The 20th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 15, 2015, at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2014 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on A&E and hosted by Michael Strahan. The nominees were announced on December 15, 2014.
In recognition of the breadth of her accomplishments in 2014, Jessica Chastain received the first-ever Critics' Choice MVP Award. The honor celebrates "one extraordinary actor for his/her standout work in several movies throughout a single year".
Winners and nominees
Boyhood Birdman Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Nightcrawler Selma The Theory of Everything Unbroken WhiplashRichard Linklater – Boyhood Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel Ava DuVernay – Selma David Fincher – Gone Girl Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman Angelina Jolie – UnbrokenMichael Keaton – Birdman as Riggan Thomson Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game as Alan Turing Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel as Monsieur Gustave H. Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler as Louis "Lou" Bloom David Oyelowo – Selma as Martin Luther King Jr. Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen HawkingJulianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland Jennifer Aniston – Cake as Claire Bennett Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night as Sandra Bya Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything as Jane Hawking Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl as Amy Elliott Dunne Reese Witherspoon – Wild as Cheryl StrayedJ. K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice as Lt. Det. Christian F. "Bigfoot" Bjornsen Robert Duvall – The Judge as Judge Joseph Palmer Ethan Hawke – Boyhood as Mason Evans Sr. Edward Norton – Birdman as Mike Shiner Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher as Dave SchultzPatricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year as Anna Morales Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game as Joan Clarke Emma Stone – Birdman as Sam Thomson Meryl Streep – Into the Woods as The Witch Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer as Minister MasonEllar Coltrane – Boyhood as Mason Evans Jr. Ansel Elgort – The Fault in Our Stars as Augustus "Gus" Waters Mackenzie Foy – Interstellar as Murphy "Murph" Cooper Jaeden Lieberher – St. Vincent as Oliver Bronstein Tony Revolori – The Grand Budapest Hotel as Zero Moustafa Quvenzhané Wallis – Annie as Annie Bennett Noah Wiseman – The Babadook as Samuel VanekBirdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Into the Woods SelmaAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó – Birdman Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness – The Grand Budapest Hotel Damien Chazelle – Whiplash Dan Gilroy – Nightcrawler Richard Linklater – BoyhoodGillian Flynn – Gone Girl Paul Thomas Anderson – Inherent Vice Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson – Unbroken Anthony McCarten – The Theory of Everything Graham Moore – The Imitation Game Nick Hornby – WildThe Lego Movie Big Hero 6 The Book of Life The Boxtrolls How to Train Your Dragon 2Guardians of the Galaxy American Sniper Captain America: The Winter Soldier Edge of Tomorrow FuryBradley Cooper – American Sniper as Chris Kyle Tom Cruise – Edge of Tomorrow as Major William Cage Chris Evans – Captain America: The Winter Soldier as Steve Rogers / Captain America Brad Pitt – Fury as First Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy as Peter Quill / Star-LordEmily Blunt – Edge of Tomorrow as Sergeant Rita Vrataski Scarlett Johansson – Lucy as Lucy Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 as Katniss Everdeen Zoe Saldaña – Guardians of the Galaxy as Gamora Shailene Woodley – Divergent as Beatrice "Tris" PriorLife Itself Citizenfour Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Jodorowsky's Dune Last Days in Vietnam The OvernightersThe Grand Budapest Hotel 22 Jump Street Birdman St. Vincent Top FiveMichael Keaton – Birdman as Riggan Thomson Jon Favreau – Chef as Carl Casper Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel as Monsieur Gustave H. Bill Murray – St. Vincent as Vincent MacKenna Chris Rock – Top Five as Andre Allen Channing Tatum – 22 Jump Street as Greg JenkoJenny Slate – Obvious Child as Donna Stern Rose Byrne – Neighbors as Kelly Radner Rosario Dawson – Top Five as Chelsea Brown Melissa McCarthy – St. Vincent as Maggie Bronstein Kristen Wiig – The Skeleton Twins as Maggie DeanInterstellar The Babadook Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Snowpiercer Under the SkinForce Majeure (Turist) • France / Norway / Sweden Ida • Denmark / France / Poland / UK Leviathan (Leviafan) • Russia Two Days, One Night (Deux jours, une nuit) • Belgium / France / Italy Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes) • Argentina / Spain |- | valign="top" width="50%"|Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator) – The Grand Budapest Hotel David Crank (Production Designer), Amy Wells (Set Decorator) – Inherent Vice Nathan Crowley (Production Designer), Gary Fettis (Set Decorator) – Interstellar Dennis Gassner (Production Designer), Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator) – Into the Woods Ondřej Nekvasil (Production Designer), Beatrice Brentnerovà (Set Decorator) – Snowpiercer Kevin Thompson (Production Designer), George DeTitta Jr. (Set Decorator) – BirdmanEmmanuel Lubezki – Birdman Roger Deakins – Unbroken Dick Pope – Mr. Turner Hoyte van Hoytema – Interstellar Robert Yeoman – The Grand Budapest HotelMilena Canonero – The Grand Budapest Hotel Colleen Atwood – Into the Woods Mark Bridges – Inherent Vice Jacqueline Durran – Mr. Turner Anna B. Sheppard – MaleficentDouglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione – Birdman Sandra Adair – Boyhood Kirk Baxter – Gone Girl Tom Cross – Whiplash Lee Smith – InterstellarAntonio Sánchez – Birdman Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game Jóhann Jóhannsson – The Theory of Everything Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Gone Girl Hans Zimmer – Interstellar"Glory" (Common and John Legend) – Selma "Big Eyes" (Lana Del Rey) – Big Eyes "Everything Is Awesome" (Jo Li and The Lonely Island) – The Lego Movie "Lost Stars" (Keira Knightley) – Begin Again "Yellow Flicker Beat" (Lorde) – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1Guardians of the Galaxy Foxcatcher The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Into the Woods MaleficentDawn of the Planet of the Apes Edge of Tomorrow Guardians of the Galaxy The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Interstellar
Louis XIII Genius Award Ron Howard
Critics' Choice MVP Award Jessica Chastain (for The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Interstellar, Miss Julie, and A Most Violent Year)
Lifetime Achievement Award Kevin Costner
Films by multiple nominations and wins
The following thirty-two films received multiple nominations:
Nominations Film 13 Birdman 11 The Grand Budapest Hotel 8 Boyhood 7 Interstellar 6 Gone Girl The Imitation Game 5 Guardians of the Galaxy Into the Woods Selma The Theory of Everything 4 Edge of Tomorrow Inherent Vice St. Vincent Unbroken Whiplash 3 Nightcrawler Snowpiercer Top Five 2 22 Jump Street American Sniper The Babadook Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Foxcatcher Fury The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 The Lego Movie Maleficent Mr. Turner Two Days, One Night Wild
The following four films received multiple awards:
Awards Film 7 Birdman 4 Boyhood 3 The Grand Budapest Hotel 2 Guardians of the Galaxy
References
External links 20th Annual Critics' Choice Awards – Winners