20th Critics' Choice Awards
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20th Critics' Choice Awards 2015

The 20th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 15, 2015 at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2014 filmmaking. Broadcast on A&E and hosted by Michael Strahan, the ceremony also saw Jessica Chastain receive the first-ever Critics' Choice MVP Award in recognition of her standout work in several films during 2014.

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Highlights

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Total movie nominations

58

Total movie wins

15

Total people nominations

63

Total people wins

10

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Most Nominations

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

 12 nominations
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Most Wins

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

 7 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

37 nominations 2 wins
Action

Action

18 nominations 2 wins
Comedy

Comedy

16 nominations 2 wins
Richard Linklater

Most Nominations

Richard Linklater

2 nominations

Best Director

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Best Acting Ensemble

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Best Original Screenplay

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Best Adapted Screenplay

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Best Animated Feature

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Best Action Movie

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Best Actor in an Action Movie

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Best Actress in an Action Movie

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Best Documentary Feature

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Best Comedy Movie

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Best Actress in a Comedy Movie

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Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie

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Best Foreign Language Film

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Nominees

Ida

Ida

Best Art Direction

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Best Cinematography

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Best Costume Design

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Best Editing

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Best Score

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Best Song

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Best Hair and Makeup

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Best Visual Effects

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All winners and nominees

Best Picture

WINNER

Boyhood

NOMINEES

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

 

Gone Girl

 

The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

The Imitation Game

 

Nightcrawler

 

Selma

 

The Theory of Everything

 

Unbroken

 

Whiplash

Best Director

WINNER

Boyhood Richard Linklater

NOMINEES

The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson

 

Selma Ava DuVernay

 

Gone Girl David Fincher

 

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro G. Iñárritu

 

Unbroken Angelina Jolie

Best Actor

WINNER

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Michael Keaton

NOMINEES

The Imitation Game Benedict Cumberbatch

 

The Grand Budapest Hotel Ralph Fiennes

 

Nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal

 

Selma David Oyelowo

 

The Theory of Everything Eddie Redmayne

Best Actress

WINNER

Still Alice Julianne Moore

NOMINEES

Cake Jennifer Aniston

 

Two Days, One Night Marion Cotillard

 

The Theory of Everything Felicity Jones

 

Gone Girl Rosamund Pike

 

Wild Reese Witherspoon

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER

Whiplash J.K. Simmons

NOMINEES

Inherent Vice Josh Brolin

 

The Judge Robert Duvall

 

Boyhood Ethan Hawke

 

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Edward Norton

 

Foxcatcher Mark Ruffalo

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Boyhood Patricia Arquette

NOMINEES

A Most Violent Year Jessica Chastain

 

The Imitation Game Keira Knightley

 

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Emma Stone

 

Into the Woods Meryl Streep

 

Snowpiercer Tilda Swinton

Best Young Actor/Actress

WINNER

Boyhood Ellar Coltrane

NOMINEES

The Fault in Our Stars Ansel Elgort

 

Interstellar Mackenzie Foy

 

St. Vincent Jaeden Lieberher

 

The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

Decoding Annie Parker Quvenzhané Wallis

 

The Babadook Noah Wiseman

Best Acting Ensemble

WINNER

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

NOMINEES

Boyhood

 

The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

The Imitation Game

 

Into the Woods

 

Selma

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

NOMINEES

The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

Whiplash Damien Chazelle

 

Nightcrawler Dan Gilroy

 

Boyhood Richard Linklater

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

Gone Girl

NOMINEES

Inherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson

 

Unbroken

 

The Theory of Everything

 

The Imitation Game Graham Moore

 

Wild

Best Animated Feature

WINNER

The LEGO Movie

NOMINEES

Big Hero 6

 

The Book of Life

 

The Boxtrolls

 

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Best Action Movie

WINNER

Guardians of the Galaxy

NOMINEES

American Sniper

 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

 

Edge of Tomorrow

 

Fury

Best Actor in an Action Movie

WINNER

American Sniper Bradley Cooper

NOMINEES

Edge of Tomorrow Tom Cruise

 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Chris Evans

 

Fury Brad Pitt

 

Guardians of the Galaxy Chris Pratt

Best Actress in an Action Movie

WINNER

Edge of Tomorrow Emily Blunt

NOMINEES

Lucy Scarlett Johansson

 

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Jennifer Lawrence

 

Guardians of the Galaxy Zoe Saldana

 

Divergent Shailene Woodley

Best Documentary Feature

WINNER

Life Itself

NOMINEES

Citizenfour

 

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me

 

Jodorowsky's Dune

 

Last Days in Vietnam

 

The Overnighters

Best Comedy Movie

WINNER

The Grand Budapest Hotel

NOMINEES

22 Jump Street

 

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

 

St. Vincent

 

Top Five

Best Actor in a Comedy Movie

WINNER

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Michael Keaton

NOMINEES

Chef Jon Favreau

 

The Grand Budapest Hotel Ralph Fiennes

 

St. Vincent Bill Murray

 

Top Five Chris Rock

 

22 Jump Street Channing Tatum

Best Actress in a Comedy Movie

WINNER

Obvious Child Jenny Slate

NOMINEES

Neighbors Rose Byrne

 

Top Five Rosario Dawson

 

St. Vincent Melissa McCarthy

 

The Skeleton Twins Kristen Wiig

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie

WINNER

Interstellar

NOMINEES

The Babadook

 

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

 

Snowpiercer

 

Under the Skin

Best Foreign Language Film

NOMINEES

Ida

Best Art Direction

WINNER

The Grand Budapest Hotel

NOMINEES

Inherent Vice

 

Interstellar

 

Into the Woods

 

Snowpiercer

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

NOMINEES

Unbroken

 

Mr. Turner

 

Interstellar

 

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The Grand Budapest Hotel

NOMINEES

Into the Woods

 

Inherent Vice

 

Mr. Turner

 

Maleficent

Best Editing

WINNER

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

NOMINEES

Boyhood

 

Gone Girl

 

Whiplash

Best Score

WINNER

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

NOMINEES

The Imitation Game Alexandre Desplat

 

The Theory of Everything Jóhann Jóhannsson

 

Gone Girl

 

Interstellar Hans Zimmer

Best Song

WINNER

Selma

NOMINEES

Big Eyes

 

The LEGO Movie

 

Begin Again

 

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Best Hair and Makeup

WINNER

Guardians of the Galaxy

NOMINEES

Foxcatcher

 

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

 

Into the Woods

 

Maleficent

Best Visual Effects

WINNER

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

NOMINEES

Edge of Tomorrow

 

Guardians of the Galaxy

 

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

 

Interstellar

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