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OFCS Nominees for 2014–Winners Announced

OFCS Nominees for 2014–Winners Announced

Last updated on: December 15, 2014 at 10:46 am by Kenneth R. Morefield

OFCS Nominees for 2014–Winners Announced 2014-12-15T10:46:27-05:00 Kenneth R. Morefield

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I have voting privileges in four organizations this year that seek to recognize the best achievements in film during the year 2014. And, of course, I’ll have my own eclectic list of personal favorites. Still to come, the Ecumenical Jury Awards presented by a panel of Christian film critics and cinephiles. Also, I get to submit a ballot for IndieWire. At the end of this month, the North Carolina Film Critics Association will announce its nominees.

But first up is the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), which announced its nominees yesterday. Predictions? I suspect the OFCS may come down to a battle between Boyhood and Whiplash, two films I liked considerably less than my peers but have the advantage (in this vote) of an early release date, allowing them both to be seen by a majority of members.

What choices would you make if you were voting? (Update: Winners were announced December 15th at 10:00 a.m. and are marked with asterisk).

Best Picture

Boyhood
**The Grand Budapest Hotel**
Ida
The Lego Movie
Mommy
Nightcrawler
Selma
Two Days, One Night
Whiplash
Under the Skin

Best Animated Feature

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

Best Film Not in the English Language

Ida
The Missing Picture
Mommy
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
**Two Days, One Night**

Best Documentary

Citizenfour
**Life Itself**
The Missing Picture
National Gallery
The Overnighters

Best Director

Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne – Two Days, One Night
Ava DuVernay – Selma
Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin
**Richard Linklater – Boyhood**

Best Actor

Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Brendan Gleeson – Calvary
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
**Michael Keaton – Birdman**
Timothy Spall – Mr. Turner

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Essie Davis – The Babadook
Anne Dorval – Mommy
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
**Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl**

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
Suzanne Clément – Mommy
Agata Kulesza – Ida
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer

Best Original Screenplay

Boyhood
**The Grand Budapest Hotel**
Selma
Two Days, One Night
Whiplash

Best Adapted Screenplay

**Gone Girl**
Inherent Vice
Snowpiercer
Under the Skin
We Are the Best!

Best Editing

**Birdman**
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Whiplash

Best Cinematography

Birdman
**The Grand Budapest Hotel**
Ida
Mr. Turner
Under the Skin

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