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One of the film critic groups that seems to most closely mirror Academy tastes, Phoenix Film Critics have selected a varied, but mainstream group of selections. It’s clear they didn’t get to screen Selma in time or I would suspect it to get a lot more love than this. At least they had the good taste not to nominate Interstellar for Best Picture and instead went for the flawed, but fun Guardians of the Galaxy. I also adore the Logan Lerman and Carrie Coons love (which I hope the Academy will duplicate).

Nominations Tallies

(10) Birdman
(8) Boyhood, Gone Girl
(7) The Grand Budapest Hotel, Into the Woods, The Theory of Everything
(6) The Imitation Game, Interstellar
(5) Whiplash
(4) Guardians of the Galaxy, A Most Violent Year
(3) Edge of Tomorrow, The Lego Movie, Obvious Child

The Nominations

Best Picture

Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Imitation Game
The Lego Movie
A Most Violent Year
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Best Animated Film

Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie
How to Train Your Dragon 2

Best Director

Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
David Fincher – Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper – American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Brendon Gleeson – Calvary
Tommy Lee Jones – The Homesman
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Big Eyes
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Hilary Swank – The Homesman
Reese Witherspoon – Wild

Best Supporting Actor

Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Logan Lerman – Fury
Edward Norton – Birdman
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
J. K. Simmons – Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Carrie Coon – Gone Girl
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
Emma Stone – Birdman

Best Original Screenplay

Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A Most Violent Year
Whiplash

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Wild

Best Original Score

Birdman
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything

Best Original Song

Everything is Awesome – The Lego Movie
Immortals – Big Hero 6
Lost Stars – Begin Again
Miracles – Unbroken

Best Film Editing

Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Interstellar
Into the Woods

Best Cinematography

Birdman
Interstellar
Into the Woods
A Most Violent Year
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken

Best Production Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Snowpiercer

Best Costume Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
The Theory of Everything

Best Visual Effects

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar

Best Foreign Language Film

Force Majeure
Ida
Mood Indigo
The Raid 2

Best Documentary Film

Citizenfour
Glen Campbell: Iโ€™ll Be Me
Jodorowskyโ€™s Dune
Life Itself
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

Best Ensemble

Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Woods

Best Live Action Family Film

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Muppets Most Wanted

Overlooked Film of the Year

Calvary
Edge of Tomorrow
Obvious Child
The Skeleton Twins
Snowpiercer

Best Stunts

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
John Wick
Need for Speed
The Raid 2

Best Breakthrough Performance on Camera

Ellar Coltrane – Boyhood
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Jenny Slate – Obvious Child

Best Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera

Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
Dan Gilroy – Nightcrawler
Gillian Robespierre – Obvious Child
Jon Stewart – Rosewater

Best Male Youth Performance

Ellar Coltrane – Boyhood
Daniel Huttlestone – Into the Woods
Jaeden Lieberber – St. Vincent
Ed Oxenbould – Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Tony Revolori – The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Female Youth Performance

Lilla Crawford – Into the Woods
Mackenzie Foy – Interstellar
Sterling Jerins – And So It Goes

Phoenix Film Critics Society Data

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

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