Keira Knightley secures her first precursor win for The Imitation Game, the lone true surprise among the more recognizable categories. Documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me is a bit unusual for a selection, but not one that has me scratching my head.

Award Tallies

(6) Birdman
(3) Gone Girl, The Grand Budapest Hotel
(2) Edge of Tomorrow, Into the Woods

The Awards

Best Picture

Birdman

Best Animated Film

The Lego Movie

Best Director

Richard Linklater – Boyhood

Best Actor

Michael Keaton – Birdman

Best Actress

Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl

Best Supporting Actor

J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress

Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game

Best Original Screenplay

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Adapted Screenplay

Gone Girl

Best Original Score

Birdman

Best Original Song

Everything is Awesome – The Lego Movie

Best Film Editing

Birdman

Best Cinematography

Birdman

Best Production Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Costume Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Visual Effects

Interstellar

Best Foreign Language Film

Ida

Best Documentary Film

Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me

Best Ensemble

Birdman

Best Live Action Family Film

Into the Woods

Overlooked Film of the Year

Edge of Tomorrow

Best Stunts

Edge of Tomorrow

Best Breakthrough Performance on Camera

Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl

Best Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera

Dan Gilroy – Nightcrawler

Best Male Youth Performance

Jaeden Lieberber – St. Vincent

Best Female Youth Performance

Lilla Crawford – Into the Woods

Phoenix Film Critics Society Data

Year Founded: October 2000
First Awards: 2001 (14)