2014 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Winners
Winners announced December 16, 2014.
"Birdman"
soars above the flock with 7 awards including Best Picture, Best Actor
and Best Ensemble. Congratulations to all nominees and winners.
BEST PICTURE
"Birdman"
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014 (in alphabetical order)
"A Most Violent
Year"
"Birdman"
"Boyhood"
"Gone Girl"
"The Grand Budapest
Hotel"
"Guardians of the
Galaxy"
"The Imitation Game"
"The Lego Movie"
"The Theory of
Everything"
"Whiplash"
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater,
"Boyhood"
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Michael Keaton, "Birdman"
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Rosamund Pike, "Gone
Girl"
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
J. K. Simmons, "Whiplash"
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Keira Knightley, "The
Imitation Game"
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
"Birdman"
BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN
DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN
"The Grand Budapest
Hotel"
BEST SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM MATERIAL IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
"Gone Girl"
BEST LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM (Rated G or PG)
"Into the Woods"
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
"Edge of Tomorrow"
BEST ANIMATED FILM
"The Lego Movie"
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Ida"
BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Glen Campbell:
I'll Be Me"
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Everything is
Awesome", "The Lego Movie"
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
"Birdman"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Birdman"
BEST FILM EDITING
"Birdman"
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
"The Grand Budapest
Hotel"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
"The Grand Budapest
Hotel"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"Intersellar"
BEST STUNTS
"Edge of Tomorrow"
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA
Rosamund Pike, "Gone
Girl"
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE CAMERA
Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – MALE
Jaeden Lieberer, "St.
Vincent"
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – FEMALE
Lilla Crawford, "Into
the Woods"
The Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) is an organization of professional film reviewers from Arizona-based outlets and have been giving awards annually since 2000 to celebrate the best in cinematic achievement.
