Another day, another lovefest for "Boyman" as the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced their Critics Choice nominees for 2014. Interestingly, The Grand Budapest Hotel is right up there with them, as the film earned a whopping 11 nominations, only 2 nods behind Birdman. For the most part, it seems they were up to their usual Oscar predicting ways, including a revival for Unbroken in Best Picture and Best Director. Oh BFCA, never change. The various Oscar categories are starting to come into focus, but I'm still quite stumped as to which films will eventually fill out Best Picture.
Here are your Critics Choice nominees:
Best Picture
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Bidrman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer
Best Director
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Angelina Jolie, Unbroken
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Best Young Actor/Actress
Ellen Coltrane, Boyhood
Ansel Elgort, Fault in Our Stars
Mackenzie Foy, Interstellar
Jaeden Lieberher, St. Vincent
Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie
Noah Wiseman, The Babadook
Best Acting Ensemble
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Selma
Best Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Whiplash
Best Adapted Screenplay
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Wild
Best Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
Best Art Direction
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Snowpiercer
Best Editing
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Interstellar
Whiplash
Best Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr Turner
Best Makeup
Foxcatcher
Guardians of Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Best Visual Effects
Dawn of Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Best Action Movie
American Sniper
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Edge of Tomorrow
Fury
Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Actor in an Action Movie
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Tom Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow
Chris Evans, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Brad Pitt, Fury
Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Actress in an Action Movie
Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow
Scarlett Johansson, Lucy
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games Mockingjay - Part 1
Zoe Saldana, Guardians of the Galaxy
Shailene Woodley, Divergent
Best Comedy Movie
22 Jump Street
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
St Vincent
Top Five
Best Actor in a Comedy Movie
Jon Favreau, Chef
Ralph Fiennes, Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Bill Murray, St Vincent
Chris Rock, Top Five
Channing Tatum, 22 Jump Street
Best Actress in a Comedy Movie
Rose Byrne, Neighbors
Rosario Dawson, Top Five
Melissa McCarthy, St Vincent
Jenny Slate, Obvious Child
Kristen Wiig, The Skeleton Twins
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
The Babadook
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Interstellar
Snowpiercer
Under the Skin
Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure
Ida
Leviathan
Two Days One Night
Wild Tales
Best Documentary Feature
Citizen Four
Glenn Campbell: I'll Be Me
Jodorowsky's Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself
The Overnighters
Best Song
"Big Eyes", Big Eyes
"Glory", Selma
"Lost Stars", Begin Again
"Everything is Awesome", The Lego Movie
"Yellow Flicker Beat", Hunger Games
Best Score
Birdman
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything