The 2014–15 film awards season began in December 2014 with the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2014 and ended in February 2015 with the 87th Academy Awards. Major winners for the year included The Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Boyhood, Whiplash, and The Theory of Everything, among others.
Award ceremonies Award ceremony Ceremony date Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay 24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards1 December 2014 Birdman Michael KeatonBirdmanJulianne MooreStill Alice colspan="4" 87th National Board of Review Awards 1 December 2015 A Most Violent Year Clint EastwoodAmerican Sniper Oscar IsaacA Most Violent YearMichael KeatonBirdman Edward NortonBirdman Jessica ChastainA Most Violent Year Phil Lord and Christopher MillerThe Lego Movie Paul Thomas AndersonInherent Vice 49th National Society of Film Critics Awards 3 January 2015 Goodbye to LanguageRichard LinklaterBoyhood Timothy SpallMr. Turner Marion CotillardThe Immigrant and Two Days, One NightJ. K. SimmonsWhiplashPatricia ArquetteBoyhood Wes AndersonThe Grand Budapest Hotel 72nd Golden Globe Awards 11 January 2015 Boyhood (Drama)The Grand Budapest Hotel (Musical or Comedy) Eddie Redmayne (Drama)The Theory of EverythingMichael Keaton (Musical or Comedy)Birdman Julianne Moore (Drama)Still AliceAmy Adams (Musical or Comedy)Big EyesAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando BóBirdman 20th Critics' Choice Awards15 January 2015 Boyhood Michael KeatonBirdman Julianne MooreStill Alice Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando BóBirdman Gillian FlynnGone Girl26th Producers Guild of America Awards24 January 2016 Birdman colspan="7" 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards 25 January 2015 Birdman (Ensemble Cast) Eddie RedmayneThe Theory of EverythingJulianne MooreStill AliceJ. K. SimmonsWhiplashPatricia ArquetteBoyhood colspan="2" 4th AACTA International Awards 31 January 2015 BirdmanAlejandro G. IñárrituBirdman Michael KeatonBirdmanAlejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando BóBirdman67th Directors Guild of America Awards7 February 2015 colspan="6" 68th British Academy Film Awards 8 February 2015 Boyhood Richard LinklaterBoyhood Eddie RedmayneThe Theory of Everything Julianne MooreStill Alice J. K. SimmonsWhiplash Patricia ArquetteBoyhoodWes AndersonThe Grand Budapest Hotel Anthony McCartenThe Theory of Everything 67th Writers Guild of America Awards14 February 2015 colspan="6" Graham MooreThe Imitation Game 19th Satellite Awards 15 February 2015BirdmanRichard LinklaterBoyhoodMichael KeatonBirdmanJulianne MooreStill AliceJ. K. SimmonsWhiplashPatricia ArquetteBoyhood Dan GilroyNightcrawler 30th Independent Spirit Awards 21 February 2015Dan GilroyNightcrawler 87th Academy Awards 22 February 2015 Alejandro G. IñárrituBirdman Eddie RedmayneThe Theory of Everything Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando BóBirdman Graham MooreThe Imitation Game
Films by awards gained + Major Awards and nominations received Films Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards Guild Awards Critics' Choice Awards Satellite Awards Total Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms Wins Noms WinsAmerican Sniper 6 1 2 colspan="2" 4 2 1 2 16 2Big Eyes colspan="2" 2 3 1 colspan="2" 1 colspan="2" 6 1Birdman 1 Boyhood 6 1 5 1 38 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 1 1 colspan="2" 1 2 1 3 2 8 3Foxcatcher 5 2 3 6 2 2 20 0Gone Girl 1 2 4 5 6 1 7 25 1Guardians of the Galaxy 2 2 colspan="2" 7 5 2 1 17 6Ida 2 2 1 1 colspan="2" 1 1 5 1Inherent Vice 2 colspan="2" 1 2 4 3 17 0Interstellar 5 1 4 1 1 3 7 1 3 23 3Into the Woods 3 2 3 3 1 5 4 1 20 2Mr. Turner 4 4 colspan="4" 2 2 1 12 1Nightcrawler 1 4 1 4 3 2 1 15 1Paddington colspan="2" 2 colspan="8" 2 0Pride colspan="2" 3 1 1 colspan="6" 4 1Selma 2 1 colspan="2" 4 1 1 5 1 4 16 3Still Alice 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6The Grand Budapest Hotel 4 1 3 3 2 The Imitation Game 1 9 1 6 1 3The Theory of Everything 5 1 4 6 1 5 5 35 7Unbroken 3 colspan="4" 3 1 4 colspan="2" 10 1Virunga 1 1 colspan="2" 1 colspan="2" 2 1 5 1Whiplash 5 5 3 1 1 3 1 4 1 5 23 11Wild 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 12 1Under the Skin colspan="2" 2 colspan="4" 1 colspan="2" 3 0
Critics Prizes Award datesCeremonyBest Film winner1 December 201480th New York Film Critics Circle Awards Boyhood7 December 201440th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Boyhood 18 January 201535th London Film Critics Circle Awards Boyhood
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