The New York Film Critics Circle liked Boyhood, The National Board Of Review did not (well, not as much)
To casual fans of golden statues and ceremonial plaques, awards season is mostly just the months and months of hype that lead up to the Oscars. For true awards aficionados, though, awards season is less of a gentle rain and more of a brutal hurricane, in which famous people are continuously bombarded with accolades. Case in point, we already talked about The Gotham Awards earlier today, and now we’re covering both The New York Film Critics Circle and The National Board Of Review. That’s three in one day!
First up is the New York Film Critics Circle, because its circular nature allowed it to come up with some pretty well-rounded winners. That’s not necessarily true, but we wanted to make a circle joke. Anyway, The Circle really liked Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, enough to give it the Best Picture award, Best Director for Linklater, and Best Supporting actress for Patricia Arquette. As for awards in the Non-Boyhood category, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel grabbed Best Screenplay, The Lego Movie got Best Animated Film, and Jennifer Kent’s much-hyped The Babadook won for Best First Film. The Edward Snowden documentary, Citizenfour, also managed to repeat its Best Documentary win from the Gotham Awards with a Best Non-Fiction Film win from the New York Film Critics and their Circle. Here’s the full list of winners, via Deadline:
Best Film
Boyhood
Best Actor
Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant; Two Days, One Night
Best Director
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Best Foreign Language Film
Ida
Best Animated Film
The Lego Movie
Best Screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Special Award
Adrienne Mencia
Best Cinematography
Darius Khondji, The Immigrant
Best First Film
Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook
Best Non-fiction Film
Citizenfour
The National Board Of Review went in a completely different direction for its awards, having apparently walked away from Boyhood utterly unimpressed with its tale of boys and the boyhoods they experience—though it did list it as a “Top Film.” Instead, its big winner was J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year—an Oscar Isaac-starring crime drama that hasn’t even been released theatrically yet—which nabbed Best Film, with Jessica Chastain getting Best Supporting Actress for it and Isaac sharing Best Actor with Birdman’s Michael Keaton. Clint Eastwood won Best Director for American Sniper, Edward Norton got Best Supporting Actor for Birdman, and How To Train Your Dragon 2 managed to beat The Lego Movie for Best Animated Feature. Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s toy movie did get Best Original Screenplay, at least, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice getting Best Adapted Screenplay—just in case that movie needed a bit more positive buzz. The full list of winners below, also via Deadline:
Best Film
A Most Violent Year
Best Director
Clint Eastwood, American Sniper
Best Actor (TIE)
Oscar Isaac, A Most Violent Year; Michael Keaton, Birdman
Best Actress
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor
Edward Norton, Birdman
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Best Original Screenplay
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice
Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Breakthrough Performance
Jack O’Connell, Starred Up & Unbroken
Best Directorial Debut
Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child
Best Foreign Language Film
Wild Tales
Best Documentary
Life Itself
William K. Everson Film History Award
Scott Eyman
Best Ensemble
Fury
Spotlight Award
Chris Rock for Top Five
NBR Freedom of Expression Award
Rosewater
NBR Freedom of Expression Award
Selma
Top Films
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
Fury
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Lego Movie
Nightcrawler
Unbroken
Top 5 Foreign Language Films
Force Majeure
Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem
Leviathan
Two Days, One Night
We Are the Best!
Top 5 Documentaries
Art and Craft
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Keep On Keepin’ On
The Kill Team
Last Days in Vietnam
Top 10 Independent Films
Blue Ruin
Locke
A Most Wanted Man
Mr. Turner
Obvious Child
The Skeleton Twins
Snowpiercer
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Starred Up
Still Alice