WASHINGTON – Washington D.C.’s movie critics have spoken.
The Washington Area Film Critic Association announced its winners Monday for the 2014 year in movies.
Critics Jen Chaney, Travis Hopson and myself unveiled the winners live.
The big winner was “Boyhood,” the groundbreaking movie shot by director Richard Linklater over 12 years.
Click here for my complete review and listen below for my chat with Linklater:
Here’s the complete list of WAFCA winners:
Best Film: Boyhood
Best Director: Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Best Actor: Michael Keaton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Actress: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Best Acting Ensemble: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Best Youth Performance: Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl)
Best Original Screenplay: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Animated Feature: The LEGO Movie
Best Documentary: Life Itself
Best Foreign Language Film: Force Majeure
Best Art Direction: Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Editing: Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, ACE (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Original Score: Mica Levi (Under the Skin)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Here’s the complete list of WAFCA nominees:
Best Film: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood Gone Girl Selma Whiplash
Best Director: Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) Ava DuVernay (Selma) David Fincher (Gone Girl) Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year) Michael Keaton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) David Oyelowo (Selma) Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Best Actress: Scarlett Johansson (Under the Skin) Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) Julianne Moore (Still Alice) Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
Best Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke (Boyhood) Edward Norton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) 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) Laura Dern (Wild) Emma Stone (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer)
Best Acting Ensemble: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel Into the Woods Selma
Best Youth Performance: Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood) Mackenzie Foy (Interstellar) Jaeden Lieberher (St. Vincent) Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Noah Wiseman (The Babadook)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl) Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice) Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything) Nick Hornby (Wild)
Best Original Screenplay: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Richard Linklater (Boyhood) Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (The LEGO Movie) Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)
Best Animated Feature: Big Hero 6 The Book of Life The Boxtrolls How to Train Your Dragon 2 The LEGO Movie
Best Documentary: Citizenfour Jodorowsky’s Dune Last Days in Vietnam Life Itself The Overnighters
Best Foreign Language Film: Force Majeure Ida Mommy Two Days, One Night Wild Tales
Best Art Direction: Production Designer: Kevin Thompson, Set Decorator: George DeTitta Jr., SDSA (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Production Designer: Nathan Crowley, Set Decorator: Gary Fettis (Interstellar) Production Designer: Dennis Gassner, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock (Into the Woods) Production Designer: Ondrej Nekvasil, Set Decorator: Beatrice Brentnerova (Snowpiercer)
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Robert Yeoman, ASC (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Hoyte Van Hoytema, FSF, NSC (Interstellar) Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Unbroken) Daniel Landin, BSC (Under the Skin)
Best Editing: Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, ACE (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Sandra Adair, ACE (Boyhood) Kirk Baxter, ACE (Gone Girl) Lee Smith, ACE (Interstellar) Tom Cross (Whiplash)
Best Original Score: Antonio Sanchez (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Gone Girl) Hans Zimmer (Interstellar) Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything) Mica Levi (Under the Skin)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC: Anita Captain America: The Winter Soldier Kill the Messenger Selma X-Men: Days of Future Past
