Precursor: 8th Houston Critics Nominations (2014)

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Precursor: 8th Houston Critics Nominations (2014)

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January 11, 2015

Wesley Lovell

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More of the same from the Houston Film Critics who’ve picked a lot of the same things we’ve been seeing all season with a notable bias towards Birdman, which received far more nominations than any other film this year.

Nominations Tallies

(10) Birdman
(6) Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel
(5) Inherent Vice
(4) The Imitation Game, Whiplash
(3) Nightcrawler, The Theory of Everything

The Nominations

Best Picture

Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
A Most Violent Year
Nightcrawler
Selma
Whiplash

Best Animated Film

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

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson – Inherent Vice
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood

Best Actor

Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Tom Hardy – Locke
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Essie Davis – The Babadook
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon – Wild

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Edward Norton – Birdman
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
Andy Serkis – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
Emma Stone – Birdman
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer

Best Screenplay

Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Whiplash

Best Original Song

“Big Eyes” – Big Eyes
“Everything Is Awesome” – The Lego Movie
“Glory” – Selma
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” – Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
“Lost Stars” – Begin Again