2014 Precursor Predictions: Broadcast Critics

The Broadcast Critics give out their awards tonight (Thursday). They changed their description a few years back to the Critics’ Choice, though with how many critics there are and how many aren’t in the BFCA, the title is a bit dubious. Either way, I asked our contributors to pick their choices for what the BFCA will select. Here are the results. Thomas did not participate in this go ’round and there was no commentary provided. Suffice it to say, if there’s an Oscar frontrunner, this group will probably go out of its way to honor them.

BROADCAST FILM CRITICS AWARDS

Best Picture

Birdman (RU:Peter)
Boyhood (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game (RU:Tripp)
Nightcrawler
Selma (RU:Wesley)
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash

Best Animated Feature

Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls (RU:Peter)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)
The Lego Movie (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)

Best Director

Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel (RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)
Ava DuVernay – Selma
David Fincher – Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman (RU:Peter)
Angelina Jolie – Unbroken
Richard Linklater – Boyhood (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)

Best Actor

Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game (RU:Peter)
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything (RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)

Best Actress

Jennifer Aniston – Cake (RU:Tripp)
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore – Still Alice (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter)
Reese Witherspoon – Wild

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice
Robert Duvall – The Judge (RU:Tripp)
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Edward Norton – Birdman (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter)
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game (RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)
Emma Stone – Birdman (RU:Wesley)
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer

Best Original Screenplay

Birdman (Wesley, Tripp, RU:Peter)
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)
Nightcrawler
Whiplash

Best Adapted Screenplay

Gone Girl (Wesley, RU:Tripp)
The Imitation Game (Peter, Tripp, RU:Wesley)
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything (RU:Peter)
Unbroken
Wild

Best Score

Birdman (Wesley, Peter, RU:Tripp)
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game (RU:Peter)
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything (Tripp, RU:Wesley)

Best Song

Big Eyes – Big Eyes
Everything Is Awesome – The Lego Movie (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)
Glory – Selma (Wesley, Tripp, RU:Peter)
Lost Stars – Begin Again
Yellow Flicker Beat – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Best Editing

Birdman (Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)
Boyhood (Peter, Tripp)
Gone Girl (RU:Wesley)
Interstellar
Whiplash

Best Cinematography

Birdman (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (RU:Peter)
Interstellar
Mr. Turner (RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)
Unbroken

Best Art Direction

Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
Inherent Vice
Interstellar
Into the Woods (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)
Snowpiercer

Best Costume Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel (RU:Wesley)
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods (Wesley, Tripp, RU:Peter)
Maleficent (RU:Tripp)
Mr. Turner (Peter)

Best Makeup

Foxcatcher
Guardians of the Galaxy (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Into the Woods (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter)
Maleficent (RU:Tripp)

Best Visual Effects

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (RU:Peter)
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar (Wesley, Tripp)

Best Foreign Language Film

Force Majeure (RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)
Ida (Wesley, Peter)
Leviathan (Tripp)
Two Days, One Night (RU:Wesley)
Wild Tales

Best Documentary Feature

Citizenfour (Tripp, RU:Wesley, RU:Peter)
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself (Wesley, Peter, RU:Tripp)
The Overnighters

Best Young Actor/Actress

Ellar Coltrane – Boyhood (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
Ansel Elgort – The Fault in Our Stars
Mackenzie Foy – Interstellar (RU:Tripp)
Jaeden Lieberher – St. Vincent
Tony Revolori – The Grand Budapest Hotel (RU:Peter)
Quvenzhane Wallis – Annie
Noah Wiseman – The Babadook (RU:Wesley)

Best Acting Ensemble

Birdman (Wesley, RU:Peter)
Boyhood (Peter, RU:Tripp)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Tripp, RU:Wesley)
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Selma

Best Action Movie

American Sniper (Wesley, Tripp, RU:Peter)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Edge of Tomorrow
Fury
Guardians of the Galaxy (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)

Best Actor in an Action Movie

Bradley Cooper – American Sniper (Wesley, Tripp, RU:Peter)
Tom Cruise – Edge of Tomorrow
Chris Evans – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Brad Pitt – Fury
Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Tripp)

Best Actress in an Action Movie

Emily Blunt – Edge of Tomorrow (Tripp, RU:Wesley, RU:Peter)
Scarlett Johansson – Lucy (Peter)
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Wesley)
Zoe Saldana – Guardians of the Galaxy (RU:Tripp)
Shailene Woodley – Divergent

Best Comedy

Birdman (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
St. Vincent
Top Five
22 Jump Street

Best Actor in a Comedy

Jon Favreau – Chef
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)
Michael Keaton – Birdman (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)
Bill Murray – St. Vincent
Chris Rock – Top Five
Channing Tatum – 22 Jump Street

Best Actress in a Comedy

Rose Byrne – Neighbors
Rosario Dawson – Top Five
Melissa McCarthy – St. Vincent (RU:Tripp)
Jenny Slate – Obvious Child (Peter, Tripp, RU:Wesley)
Kristen Wiig – The Skeleton Twins (Wesley, RU:Peter)