Not too many shocking selections from the DC critics. Many of the films we expected critics to love (Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Whiplash) are here as are some films (Gone Girl and Selma that some thought might be fading or not getting enough attention from critics so far. They announce their winners on Monday.
Nominations Tallies
(11) Birdman
(8) Boyhood
(6) Gone Girl
(5) The Grand Budapest Hotel, Interstellar, Whiplash
(4) Selma, The Theory of Everything
(3) Under the Skin, Wild
The Nominations
Best Film
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Selma
Whiplash
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
Best Director
Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
Ava DuVernay – Selma
David Fincher – Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Iรฑรกrritu – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Oscar Isaac – A Most Violent Year
Michael Keaton – Birdman
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
Best Supporting Actor
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Edward Norton – Birdman
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
Andy Serkis – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Laura Dern – Wild
Emma Stone – Birdman
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer
Best Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Lego Movie
Whiplash
Best Adapted Screenplay
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Wild
Best Score
Birdman
Gone Girl
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything
Under the Skin
Best Editing
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Interstellar
Whiplash
Best Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Unbroken
Under the Skin
Best Art Direction
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Snowpiercer
Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure
Ida
Mommy
Two Days, One Night
Wild Tales
Best Documentary
Citizenfour
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself
The Overnighters
Best Ensemble
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Selma
Best Youth Performance
Ellar Coltrane – Boyhood
Mackenzie Foy – Interstellar
Jaeden Lieberher – St. Vincent
Tony Revolori – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Noah Wiseman – The Babadook
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, D.C.
Anita
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Kill the Messenger
Selma
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Data
Year Founded: 2002
First Awards: 2002 (13)
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