEGO MOVIE – ‘Everything is Awesome (The Awesome!! Version)
TOKYO TRIBE – Musashinostate of Mind
Runner-up: MUPPETS MOST WANTED – ‘I’ll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)’
Winner: TOKYO TRIBE - Musashinostate of Mind
BASTARDS – ‘Put Your Love in Me’
MUPPETS MOST WANTED – ‘I’ll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)’
THE LEGO MOVIE – ‘Everything is Awesome (The Awesome!! Version)
TOKYO TRIBE – Musashinostate of Mind
Runner-up: MUPPETS MOST WANTED – ‘I’ll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)’
Winner: TOKYO TRIBE - Musashinostate of Mind
TOKYO TRIBE
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MUPPETS MOST WANTED
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Best Soundtrack
Nearly made the shortlist: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, THE ROVER, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
99 HOMES – Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT – [various]
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - Michael Giacchino
FRANK – [various]
INTERSTELLAR – Hans Zimmer
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Alexandre Desplat
THE IMITATION GAME - Alexandre Desplat
TOKYO TRIBE – [various]
VISITORS – Philip Glass
WHIPLASH – Justin Hurwitz
Runner-up: FRANK – [various]
Winner: INTERSTELLAR – Hans Zimmer
99 HOMES – Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT – [various]
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES - Michael Giacchino
FRANK – [various]
INTERSTELLAR – Hans Zimmer
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Alexandre Desplat
THE IMITATION GAME - Alexandre Desplat
TOKYO TRIBE – [various]
VISITORS – Philip Glass
WHIPLASH – Justin Hurwitz
Runner-up: FRANK – [various]
Winner: INTERSTELLAR – Hans Zimmer
INTERSTELLAR
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FRANK
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Best Actress
Nearly made the shortlist: Jennifer Aniston (CAKE), Sonja Bennett (PREGGOLAND), Patricia Clarkson (LEARNING TO DRIVE), Marion Cotillard (TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT), Gong Li (COMING HOME), Melisa Sözen (WINTER SLEEP), Meryl Streep (AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY), Naomi Watts (WHILE WE’RE YOUNG)
Lea van Acken – STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Juliette Binoche - CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Maika Monroe – IT FOLLOWS
Julianne Moore – MAPS TO THE STARS/STILL ALICE
Yana Novikova - THE TRIBE
Ellen Dorrit Petersen – BLIND
Rosamund Pike – GONE GIRL
Emmanuelle Seigner – VENUS IN FUR
Jenny Slate – OBVIOUS CHILD
Sheila Vand - A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
Runner-up: Juliette Binoche - CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Winner: Julianne Moore – MAPS TO THE STARS
Lea van Acken – STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Juliette Binoche - CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Maika Monroe – IT FOLLOWS
Julianne Moore – MAPS TO THE STARS/STILL ALICE
Yana Novikova - THE TRIBE
Ellen Dorrit Petersen – BLIND
Rosamund Pike – GONE GIRL
Emmanuelle Seigner – VENUS IN FUR
Jenny Slate – OBVIOUS CHILD
Sheila Vand - A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
Runner-up: Juliette Binoche - CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
Winner: Julianne Moore – MAPS TO THE STARS
Julianne Moore – MAPS TO THE STARS
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Juliette Binoche - CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
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Best Actor
Nearly made the shortlist: Haluk Bilginer (WINTER SLEEP), Leonardo DiCaprio (THE WOLF OF WALL STREET), Richard Gere (TIME OUT OF MIND), Michael Keaton (BIRDMAN), Matthew McConaughey (INTERSTELLAR/DALLAS BUYERS CLUB), Wagner Mura (PRAIA DO FUTURO), Guy Pearce (THE ROVER), Timothy Spall (MR TURNER), Ben Stiller (WHILE WE’RE YOUNG)
Ellar Coltrane – BOYHOOD
Michael Fassbender – FRANK
Grigoriy Fesenko - THE TRIBE
Ralph Fiennes – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Brendan Gleeson – CALVARY
Jake Gyllenhaal – NIGHTCRAWLER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - A MOST WANTED MAN
David Oyelowo - SELMA
Andy Serkis – DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Kôji Yakusho - THE WORLD OF KANAKO
Runner-up: Michael Fassbender – FRANK
Winner: Ralph Fiennes – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Ellar Coltrane – BOYHOOD
Michael Fassbender – FRANK
Grigoriy Fesenko - THE TRIBE
Ralph Fiennes – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Brendan Gleeson – CALVARY
Jake Gyllenhaal – NIGHTCRAWLER
Philip Seymour Hoffman - A MOST WANTED MAN
David Oyelowo - SELMA
Andy Serkis – DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Kôji Yakusho - THE WORLD OF KANAKO
Runner-up: Michael Fassbender – FRANK
Winner: Ralph Fiennes – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Ralph Fiennes – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
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Michael Fassbender – FRANK
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Best Visual Effects
BIRDMAN
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GODZILLA
MOOD INDIGO
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE SIGNAL
Runner-up: MOOD INDIGO
Winner: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GODZILLA
MOOD INDIGO
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE SIGNAL
Runner-up: MOOD INDIGO
Winner: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
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Mood Indigo
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Best Animated Film
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
MR PEABODY AND SHERMAN
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
THE FAKE
THE LEGO MOVIE
THE SATELLITE GIRL AND THE MILK COW
WRINKLES
Runner-up: THE SATELLITE GIRL AND THE MILK COW
Winner: THE LEGO MOVIE
MR PEABODY AND SHERMAN
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
THE FAKE
THE LEGO MOVIE
THE SATELLITE GIRL AND THE MILK COW
WRINKLES
Runner-up: THE SATELLITE GIRL AND THE MILK COW
Winner: THE LEGO MOVIE
The Lego Movie
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The Satellite Girl and the Milk Cow
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Best Cinematography
Nearly made the shortlist: 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, LEVIATHAN, MOOD INDIGO, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, TOKYO TRIBE, WHIPLASH, WINTER SLEEP
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT – director of photography Lyle Vincent
BIRDMAN – Emmanuel Lubezki
BREAKUP BUDDIES – Xiaofei Song
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 – [various]
NIGHTCRAWLER – Robert Elswit
THE SIGNAL – David Lanzenberg
THE TRIBE – Valentyn Vasyanovych
THE WORLD OF KANAKO – Shôichi Atô
THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET – Thomas Hardmeier
VISITORS – Graham Berry, Trish Govoni, Tom Lowe
Runner-up: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT – director of photography Lyle Vincent
Winner: BIRDMAN – Emmanuel Lubezki
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT – director of photography Lyle Vincent
BIRDMAN – Emmanuel Lubezki
BREAKUP BUDDIES – Xiaofei Song
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 – [various]
NIGHTCRAWLER – Robert Elswit
THE SIGNAL – David Lanzenberg
THE TRIBE – Valentyn Vasyanovych
THE WORLD OF KANAKO – Shôichi Atô
THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S. SPIVET – Thomas Hardmeier
VISITORS – Graham Berry, Trish Govoni, Tom Lowe
Runner-up: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT – director of photography Lyle Vincent
Winner: BIRDMAN – Emmanuel Lubezki
BIRDMAN
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A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
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Best Documentary
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
CITIZENFOUR
GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA
LIFE ITSELF
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
VISITORS
Runner-up: CITIZENFOUR
Winner: 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
CITIZENFOUR
GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA
LIFE ITSELF
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
VISITORS
Runner-up: CITIZENFOUR
Winner: 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
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CITIZENFOUR
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Best Horror Film
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
BAD MILO!
CHEAP THRILLS
DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD
IT FOLLOWS
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY
THE INCIDENT
THE SIGNAL
THE WORLD OF KANAKO
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Runner-up: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
Winner: IT FOLLOWS
BAD MILO!
CHEAP THRILLS
DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD
IT FOLLOWS
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY
THE INCIDENT
THE SIGNAL
THE WORLD OF KANAKO
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Runner-up: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
Winner: IT FOLLOWS
IT FOLLOWS
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A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
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Best Comedy
Nearly made the shortlist: A HARD DAY, BIRDMAN, CAKE, DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD, IN THE COURTYARD, LAGGIES, LEARNING TO DRIVE, MUPPETS MOST WANTED, OBVIOUS CHILD, OH BOY, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE INBETWEENERS 2, THE SATELLITE GIRL AND THE MILK COW, THE SKELETON TWINS, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, THEY CAME TOGETHER, TOKYO TRIBE, WELCOME TO ME
22 JUMP STREET
CALVARY
FRANK
IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE
MAPS TO THE STARS
NIGHTCRAWLER
PREGGOLAND
THE LEGO MOVIE
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Runner-up: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Winner: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
22 JUMP STREET
CALVARY
FRANK
IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE
MAPS TO THE STARS
NIGHTCRAWLER
PREGGOLAND
THE LEGO MOVIE
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Runner-up: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
Winner: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
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WHILE WE'RE YOUNG
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Best Action Film
Nearly made the shortlist: EDGE OF TOMORROW, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
‘71
A HARD DAY
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
SNOWPIERCER
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE LEGO MOVIE
THE RAID 2
TOKYO TRIBE
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Runner-up: TOKYO TRIBE
Winner: SNOWPIERCER
‘71
A HARD DAY
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
SNOWPIERCER
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE LEGO MOVIE
THE RAID 2
TOKYO TRIBE
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Runner-up: TOKYO TRIBE
Winner: SNOWPIERCER
SNOWPIERCER
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TOKYO TRIBE
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Best Director
Nearly made the shortlist: Ana Lily Amirpour (A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT), Olivier Assayas (CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA), David Cronenberg (MAPS TO THE STARS), Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT), Ava DuVernay (SELMA), Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard (20,000 DAYS ON EARTH), Dan Gilroy (NIGHTCRAWLER), Michel Gondry (MOOD INDIGO), Tetsuya Nakashima (THE WORLD OF KANAKO), Matt Reeves (DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES), Sion Sono (TOKYO TRIBE), Andrey Zvyagintsev (LEVIATHAN)
Wes Anderson – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Joon-ho Bong – SNOWPIERCER
Damien Chazelle – WHIPLASH
Gareth Evans – THE RAID 2
Alejandro González Iñárritu – BIRDMAN
Richard Linklater - BOYHOOD
John Michael McDonagh – CALVARY
Hao Ning - BREAKUP BUDDIES
Martin Scorsese – THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Miroslav Slaboshpitsky - THE TRIBE
Runner-up: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky - THE TRIBE
Winner: Richard Linklater - BOYHOOD
Wes Anderson – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Joon-ho Bong – SNOWPIERCER
Damien Chazelle – WHIPLASH
Gareth Evans – THE RAID 2
Alejandro González Iñárritu – BIRDMAN
Richard Linklater - BOYHOOD
John Michael McDonagh – CALVARY
Hao Ning - BREAKUP BUDDIES
Martin Scorsese – THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Miroslav Slaboshpitsky - THE TRIBE
Runner-up: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky - THE TRIBE
Winner: Richard Linklater - BOYHOOD
BOYHOOD
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THE TRIBE
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Best Film
Nearly made the shortlist: 99 HOMES, BIRDMAN, LOVE & MERCY, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE LEGO MOVIE, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
A MOST WANTED MAN
BOYHOOD
CALVARY
LEVIATHAN
SELMA
SNOWPIERCER
THE TRIBE
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
WHIPLASH
WINTER SLEEP
Runner-up: BOYHOOD
Winner: THE TRIBE
A MOST WANTED MAN
BOYHOOD
CALVARY
LEVIATHAN
SELMA
SNOWPIERCER
THE TRIBE
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
WHIPLASH
WINTER SLEEP
Runner-up: BOYHOOD
Winner: THE TRIBE
THE TRIBE
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BOYHOOD
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Congratulations to the award winners, dry your tears of victory.
So that’s it for another year folks! Bring on 2015!
