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As expected, three of the four films with the biggest tallies this year are prime contenders for the Oscars. Birdman topped all others and nabbed nominations in all the expected categories except screenplay. Boyhood did the same, also missing out on screenplay while Selma showed where it could be strongest. Nightcrawler also performed surprisingly well and could become a dark-horse contender for the Oscars as could Love Is Strange. A Most Violent Year finally entered the Oscar race while Whiplash did quite well in addition.

Award Tallies

(6) Birdman
(5) Boyhood, Nightcrawler, Selma
(4) Love Is Strange, Whiplash
(3) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, A Most Violent Year

The Awards

Best Feature

Birdman
Boyhood
Love Is Strange
Selma
Whiplash

Best First Feature

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Dear White People
Nightcrawler
Obvious Child
She’s Lost Control

John Cassavetes Award

Blue Ruin
It Felt Like Love
Land Ho!
Man from Reno
Test

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
Ava DuVernay – Selma
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
David Zellner – Kumiko, Treasure Hunter

Best Female Lead

Marion Cotillard – The Immigrant
Rinko Kikuchi – Kumiko, Treasure Hunter
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Jenny Slate – Obvious Child
Tilda Swinton – Only Lovers Left Alive

Best Male Lead

Andre Benjamin – Jimi: All Is By My Side
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman
John Lithgow – Love Is Strange
David Oyelowo – Selma

Best Supporting Female

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Carmen Ejogo – Selma
Andrea Suarez Paz – Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Emma Stone – Birdman

Best Supporting Male

Riz Ahmed – Nightcrawler
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Alfred Molina – Love Is Strange
Edward Norton – Birdman
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

Best Screenplay

Big Eyes
A Most Violent Year
Nightcrawler
Only Lovers Left Alive
Love Is Strange

Best First Screenplay

Appropriate Behavior
Dear White People
Little Accidents
The One I Love
She’s Lost Control

Best Editing

Boyhood
The Guest
A Most Violent Year
Nightcrawler
Whiplash

Best Cinematography

Birdman
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
The Immigrant
It Felt Like Love
Selma

Best International Film

Force Majeure – Sweden
Ida – Poland
Mommy – Canada
Norte, The End of History – The Philippines
Under the Skin – United Kingdom

Best Documentary

20,000 Days on Earth
Citizenfour
The Salt of the Earth
Stray Dog
Virunga

Robert Altman Award

Inherent Vice

Special Distinction Award

Foxcatcher

Piaget Producers Award

Chad Burris
Elisabeth Holm
Chris Ohlson

Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award

Ana Lily Amirpour – A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia – H
Chris Eska – The Retrieval

Lenscrafter Truer Than Fiction Award

Sara Dosa – The Last Season
Dan Krauss – The Kill Team
Darius Clark Moore – Evolution of a Criminal
Amanda Rose Wilder – Approaching the Elephant

Spirit Awards Data

First Awards: 1985 (30)

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