Precursor: 13th DC Critics Nominations (2014)

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. Iñárritu – 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