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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