The Detroit Film Critics Society is a

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, United States. It was founded in 2007, and comprises a group of over twenty film critics. To become a member, the critic must have reviewed at least twelve films a year in an established publication, with no more than two different critics per publication admitted. It presents annual awards at the end of the year, for the best films of the preceding year.

2007

Best Film

No Country for Old Men ''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, the ...

'' * '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' * ''

Juno Juno commonly refers to: *Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods *Juno (film), ''Juno'' (film), 2007 Juno may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters *Juno, in the film ''Jenny, Juno'' *Ju ...

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There Will Be Blood ''There Will Be Blood'' is a 2007 American historical drama, period drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely based on the 1927 novel ''Oil!'' by Upton Sinclair. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview, a Silver mini ...

Best Director

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – ''

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Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. He made his feature-film debut with ''Hard Eight (film), Hard Eight'' (1996). He found critical and commercial success with ''Boogie Nights'' ( ...

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Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...

– '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' *

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

– '' Into the Wild'' *

Jason Reitman Jason R. Reitman (; born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian-American actor and filmmaker, best known for directing the films ''Thank You for Smoking'' (2005), ''Juno'' (2007), '' Up in the Air'' (2009), ''Young Adult'' (2011), and '' Ghostbusters: ...

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Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings" — with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been ...

– '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly''

Best Actor

George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney, numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film A ...

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Michael Clayton ''Michael Clayton'' is a 2007 American legal thriller film written and directed by Tony Gilroy in his feature directorial debut and starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, and Sydney Pollack. Clooney plays lawyer Michael Clayton, w ...

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Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich (2005 film), ...

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Jean-Dominique Bauby Jean-Dominique Bauby (; 23 April 1952 – 9 March 1997) was a French journalist, author and editor of the French fashion magazine ''Elle''. Early life and career Bauby was born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, and grew up in the 1st arrond ...

Daniel Day-Lewis Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. Often described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, incl ...

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Emile Hirsch Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. He played Chris McCandless in '' Into the Wild'' (2007). Other notable film roles include '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004), ''Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), '' Alpha Dog'' (2006), ''Sp ...

– '' Into the Wild'' as Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp *

Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film '' The ...

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'' Sheriff Ed Tom Bell

Best Actress

Elliot Page Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Elliot Page, various accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award nomination, tw ...

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'' as Juno MacGuff *

Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...

– '' Enchanted'' as Princess Giselle *

Julie Christie Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, Christie is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. S ...

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Away from Her ''Away from Her'' is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in sup ...

'' as Fiona Anderson *

Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions. She has received ...

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La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboard ...

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Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

Laura Linney Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress. Having studied acting at Juilliard School (1986-1990), she became known for her complex and multilayered performances on stage and screen. She has received various accolades, ...

– '' The Savages'' as Wendy Savage

Best Supporting Actor

Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (; born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. Known for his roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters and foreign films, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the psychopath, ...

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Anton Chigurh Anton Chigurh () is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Cormac McCarthy's novel ''No Country for Old Men''. In the film adaptation of the same name, he is portrayed by Javier Bardem. Bardem's performance as Chigurh was widely laude ...

Casey Affleck Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award. He beg ...

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' is a 2007 American epic revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt as Jesse James. Adapted from Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same ti ...

'' as Robert Ford *

Paul Dano Paul Franklin Dano (; born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career on Broadway before making his film debut in ''The Newcomers'' (2000). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in '' L.I.E.' ...

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'' as Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday *

Hal Holbrook Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and screenwriter. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called ''Mark Twain Tonight!'' ...

– '' Into the Wild'' as Ron Franz *

Tom Wilkinson Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (born 5 February 1948)Born January–March 1948, according to the ''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com is an English actor of film, television, and stage. He has rece ...

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'' as Arthur Edens

Best Supporting Actress

Tilda Swinton Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to ...

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'' as Karen Crowder *

Cate Blanchett Catherine Elise Blanchett (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor. Regarded as one of the finest performers of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. She has received nu ...

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I'm Not There ''I'm Not There'' is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, and co-written by Haynes and Oren Moverman. It is an unconventional biographical film inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors de ...

'' as Jude Quinn *

Catherine Keener Catherine Ann Keener (born March 26, 1959) is an American actress. She has portrayed disgruntled and melancholic yet sympathetic women in independent films, as well as supporting roles in studio films. She has been nominated twice for the Acad ...

– '' Into the Wild'' as Jan Burres *

Emily Mortimer Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British-American actress. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance ...

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Lars and the Real Girl ''Lars and the Real Girl'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie. It stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner, and Patricia Clarkson. The film follows Lars (Gosling) ...

'' as Karin *

Amy Ryan Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski, known professionally as Amy Ryan, is an American actress of stage and screen. A graduate of New York's High School of Performing Arts, she is an Academy Award nominee and two-time Tony Award nominee. Ryan began her pr ...

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Gone Baby Gone ''Gone Baby Gone'' is a 2007 American crime thriller film directed by Ben Affleck, in his directorial debut. Affleck co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Stockard based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The film stars Casey Affl ...

'' as Helene McCready

Best Cast

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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' is a 2007 American crime thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film was written by Kelly Masterson, and stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, and Albert Finney. The title comes from t ...

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Waitress Waiting staff (British English), waitstaff (North American English), waiters (male) / waitresses (female), or servers (North American English), are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a bar and sometimes in private homes, attending ...

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Zodiac The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the Sun path, apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. ...

Best Newcomer

Diablo Cody Brook Maurio (''née'' Busey; born June 14, 1978), known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, '' Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unl ...

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Nikki Blonsky Nicole Blonsky (born November 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and internet personality. She is known for playing Tracy Turnblad in the film ''Hairspray'' (2007), for which she won two Critics' Choice Awards and received nominati ...

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Hairspray Hairspray may refer to: * Hair spray, a personal grooming product that keeps hair protected from humidity and wind * ''Hairspray'' (1988 film), a film by John Waters ** ''Hairspray'' (1988 soundtrack), the film's soundtrack album ** ''Hairspray ...

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Michael Cera Michael Austin Cera (; ; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children's television show ''The Berenstain Bears (2003 TV series), The Berenstain ...

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Superbad ''Superbad'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age teen buddy comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow. The film stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two teenagers about to graduate from high school. Before grad ...

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Sarah Polley Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress,Howell, Peter (September 24, 1999)"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft she can thumb her nose at Hollywood" ''Tor ...

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Adrienne Shelly Adrienne Levine (June 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006), better known by the stage name Adrienne Shelly (sometimes credited as Adrienne Shelley), was an American actress, film director and screenwriter. She became known for roles in independen ...

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2008

Best Film

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...

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The Dark Knight ''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and the second insta ...

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WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton, pro ...

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The Wrestler The Wrestler may refer to: * ''The Wrestler'' (1974 film), an American film directed by James A. Westman * ''The Wrestler'' (2008 film), an American film directed by Darren Aronofsky * "The Wrestler" (song), a song from the 2008 film written and ...

Best Director

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including ''Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel ''T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', '' 28 Days Later'', '' Su ...

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Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are noted for their surrealistic, melodramatic, and sometimes disturbing elements, often in the form of psychological fiction. Aronof ...

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Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

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Christopher Nolan Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American filmmaker. Known for his lucrative Cinema of the United States, Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. ...

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Andrew Stanton Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing and co-directing Pixar's ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), directing ''Finding Nemo'' (2003) an ...

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Best Actor

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles i ...

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Josh Brolin Joshua James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Mimic'' (1997), ''Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Grindhouse'' (2007), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), '' American Gangste ...

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George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

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Revolutionary Road ''Revolutionary Road'' is American author Richard Yates's debut novel about 1950s suburban life in the East Coast. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1962, along with ''Catch-22'' and ''The Moviegoer''. When published by Atlantic ...

'' as Frank Wheeler *

Frank Langella Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards: two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's '' Frost/Nixon'' and as André in Flori ...

– '' Frost/Nixon'' as

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

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Milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. Immune factors and immune ...

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Harvey Milk Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in N ...

Best Actress

Kate Winslet Kate Elizabeth Winslet (; born 5 October 1975) is an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, and for her portrayals of headstrong and complicated women, she has received numerous accolades, incl ...

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'' as April Wheeler *

Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Awar ...

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Rachel Getting Married ''Rachel Getting Married'' is a 2008 American drama film directed by Jonathan Demme, and starring Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, and Debra Winger. The film premiered at the 65th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 200 ...

'' as Kym Buchman *

Sally Hawkins Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award and the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for ...

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Happy-Go-Lucky Happy Go Lucky may refer to: Film and television * ''Happy Go Lucky'' (1936 film), an American film * ''Happy Go Lucky'' (1943 film), an American musical film starring Betty Hutton * ''Happy Go Lucky'' (1946 film), a French film * ''Happy Go L ...

'' as Pauline "Poppy" Cross *

Melissa Leo Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Critics' Choice ...

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Frozen River ''Frozen River'' is a 2008 American crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada to the United States. The film received two Oscar nominations: ...

'' as Ray Eddy *

Meryl Streep Mary Louise Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throu ...

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Doubt Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, unable to be certain of any of them. Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and disbelief. It may involve uncertainty, ...

'' as Sister Aloysius Beauvier

Best Supporting Actor

Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...

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The Joker The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Bat ...

Robert Downey Jr. Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of ...

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Tropic Thunder ''Tropic Thunder'' is a 2008 satirical action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a gro ...

'' as Kirk Lazarus *

James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Ma ...

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Pineapple Express Pineapple Express is a non-technical term for a meteorological phenomenon characterized by a strong and persistent large-scale flow of warm moist air, and the associated heavy precipitation both in the waters immediately northeast of the Hawaii ...

'' as Saul Silver *

Eddie Marsan Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008). He has feature ...

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Michael Shannon Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theater director. He is an off beat actor known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas. He became known for his frequent ...

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'' as John Givings, Jr.

Best Supporting Actress

Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She came to prominence as a cast member on ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'' in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention ...

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Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perfe ...

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Laura Bush Laura Lane Welch Bush (''née'' Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American teacher, librarian, memoirist and author who was First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. ...

Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez (; ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British A ...

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona ''Vicky Cristina Barcelona'' is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film stars Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson in lead roles. The plot centers on two American women, Vicky ...

'' as María Elena *

Rosemarie DeWitt Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt (born October 26, 1971) is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series '' Standoff'' (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston, as well as Charmaine Craine on ''Unit ...

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Best Cast

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Burn After Reading ''Burn After Reading'' is a 2008 black comedy spy film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It follows a recently jobless CIA analyst, Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich) whose misplaced memoirs are found by a pair of dimwitte ...

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Best Newcomer

Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...

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In Bruges ''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as their enr ...

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Rebecca Hall Rebecca Maria Hall (born 3 May 1982) is an English actress and filmmaker. She made her first onscreen appearance at age 10 in the 1992 television adaptation of ''The Camomile Lawn'', directed by her father, Sir Peter Hall. Her professional s ...

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Danny McBride Daniel Richard McBride (born December 29, 1976) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He starred in the HBO television series '' Eastbound & Down'', ''Vice Principals'', and ''The Righteous Gemstones'', also co-creating the ...

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Dev Patel Dev Patel (; born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. His breakthrough came in 2008 with the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama ''Slumdog Millionaire'', for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leadin ...

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Jamal Malik Jamal Malik (born 1956) is a Pakistani-born German professor of Islamic Studies and the chair of Religious Studies — Islamic Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany. Malik was born in 1956 in Peshawar, Pakistan. After finishing his MA in ...

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2009

Best Film

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(500) Days of Summer ''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...

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The Hurt Locker ''The Hurt Locker'' is a 2008 American war thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. The film follo ...

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Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent. The film tells an alter ...

'' * '' Up in the Air''

Best Director

Pete Docter Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and chief creative officer of Pixar. He is best known for directing the Pixar animated feature films ''Monsters, Inc.'' (2001) ...

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Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Ann Bigelow (; born November 27, 1951) is an American filmmaker. Covering a wide range of genres, her films include ''Near Dark'' (1987), ''Point Break'' (1991), '' Strange Days'' (1995), '' K-19: The Widowmaker'' (2002), ''The Hurt Locke ...

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Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, Black comedy, dark humor, Nonlinear narrative, non-lin ...

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Marc Webb Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American music video director and filmmaker. Webb made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy ''500 Days of Summer'', and went on to direct ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' in ...

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Best Actor

Colin Firth Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor and producer. He was identified in the mid-1980s with the " Brit Pack" of rising young British actors, undertaking a challenging series of roles, including leading roles in '' A M ...

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A Single Man ''A Single Man'' is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. The directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford, the film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for the Acad ...

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– '' Up in the Air'' as Ryan Bingham *

Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North Americ ...

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The Informant! ''The Informant!'' is a 2009 American biographical-crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Mela ...

'' as Mark Whitacre *

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances ...

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Sam Rockwell Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in independent films and also as a character actor portraying a wide variety of roles both comedic and dramatic in films such as '' Lawn Dogs'' (199 ...

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Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

'' as Sam Bell

Best Actress

Gabourey Sidibe Gabourey Sidibe ( ; born May 6, 1983) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 2009 film '' Precious'', a role that earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, in addition to nominations for the Golden Globe an ...

– '' Precious'' as Claireece "Precious" Jones *

Alison Lohman Alison Marion Lohman (born September 18, 1979) is an American former actress. Born in Palm Springs, California, she began her career with small roles in short and independent films. Lohman headlined the drama film '' White Oleander'' (2002), wh ...

– ''

Drag Me to Hell ''Drag Me to Hell'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi. It stars Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, and Adriana Barraza. The plot, written with his older brother Ivan, ...

'' as Christine Brown *

Carey Mulligan Carey Hannah Mulligan (born 28 May 1985) is an English actress. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Carey Mulligan, various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy A ...

– ''

An Education ''An Education'' is a 2009 coming-of-age drama film based on a memoir of the same name by British journalist Lynn Barber. The film was directed by Lone Scherfig from a screenplay by Nick Hornby. It stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, a bright schoolgi ...

'' as Jenny Melor *

Saoirse Ronan Saoirse Una Ronan ( , ; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations fo ...

– ''

The Lovely Bones ''The Lovely Bones'' is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she ...

'' as Susie Salmon *

– ''

Julie & Julia ''Julie & Julia'' is a 2009 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her ...

'' as

Julia Child Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American cooking teacher, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, '' ...

Best Supporting Actor

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian-German actor. Since 2009 he has been primarily active in the United States. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards and two Sc ...

– ''

'' as Col. Hans Landa *

Woody Harrelson Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...

– '' The Messenger'' as Capt. Tony Stone *

– ''

Zombieland ''Zombieland'' is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic zombie comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer in his theatrical debut and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film follows a geeky college student ( Jesse Eisenberg) making his wa ...

'' as Tallahassee *

Christian McKay Christian Stuart McKay (born 30 December 1973) is an English stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Orson Welles in the 2008 film ''Me and Orson Welles'', for which he was nominated for over two dozen awards includi ...

– ''

Me and Orson Welles ''Me and Orson Welles'' is a 2008 period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hire ...

'' as

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...

Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Jr. ( ; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. Involved in acting from a young age, he made his film debut in John Huston's ''Prizzi's Honor'' (1985), and continued to play a variety of supporting roles in film ...

– ''

'' as George Harvey

Best Supporting Actress

Mo'Nique Monique Angela Hicks (née Imes; born December 11, 1967), known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She has received an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. She ...

– '' Precious'' as Mary Lee Johnston *

– ''

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'' as Luisa Contini *

Vera Farmiga Vera Ann Farmiga ( ; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films '' The Conjuring'' (2013), '' The Conjuring 2'' (2016), '' Annabelle Co ...

– '' Up in the Air'' as Alex Goran *

Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award a ...

– '' Up in the Air'' as Natalie Keener *

Mélanie Laurent Mélanie Laurent (; born 21 February 1983) is a French actress, filmmaker, and singer. The recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Globally, she is best known for her role ...

– ''

'' as Shosanna Dreyfuss

Best Ensemble

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed ...

'' * ''

'' * '' Precious'' * ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'' * ''

Breakthrough Performance

– '' Precious'' as Claireece "Precious" Jones *

– '' Up in the Air'' as Natalie Keener *

– ''

'' as

– ''

'' as Jenny Mellor *

Chris Pine Chris Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' reboot film series (2009–present), Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films ''Wonder Woman'' (2017) and ''Won ...

– ''

'' as

James T. Kirk James Tiberius Kirk is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk first appeared in ''Star Trek'' serving aboard the starship USS ''Enterprise'' as captain. Kirk leads ...

– ''

'' as Col. Hans Landa

2010

Best Film

* ''

The Social Network ''The Social Network'' is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book ''The Accidental Billionaires'' by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the founding of social networking web ...

'' * ''

127 Hours ''127 Hours'' is a 2010 biographical psychological survival drama film co-written, produced and directed by Danny Boyle. The film stars James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn and Clémence Poésy. In the film, canyoneer Aron Ralston must find a ...

'' * ''

Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltr ...

'' * ''

The King's Speech ''The King's Speech'' is a 2010 British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language ...

'' * ''

Winter's Bone ''Winter's Bone'' is a 2010 American coming-of-age mystery drama film directed by Debra Granik. It was adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from the 2006 novel of the same name by Daniel Woodrell. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a poverty- ...

Best Director

– ''

'' *

David Fincher David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Fin ...

– ''

'' *

Debra Granik Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American filmmaker. She is most known for 2004's '' Down to the Bone,'' which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's ''Winter's Bone,'' which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and for which Gr ...

– ''

'' *

Tom Hooper Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''. 5d: 2485. is a British-Australian filmmaker. Hooper began making short films as a teenager and had his first professional short, ...

– ''

'' *

– ''

'' *

Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zooms and a ...

– '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''

Best Actor

– ''

'' as

George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until Death and state funeral of George VI, his death in 1952. ...

Jeff Bridges Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Bridges comes from a prominent a ...

– ''

True Grit True Grit may refer to: Fiction * ''True Grit'' (novel), a 1968 novel by Charles Portis ** ''True Grit'' (1969 film), a film adaptation by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne ** ''True Grit'' (2010 film), a film adaptation by the Coen Brothers, ...

'' as Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn *

Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Adam Eisenberg (; born October 5, 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...

– ''

'' as

Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (; born ) is an American business magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding the social media website Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.), o ...

– ''

'' as

Aron Ralston Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is an American mountaineer, mechanical engineer, and motivational speaker, known for surviving a canyoneering accident by cutting off part of his right arm. On April 26, 2003, during a solo descent of Bl ...

Ryan Gosling Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. Prominent in independent film, he has also worked in blockbuster films of varying genres, and has accrued a worldwide box office gross of over 1.9 billion USD. He has received ...

– '' Blue Valentine'' as Dean Pereira

Best Actress

Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide to date. She appeared in ''Time''s 100 most influential people i ...

– ''

'' as Ree Dolly *

Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

– '' Rabbit Hole'' as Becca Corbett *

– '' Never Let Me Go'' as Kathy H *

Natalie Portman Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...

– ''

Black Swan The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...

'' as Nina Sayers * Michelle Williams – '' Blue Valentine'' as Cynthia "Cindy" Heller

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...

– ''

The Fighter ''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky ...

'' as Dickie Eklund *

Andrew Garfield Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. ''Time'' ...

– ''

'' as

Eduardo Saverin Eduardo Luiz Saverin (; ; born March 19, 1982) is a Brazilian billionaire entrepreneur and angel investor based in Singapore. Saverin is one of the co-founders of Facebook. In 2012, he owned 53 million Facebook shares (approximately 2% of all ou ...

* John Hawkes – ''

'' as Teardop Dolly *

– ''

Conviction In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that is, "not guilty"). In Scotland, there can also be a verdict of "not proven", which is consid ...

'' as Kenny Waters *

Mark Ruffalo Mark Alan Ruffalo (; born November 22, 1967) is an American actor and producer best known for playing Bruce Banner / Hulk since 2012 in the superhero franchise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and in the television series '' She-Hulk: Attorne ...

– '' The Kids Are All Right'' as Paul Hatfield *

Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his Eccentricity (behavior), eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy ...

– ''

'' as

Lionel Logue Lionel George Logue, (26 February 1880 – 12 April 1953) was an Australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor who helped King George VI manage his stammer. Early life and family Lionel George Logue was born in College To ...

Best Supporting Actress

– ''

'' as Charlene Fleming *

Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award a ...

– ''

'' as Queen Elizabeth *

Greta Gerwig Greta Celeste Gerwig (; born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She first garnered attention after working on and appearing in several mumblecore films. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in a number of films b ...

– '' Greenberg'' as Florence Marr *

– ''

'' as Alice Eklund *

Jacki Weaver Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as '' Stork'' (1971), ''Alvin Purp ...

– '' Animal Kingdom'' as Janine "Smurf" Cody

Best Ensemble

'' * ''

'' * '' The Kids Are All Right'' * ''

'' * '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''

Breakthrough Performance

– ''

'' as Ree Dolly *

– ''

'' and '' Never Let Me Go'' as

and Tommy *

– '' Greenberg'' as Florence Marr *

Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards. She began actin ...

– '' Kick-Ass'' and '' Let Me In'' as

Hit-Girl Hit-Girl (Mindy McCreadySpelled Macready in the films.) is a fictional antihero appearing in the comic series '' Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years'' series, published by Marvel Comics under the company's imprint Icon Comics and later Image Comi ...

and Abby *

Mia Wasikowska Mia Wasikowska ( ; born 25 October 1989) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama '' All Saints'' in 2004, followed by her feature film debut in '' Suburban Mayhem'' (2006). She first became known t ...

– '' The Kids Are All Right'' as Joni Allgood

2011

Best Film

'' The Artist'' * ''

The Descendants ''The Descendants'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney in the mai ...

'' * ''

Hugo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

'' * ''

Take Shelter ''Take Shelter'' is a 2011 American psychological thriller film, written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The plot follows a young husband and father (Shannon) who is plagued by a series of apoca ...

'' * ''

The Tree of Life ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius Michel Hazanavicius ( lt, Hazanavičius; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for his 2011 film, '' The Artist'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Aw ...

– '' The Artist'' *

Terrence Malick Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. His films include '' Days of Heaven'' (1978), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenp ...

– ''

'' *

Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols is most known for his films ''Take Shelter'' (20 ...

– ''

'' *

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

– ''

'' *

Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn (; born 29 September 1970), also known as Jang, is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his collaborations with Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling. He gained great success early in ...

– ''

Drive Drive or The Drive may refer to: Motoring * Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle * Road trip, a journey on roads Roadways Roadways called "drives" may include: * Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive" ...

Best Actor

Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Award ...

– ''

Shame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...

'' as Brandon Sullivan *

– ''

'' as Matt King *

Jean Dujardin Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ...

– '' The Artist'' as George Valentin *

Brad Pitt William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ...

– ''

Moneyball ''Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. Its focus is the team's analytical, evidence-based, sabermetric approa ...

'' as

Billy Beane William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is the executive vice president of baseball operations and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Majo ...

– ''

'' as Curtis LaForche

Best Actress

Michelle Williams – ''

My Week with Marilyn ''My Week with Marilyn'' is a 2011 biographical film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Adrian Hodges. It stars Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Dominic Cooper, Julia Ormond, Emma Watson, and Judi Dench. Based on two b ...

'' as

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...

Viola Davis Viola Davis (; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, she is the only African-American to achieve the Triple Crow ...

– ''

The Help ''The Help'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett and published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s. A ''USA To ...

'' as Aibileen Clark *

Felicity Jones Felicity Rose Hadley Jones (born 17 October 1983) is a British actress. She started her professional acting career as a child, appearing in '' The Treasure Seekers'' (1996) at age 12. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series of the tele ...

– ''

Like Crazy ''Like Crazy'' is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Drake Doremus and starring Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence. Written by Doremus and Ben York Jones, the film tells the story of Anna (Felicity Jones), a Bri ...

'' as Anna Maria Gardner *

– '' The Iron Lady'' as

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. S ...

Charlize Theron Charlize Theron ( ; ; born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 20 ...

– ''

Young Adult A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ...

'' as Mavis Gary

Best Supporting Actor

Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, inc ...

– ''

Beginners ''Beginners'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. It tells the story of a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman dealing w ...

'' as Hal Fields *

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus t ...

– ''

'' as

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the Theatre of the U ...

Albert Brooks Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein ; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's '' Broadcast News'' and was widely praised for his performance as a ...

– ''

'' as Bernie Rose *

– ''

Crazy, Stupid, Love ''Crazy, Stupid, Love'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman and starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei and Kevin Bacon. It follows a re ...

'' as Jacob Palmer *

Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...

– ''

'' as Matt Freehauf

Best Supporting Actress

– ''

'' as Sissy Sullivan *

Bérénice Bejo Bérénice Bejo (; born 7 July 1976) is a French-Argentine actress best known for playing Christiana in ''A Knight's Tale'' (2001) and Peppy Miller in '' The Artist'' (2011). Her work in the latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award ...

– '' The Artist'' as Peppy Miller *

Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. ''Time'' ...

– ''

'' as Samantha LaForche *

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, two ...

– ''

Coriolanus ''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same ye ...

'' as

Volumnia Volumnia is a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Coriolanus'', the mother of Caius Martius Coriolanus. She plays a large role in Coriolanus' life, encouraging him in his military success and urging him to seek political office. When th ...

Octavia Spencer Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Critics' Choice Awards and three Screen Actors Gu ...

– ''

'' as Minny Jackson

Best Ensemble

'' Carnage'' * ''

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. ...

'' * ''

'' * ''Margin Call (film), Margin Call'' * ''Win Win (film), Win Win''

Breakthrough Performance

– ''

'', ''

'' and ''

'' as Celia Foote, Samantha LaForche, and Mrs. O’Brien *

– ''

'' as Anna Maria Gardner * Melissa McCarthy – ''Bridesmaids (2011 film), Bridesmaids'' as Megan Price * Elizabeth Olsen – ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' as Martha * Shailene Woodley – ''

'' as Alexandra King

Best Screenplay

'' – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin * ''50/50 (2011 film), 50/50'' – Will Reiser * '' The Artist'' –

* ''

'' – Mike Mills (director), Mike Mills * ''

'' –

Best Documentary Film

''Tabloid (film), Tabloid'' * ''Into Eternity (film), Into Eternity'' * ''Into the Abyss (film), Into the Abyss'' * ''Marwencol (film), Marwencol'' * ''We Were Here (film), We Were Here''

2012

Best Film

''Silver Linings Playbook'' * ''Argo (2012 film), Argo'' * ''The Impossible (2012 film), The Impossible'' * ''Take This Waltz (film), Take This Waltz'' * ''Zero Dark Thirty''

Best Director

David O. Russell – ''Silver Linings Playbook'' * Ben Affleck – ''Argo (2012 film), Argo'' * J. A. Bayona – ''The Impossible (2012 film), The Impossible'' *

– ''Zero Dark Thirty'' *

– ''Take This Waltz (film), Take This Waltz''

Best Actor

– ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' as Abraham Lincoln * Bradley Cooper – ''Silver Linings Playbook'' as Patrick "Pat" Solatano, Jr. * John Hawkes – ''The Sessions (2012 film), The Sessions'' as Mark O'Brien (poet), Mark O'Brien * Bill Murray – ''Hyde Park on Hudson'' as Franklin D. Roosevelt * Joaquin Phoenix – ''The Master (2012 film), The Master'' as Freddie Quell

Best Actress

– ''Silver Linings Playbook'' as Tiffany Maxwell *

– ''Zero Dark Thirty'' as Maya *

– ''Damsels in Distress (film), Damsels in Distress'' as Violet * Naomi Watts – ''The Impossible (2012 film), The Impossible'' as María Belón, Maria Bennett * Michelle Williams – ''Take This Waltz (film), Take This Waltz'' as Margot

Best Supporting Actor

Robert De Niro – ''Silver Linings Playbook'' as Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Sr. * Philip Seymour Hoffman – ''The Master (2012 film), The Master'' as Lancaster Dodd *

– ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' as Thaddeus Stevens * Matthew McConaughey – ''Magic Mike'' as Dallas * Ewan McGregor – ''The Impossible (2012 film), The Impossible'' as Henry Bennett * Ezra Miller – ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film), The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' as Patrick

Best Supporting Actress

– ''Les Misérables (2012 film), Les Misérables'' as Fantine *

– ''The Master (2012 film), The Master'' as Peggy Dodd * Ann Dowd – ''Compliance (film), Compliance'' as Sandra * Sally Field – ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' as Mary Todd Lincoln * Helen Hunt – ''The Sessions (2012 film), The Sessions'' as Cheryl Cohen-Greene

Best Ensemble

''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' * ''Argo (2012 film), Argo'' * ''The Avengers (2012 film), The Avengers'' * ''Moonrise Kingdom'' * ''Silver Linings Playbook''

Breakthrough Performance

Zoe Kazan – ''Ruby Sparks'' * Stephen Chbosky – ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film), The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' * Rebel Wilson – ''Pitch Perfect'' * Benh Zeitlin – ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' * Craig Zobel – ''Compliance (film), Compliance''

Best Screenplay

''Silver Linings Playbook'' – David O. Russell * ''The Cabin in the Woods'' – Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard * ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' – Tony Kushner * ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film), The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' – Stephen Chbosky * ''Take This Waltz (film), Take This Waltz'' –

Best Documentary Film

''Jiro Dreams of Sushi'' * ''The House I Live In (2012 film), The House I Live In'' * ''The Imposter (2012 film), The Imposter'' * ''The Queen of Versailles'' * ''Searching for Sugar Man''

2013

Best Film

''Her (film), Her'' * ''12 Years a Slave (film), 12 Years a Slave'' * ''Before Midnight (2013 film), Before Midnight'' * ''Gravity (2013 film), Gravity'' * ''Short Term 12''

Best Director

Alfonso Cuarón – ''Gravity (2013 film), Gravity'' * Paul Greengrass – ''Captain Phillips (film), Captain Phillips'' * Spike Jonze – ''Her (film), Her'' * David O. Russell – ''American Hustle'' *

– ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street''

Best Actor

Matthew McConaughey – ''Dallas Buyers Club'' as Ron Woodroof * Leonardo DiCaprio – ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street'' as Jordan Belfort * Chiwetel Ejiofor – ''12 Years a Slave (film), 12 Years a Slave'' as Solomon Northup * Tom Hanks – ''Captain Phillips (film), Captain Phillips'' as Richard Phillips (merchant mariner), Captain Richard Phillips * Robert Redford – ''All Is Lost'' as Our Man

Best Actress

Brie Larson – ''Short Term 12'' as Grace *

– ''American Hustle'' as Sydney Prosser / Lady Edith Greensly (based on Evelyn Knight) * Julie Delpy – ''Before Midnight (2013 film), Before Midnight'' as Céline * Adèle Exarchopoulos – ''Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' as Adèle *

– ''August: Osage County (film), August: Osage County'' as Violet Weston

Best Supporting Actor

Jared Leto – ''Dallas Buyers Club'' as Rayon * Barkhad Abdi – ''Captain Phillips (film), Captain Phillips'' as Abduwali Muse *

– ''Spring Breakers'' as Alien * Matthew McConaughey – ''Mud (2012 film), Mud'' as Mud *

– ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' as Caesar Flickerman

Best Supporting Actress

Scarlett Johansson – ''Her (film), Her'' as Samantha (voice) *

– ''American Hustle'' as Rosalyn Rosenfeld (based on Cynthia Marie Weinberg) * Lupita Nyong'o – ''12 Years a Slave (film), 12 Years a Slave'' as Patsey * Julia Roberts – ''August: Osage County (film), August: Osage County'' as Barbara Weston-Fordham * June Squibb – ''Nebraska (film), Nebraska'' as Kate Grant

Best Ensemble

''American Hustle'' * ''12 Years a Slave (film), 12 Years a Slave'' * ''August: Osage County (film), August: Osage County'' * ''Blue Jasmine'' * ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street''

Breakthrough Performance

Brie Larson – ''Short Term 12'' (actress) * Lake Bell – ''In a World'' (actress, screenplay, director) * Ryan Coogler – ''Fruitvale Station'' (screenplay, director) * Destin Cretton – ''Short Term 12'' (screenplay, director) * Michael B. Jordan – ''Fruitvale Station'' (actor)

Best Screenplay

Spike Jonze – ''Her (film), Her'' * Destin Cretton – ''Short Term 12'' * Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke – ''Before Midnight (2013 film), Before Midnight'' * David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer – ''American Hustle'' * Terence Winter – ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street''

Best Documentary Film

''Stories We Tell'' * ''Blackfish (film), Blackfish'' * ''The Act of Killing'' * ''The Square (2013 film), The Square'' * ''The Unknown Known''

2014

Best Film

''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' * ''Birdman (film), Birdman'' * ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' * ''Under the Skin (2013 film), Under the Skin'' * ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash''

Best Director

Richard Linklater – ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' * Wes Anderson – ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' * Damien Chazelle – ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' * Jonathan Glazer – ''Under the Skin (2013 film), Under the Skin'' * Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alejandro G. Iñárritu – ''Birdman (film), Birdman''

Best Actor

Michael Keaton – ''Birdman (film), Birdman'' as Riggan Thomson * Benedict Cumberbatch – ''The Imitation Game'' as Alan Turing * Brendan Gleeson – ''Calvary (2014 film), Calvary'' as Father James * Jake Gyllenhaal – ''Nightcrawler (film), Nightcrawler'' as Louis "Lou" Bloom * Tom Hardy – ''Locke (film), Locke'' as Ivan Locke * Eddie Redmayne – ''The Theory of Everything (2014 film), The Theory of Everything'' as Stephen Hawking

Best Actress

Rosamund Pike – ''Gone Girl (film), Gone Girl'' as Amy Elliott-Dunne * Essie Davis – ''The Babadook'' as Amelia * Scarlett Johansson – ''Under the Skin (2013 film), Under the Skin'' as The Female * Julianne Moore – ''Still Alice'' as Dr. Alice Howland * Reese Witherspoon – ''Wild (2014 film), Wild'' as Cheryl Strayed

Best Supporting Actor

J. K. Simmons – ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' as Terence Fletcher *

– ''Inherent Vice (film), Inherent Vice'' as Lt. Det. Christian "Bigfoot" Bjornsen * Ethan Hawke – ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' as Mason Evans, Sr. * Edward Norton – ''Birdman (film), Birdman'' as Mike Shiner *

– ''Foxcatcher'' as Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler), Dave Schultz

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette – ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' as Olivia Evans * Laura Dern – ''Wild (2014 film), Wild'' as Barbara "Bobbi" Grey * Rene Russo – ''Nightcrawler (film), Nightcrawler'' as Nina Romina * Emma Stone – ''Birdman (film), Birdman'' as Sam Thomson *

– ''Snowpiercer'' as Deputy-Minister Mason

Best Ensemble

''Birdman (film), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' (TIE)
''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (TIE)
''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' (TIE) * ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' * ''Into the Woods (film), Into the Woods''

Breakthrough Performance

Damien Chazelle – ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' (director, screenplay) * Jennifer Kent – ''The Babadook'' (director, screenplay) * Gugu Mbatha-Raw – ''Belle (2013 film), Belle'', ''Beyond the Lights'' (actress) * Chris Pratt – ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' (actor) * Dan Stevens – ''The Guest (2014 American film), The Guest'' (actor)

Best Screenplay

Richard Linklater – ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' * Wes Anderson – ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' * Damien Chazelle – ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' * Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó (screenwriter), Armando Bó – ''Birdman (film), Birdman'' * John Michael McDonagh – ''Calvary (2014 film), Calvary''

Best Documentary

''Citizenfour'' * ''Finding Vivian Maier'' * ''Jodorowsky's Dune, Jodorowsky’s Dune'' * ''Keep On Keepin’ On'' * ''Life Itself (2014 film), Life Itself''

2015

Best Film

''Spotlight (film), Spotlight'' * ''Brooklyn (film), Brooklyn'' * ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out'' * ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' * ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' * ''Sicario (2015 film), Sicario'' * ''Youth (2015 film), Youth''

Best Director

George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller – ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' * John Crowley (director), John Crowley – ''Brooklyn (film), Brooklyn'' * Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alejandro G. Iñárritu – ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' * Tom McCarthy (director), Tom McCarthy – ''Spotlight (film), Spotlight'' * Paolo Sorrentino – ''Youth (2015 film), Youth''

Best Actor

Michael Caine – ''Youth (2015 film), Youth'' as Fred Ballinger * Christopher Abbott – ''James White (film), James White'' as James White * Leonardo DiCaprio – ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' as Hugh Glass *

– ''Steve Jobs (film), Steve Jobs'' as Steve Jobs * Tom Hardy – ''Legend (2015 film), Legend'' as Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie Kray

Best Actress

– ''Brooklyn (film), Brooklyn'' as Eilis Lacey *

– ''Carol (film), Carol'' as Carol Aird * Brie Larson – ''Room (2015 film), Room'' as Joy 'Ma' Newsome *

– ''Joy (film), Joy'' as Joy Mangano * Bel Powley – ''The Diary of a Teenage Girl'' as Minnie Goetze

Best Supporting Actor

Liev Schreiber – ''Spotlight (film), Spotlight'' as Martin Baron *

– ''Love & Mercy (film), Love & Mercy'' as Brian Wilson * Benicio del Toro – ''Sicario (2015 film), Sicario'' as Alejandro Gillick * Oscar Isaac – ''Ex Machina (film), Ex Machina'' as Nathan Bateman * Jacob Tremblay – ''Room (2015 film), Room'' as Jack Newsome

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander – ''The Danish Girl (film), The Danish Girl'' as Gerda Wegener * Jennifer Jason Leigh – ''The Hateful Eight'' as Daisy Domergue * Cynthia Nixon – ''James White (film), James White'' as Gail White * Kristen Stewart – ''Clouds of Sils Maria'' as Valentine * Alicia Vikander – ''Ex Machina (film), Ex Machina'' as Ava

Best Ensemble

''Spotlight (film), Spotlight'' * ''The Big Short (film), The Big Short'' * ''The Hateful Eight'' * ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out'' * ''Joy (film), Joy''

Breakthrough Performance

Alicia Vikander – ''The Danish Girl (film), The Danish Girl'' and ''Ex Machina (film), Ex Machina'' * Sean Baker (filmmaker), Sean Baker – ''Tangerine (film), Tangerine'' (director, screenplay) * Emory Cohen – ''Brooklyn (film), Brooklyn'' (actor) * Bel Powley – ''The Diary of a Teenage Girl'' (actress) * Jacob Tremblay – ''Room (2015 film), Room'' (actor)

Best Screenplay

Tom McCarthy (director), Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer – ''Spotlight (film), Spotlight'' *

, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley – ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out'' * Nick Hornby – ''Brooklyn (film), Brooklyn'' * Adam McKay and Charles Randolph – ''The Big Short (film), The Big Short'' *

– ''The Hateful Eight''

Best Documentary

''Amy (2015 film), Amy'' * ''Best of Enemies (2015 film), Best of Enemies'' * ''Going Clear (film), Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief'' * ''Listen to Me Marlon'' * ''The Look of Silence''

2016

Best Film

''La La Land (film), La La Land'' * ''The Edge of Seventeen'' * ''Hell or High Water (2016 film), Hell or High Water'' * ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' * ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight''

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – ''La La Land (film), La La Land'' * Barry Jenkins – ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'' * Kenneth Lonergan – ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' * David Mackenzie (director), David Mackenzie – ''Hell or High Water (2016 film), Hell or High Water'' * Denzel Washington – ''Fences (film), Fences''

Best Actor

– ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' as Lee Chandler * Joel Edgerton – ''Loving (2016 film), Loving'' as Richard Loving *

– ''Hacksaw Ridge'' as Desmond Doss, Desmond T. Doss *

– ''La La Land (film), La La Land'' as Sebastian Wilder * Denzel Washington – ''Fences (film), Fences'' as Troy Maxson

Best Actress

Emma Stone – ''La La Land (film), La La Land'' as Mia Dolan *

– ''Arrival (film), Arrival'' as Dr. Louise Banks * Annette Bening – ''20th Century Women'' as Dorothea Fields *

– ''Christine (2016 film), Christine'' as Christine Chubbuck * Ruth Negga – ''Loving (2016 film), Loving'' as Mildred Loving *

– ''Jackie (2016 film), Jackie'' as Jacqueline Kennedy

Best Supporting Actor

– ''Hell or High Water (2016 film), Hell or High Water'' as Marcus Hamilton * Mahershala Ali – ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'' as Juan * Alden Ehrenreich – ''Hail, Caesar!'' as Hobie Doyle * Ralph Fiennes – ''A Bigger Splash (2015 film), A Bigger Splash'' as Harry Hawkes * Lucas Hedges – ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' as Patrick Chandler

Best Supporting Actress

– ''Fences (film), Fences'' as Rose Maxson (TIE)

– ''20th Century Women'' as Abbie (TIE) * Elle Fanning – ''20th Century Women'' as Julie *

– ''A Monster Calls (film), A Monster Calls'' as Lizzie O'Malley * Michelle Williams – ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' as Randi Chandler

Best Ensemble

''20th Century Women'' * ''Everybody Wants Some!! (film), Everybody Wants Some!!'' * ''Hell or High Water (2016 film), Hell or High Water'' * ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' * ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight''

Breakthrough Performance

Kelly Fremon Craig – ''The Edge of Seventeen'' (director, screenplay) * Mahershala Ali – ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'', ''Hidden Figures'' (actor) * Lucas Hedges – ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' (actor) * Barry Jenkins – ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'' (director, screenplay) * Trevante Rhodes – ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'' (actor) * Trey Edward Shults – ''Krisha'' (director, screenplay)

Best Screenplay

Damien Chazelle – ''La La Land (film), La La Land'' * Eric Heisserer – ''Arrival (film), Arrival'' * Barry Jenkins – ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'' * Kenneth Lonergan – ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' * Taylor Sheridan – ''Hell or High Water (2016 film), Hell or High Water''

Best Documentary

''O.J.: Made in America'' * ''13th (film), 13th'' * ''Gleason (2016 film), Gleason'' * ''Life, Animated'' * ''Tickled'' * ''Weiner (film), Weiner''

2017

Best Film

''The Florida Project'' * ''The Disaster Artist (film), The Disaster Artist'' * ''Get Out'' * ''The Shape of Water'' * ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri''

Best Director

Sean Baker (filmmaker), Sean Baker – ''The Florida Project'' *

– ''Phantom Thread'' * Guillermo del Toro – ''The Shape of Water'' *

– ''Lady Bird (film), Lady Bird'' *

– ''Dunkirk (2017 film), Dunkirk'' * Jordan Peele – ''Get Out''

Best Actor

– ''The Disaster Artist (film), The Disaster Artist'' as Tommy Wiseau * Timothée Chalamet – ''Call Me by Your Name (film), Call Me by Your Name'' as Elio Perlman *

– ''Phantom Thread'' as Reynolds Woodcock * Gary Oldman – ''Darkest Hour (film), Darkest Hour'' as Winston Churchill * Robert Pattinson – ''Good Time (film), Good Time'' as Constantine "Connie" Nikas

Best Actress

Frances McDormand – ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' as Mildred Hayes *

– ''Molly's Game'' as Molly Bloom *

– ''The Shape of Water'' as Elisa Esposito * Margot Robbie – ''I, Tonya'' as Tonya Harding *

– ''Lady Bird (film), Lady Bird'' as Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson

Best Supporting Actor

Willem Dafoe – ''The Florida Project'' as Bobby Hicks * Richard Jenkins – ''The Shape of Water'' as Giles *

– ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' as Jason Dixon * Patrick Stewart – ''Logan (film), Logan'' as Charles Xavier (film series character), Charles Xavier * Michael Stuhlbarg – ''Call Me by Your Name (film), Call Me by Your Name'' as Mr. Perlman

Best Supporting Actress

Allison Janney – ''I, Tonya'' as LaVona Golden * Tiffany Haddish – ''Girls Trip'' as Dina * Holly Hunter – ''The Big Sick'' as Beth Gardner *

– ''Novitiate (film), Novitiate'' as Rev. Mother Marie St. Clair * Laurie Metcalf – ''Lady Bird (film), Lady Bird'' as Marion McPherson

Best Ensemble

''The Post (film), The Post'' * ''The Big Sick'' * ''Lady Bird (film), Lady Bird'' * ''Mudbound (film), Mudbound'' * ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri''

Breakthrough Performance

Jordan Peele – ''Get Out'' (writer, director) * Timothée Chalamet – ''Call Me by Your Name (film), Call Me by Your Name'' (actor) * Gal Gadot – ''Wonder Woman (2017 film), Wonder Woman'' (actress) * Tiffany Haddish – ''Girls Trip'' (actress) * Caleb Landry Jones – ''American Made (film), American Made'', ''The Florida Project'', ''Get Out'', ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (actor)

Best Screenplay

– ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' * Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor – ''The Shape of Water'' *

– ''Lady Bird (film), Lady Bird'' * Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani – ''The Big Sick'' * Liz Hannah and Josh Singer – ''The Post (film), The Post'' * Jordan Peele – ''Get Out'' * Taylor Sheridan – ''Wind River (film), Wind River''

Best Documentary

''Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond'' * ''The Defiant Ones (documentary), The Defiant Ones'' * ''Human Flow'' * ''Kedi (2016 film), Kedi'' * ''Step (film), Step'' * ''Strong Island (film), Strong Island'' * ''Whose Streets?''

Best Animated Film

''The Lego Batman Movie'' * ''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' * ''Cars 3'' * ''Coco (2017 film), Coco'' * ''Loving Vincent''

Best Use of Music

''Baby Driver'' * ''Blade Runner 2049'' * ''Good Time (film), Good Time'' * ''Phantom Thread'' * ''The Shape of Water''

2018

Best Film

''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' * ''First Reformed'' * ''Green Book (film), Green Book'' * ''A Quiet Place (film), A Quiet Place'' * ''Roma (2018 film), Roma''

Best Director

Adam McKay – ''Vice (2018 film), Vice'' * Bo Burnham – ''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' * Bradley Cooper – ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born'' * Alfonso Cuarón – ''Roma (2018 film), Roma'' * Paul Schrader – ''First Reformed''

Best Actor

Ethan Hawke – ''First Reformed'' as Reverend Ernst Toller *

– ''Vice (2018 film), Vice'' as Dick Cheney * Bradley Cooper – ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born'' as Jackson Maine * Rami Malek – ''Bohemian Rhapsody (film), Bohemian Rhapsody'' as Freddie Mercury * John David Washington – ''BlacKkKlansman'' as Detective Ron Stallworth

Best Actress

Toni Collette – ''Hereditary (film), Hereditary'' as Annie Graham * Olivia Colman – ''The Favourite (film), The Favourite'' as Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne * Elsie Fisher – ''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' as Kayla Day * Lady Gaga – ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born'' as Ally Maine * Melissa McCarthy – ''Can You Ever Forgive Me? (film), Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' as Lee Israel

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Hamilton (actor), Josh Hamilton – ''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' as Mark Day * Mahershala Ali – ''Green Book (film), Green Book'' as Don Shirley * Sam Elliott – ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born'' as Bobby Maine * Richard E. Grant – ''Can You Ever Forgive Me? (film), Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' as Jack Hock * Jesse Plemons – ''Game Night (film), Game Night'' as Gary Kingsbury

Best Supporting Actress

Regina King – ''If Beale Street Could Talk (film), If Beale Street Could Talk'' as Sharon Rivers *

– ''Vice (2018 film), Vice'' as Lynne Cheney * Thomasin McKenzie – ''Leave No Trace (film), Leave No Trace'' as Tom * Emma Stone — ''The Favourite (film), The Favourite'' as Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, Abigail Hill * Rachel Weisz – ''The Favourite (film), The Favourite'' as Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Sarah Churchill

Best Ensemble

''Vice (2018 film), Vice'' * ''Crazy Rich Asians (film), Crazy Rich Asians'' * ''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' * ''The Favourite (film), The Favourite'' * ''Roma (2018 film), Roma''

Breakthrough Performance

Bo Burnham – ''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' (writer/director) * Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs – ''Blindspotting'' (writers/actors) * Elsie Fisher – ''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' (actress) * Lady Gaga – ''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born'' (actress) * Boots Riley – ''Sorry to Bother You (film), Sorry to Bother You'' (writer/director)

Best Screenplay

Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga – ''Green Book (film), Green Book'' (TIE)
Adam McKay – ''Vice (2018 film), Vice'' (TIE) * Bo Burnham – ''Eighth Grade (film), Eighth Grade'' * Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (writer), Tony McNamara – ''The Favourite (film), The Favourite'' * Paul Schrader – ''First Reformed''

Best Documentary

''Three Identical Strangers'' * ''Free Solo'' * ''RBG (film), RBG'' * ''Whitney (2018 film), Whitney'' * ''Won't You Be My Neighbor? (film), Won't You Be My Neighbor?''

Best Animated Film

''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' * ''Incredibles 2'' * ''Isle of Dogs (film), Isle of Dogs'' * ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' * ''Smallfoot (film), Smallfoot''

Best Use of Music

''A Star Is Born (2018 film), A Star Is Born'' * ''Bohemian Rhapsody (film), Bohemian Rhapsody'' * ''Green Book (film), Green Book'' * ''Mandy (2018 film), Mandy'' * ''Mary Poppins Returns''

2019

Best Film

''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'' * ''The Irishman'' * ''Jojo Rabbit'' * ''Marriage Story'' * ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood''

Best Director

– ''The Irishman'' * Noah Baumbach – ''Marriage Story'' * Bong Joon-ho – ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'' *

– ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' * Taika Waititi – ''Jojo Rabbit''

Best Actor

Adam Driver – ''Marriage Story'' as Charlie Barber * Robert De Niro – ''The Irishman'' as Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran * Robert Pattinson – ''The Lighthouse (2019 film), The Lighthouse'' as Ephraim Winslow * Joaquin Phoenix – ''Joker (2019 film), Joker'' as Joker (character), Arthur Fleck / Joker * Adam Sandler – ''Uncut Gems'' as Howard Ratner

Best Actress

Scarlett Johansson – ''Marriage Story'' as Nicole Barber * Julianne Moore – ''Gloria Bell'' as Gloria Bell * Lupita Nyong'o – ''Us (2019 film), Us'' as Adelaide Wilson / Red *

– ''Bombshell (2019 film), Bombshell'' as Megyn Kelly * Renée Zellweger – ''Judy (film), Judy'' as Judy Garland

Best Supporting Actor

Joe Pesci – ''The Irishman'' as Russell Bufalino * Willem Dafoe – ''The Lighthouse (2019 film), The Lighthouse'' as Thomas Wake * Tom Hanks – ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' as Fred Rogers *

– ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' as Cliff Booth *

– ''Richard Jewell (film), Richard Jewell'' as Watson Bryant * Wesley Snipes – ''Dolemite Is My Name'' as D'Urville Martin

Best Supporting Actress

Laura Dern – ''Marriage Story'' as Nora Fanshaw * Kathy Bates – ''Richard Jewell (film), Richard Jewell'' as Barbara "Bobi" Jewell * Scarlett Johansson – ''Jojo Rabbit'' as Rosie Betzler * Anna Paquin – ''The Irishman'' as Peggy Sheeran * Florence Pugh – ''Little Women (2019 film), Little Women'' as Amy March

Best Ensemble

''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' * ''Dolemite Is My Name'' * ''The Farewell (2019 film), The Farewell'' * ''The Irishman'' * ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite''

Breakthrough Performance

Florence Pugh – ''Fighting with My Family'', ''Midsommar (film), Midsommar'', ''Little Women (2019 film), Little Women'' (actress) * Ana de Armas – ''Knives Out (film), Knives Out'', ''The Informer (2019 film), The Informer'', ''Yesterday (2019 film), Yesterday'' (actress) * Jessie Buckley – ''Wild Rose (film), Wild Rose'', ''Judy (film), Judy'' (actress) * Kaitlyn Dever – ''Booksmart'', ''Them That Follow'' (actress) * Aisling Franciosi – ''The Nightingale (2018 film), The Nightingale'' (actress) * Paul Walter Hauser – ''Richard Jewell (film), Richard Jewell'', ''Late Night (film), Late Night'', ''Beats (American film), Beats'' (actor) * Lulu Wang (filmmaker), Lulu Wang – ''The Farewell (2019 film), The Farewell'' (writer/director/producer) * Olivia Wilde – ''Booksmart'' (director)

Best Screenplay

Noah Baumbach – ''Marriage Story'' * Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won – ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'' * Robert Eggers and Max Eggers – ''The Lighthouse (2019 film), The Lighthouse'' *

– ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' * Steven Zaillian – ''The Irishman''

Best Documentary

''Apollo 11 (2019 film), Apollo 11'' * ''Amazing Grace (2018 film), Amazing Grace'' * ''Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror'' * ''Knock Down the House'' * ''Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese''

Best Animated Film

''Toy Story 4'' * ''Frozen II'' * ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' * ''I Lost My Body'' * ''Klaus (film), Klaus''

Best Use of Music

''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' * ''1917 (2019 film), 1917'' * ''Rocketman (film), Rocketman'' * ''Uncut Gems'' * ''Wild Rose (film), Wild Rose''

2020

Best Film

''Nomadland (film), Nomadland'' * ''First Cow'' * ''Minari (film), Minari'' * ''Sound of Metal'' * ''The Trial of the Chicago 7''

Best Director

Chloé Zhao – ''Nomadland (film), Nomadland'' * Lee Isaac Chung – ''Minari (film), Minari'' * Regina King – ''One Night in Miami...'' * Spike Lee – ''Da 5 Bloods'' * Aaron Sorkin – ''The Trial of the Chicago 7''

Best Actor

Delroy Lindo – ''Da 5 Bloods'' as Paul * Riz Ahmed – ''Sound of Metal'' as Ruben Stone * Chadwick Boseman – ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' as Levee Green * Anthony Hopkins – ''The Father (2020 film), The Father'' as Anthony * Steven Yeun – ''Minari (film), Minari'' as Jacob Yi

Best Actress

Frances McDormand – ''Nomadland (film), Nomadland'' as Fern * Jessie Buckley – ''I'm Thinking of Ending Things'' as Young Woman *

– ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' as Ma Rainey * Vanessa Kirby – ''Pieces of a Woman'' as Martha Weiss *

– ''Promising Young Woman'' as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas

Best Supporting Actor

Daniel Kaluuya – ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' as Fred Hampton * Christopher Abbott – ''Possessor (film), Possessor'' as Colin Tate * Sacha Baron Cohen – ''The Trial of the Chicago 7'' as Abbie Hoffman * Leslie Odom Jr. – ''One Night in Miami...'' as Sam Cooke * Paul Raci – ''Sound of Metal'' as Joe

Best Supporting Actress

Youn Yuh-jung, Yuh-Jung Youn – ''Minari (film), Minari'' as Soon-ja * Maria Bakalova – ''Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'' as Tutar Sagdiyev * Ellen Burstyn – ''Pieces of a Woman'' as Elizabeth Weiss * Glenn Close – ''Hillbilly Elegy (film), Hillbilly Elegy'' as Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance * Olivia Colman – ''The Father (2020 film), The Father'' as Anne

Best Ensemble

''Minari (film), Minari'' * ''Da 5 Bloods'' * ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' * ''One Night in Miami...'' * ''The Trial of the Chicago 7''

Breakthrough Performance

Maria Bakalova – ''Borat Subsequent Moviefilm'' (actress) * Jasmine Batchelor – ''The Surrogate'' (actress) * Radha Blank – ''The 40-Year-Old Version'' (actress/writer/director/producer) * Orion Lee – ''First Cow'' (actor) * Wunmi Mosaku – ''His House'' (actress)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Chloé Zhao – ''Nomadland (film), Nomadland'' * Charlie Kaufman – ''I’m Thinking of Ending Things'' * Kemp Powers – ''One Night in Miami...'' * Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond – ''First Cow'' * Ruben Santiago-Hudson – ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom''

Best Original Screenplay

Lee Isaac Chung – ''Minari (film), Minari'' * Emerald Fennell – ''Promising Young Woman'' * Shaka King and Will Berson – ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' * Darius Marder and Abraham Marder – ''Sound of Metal'' * Aaron Sorkin – ''The Trial of the Chicago 7''

Best Documentary

''Dick Johnson Is Dead'' * ''All In: The Fight for Democracy'' * ''Boys State (film), Boys State'' * ''The Dissident'' * ''Time (2020 film), Time''

Best Animated Film

''Soul (2020 film), Soul'' * ''The Croods: A New Age'' * ''Onward (film), Onward'' * ''Over the Moon (2020 film), Over the Moon'' * ''Wolfwalkers''

Best Use of Music

''Sound of Metal'' * ''News of the World (film), News of the World'' * ''Possessor (film), Possessor'' * ''Soul (2020 film), Soul'' * ''Tenet (film), Tenet''

2021

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Lin-Manuel Miranda – ''Tick, Tick... Boom! (film), tick, tick... BOOM!'' * Sean Baker (filmmaker), Sean Baker – ''Red Rocket (film), Red Rocket'' *

– ''Belfast (film), Belfast'' * David Lowery (director), David Lowery – ''The Green Knight (film), The Green Knight'' * Adam McKay – ''Don't Look Up (2021 film), Don't Look Up''

Best Actor

Peter Dinklage – ''Cyrano (film), Cyrano'' as Cyrano de Bergerac * Nicolas Cage – ''Pig (2021 film), Pig'' as Robin "Rob" Feld *

– ''Tick, Tick... Boom! (film), tick, tick... BOOM!'' as Jonathan Larson * Oscar Isaac – ''The Card Counter'' as William Tell * Will Smith – ''King Richard (film), King Richard'' as Richard Williams (tennis coach), Richard Williams

Best Actress

– ''The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film), The Eyes of Tammy Faye'' as Tammy Faye Bakker * Alana Haim – ''Licorice Pizza'' as Alana Kane * Jennifer Hudson – ''Respect (2021 American film), Respect'' as Aretha Franklin *

– ''Being the Ricardos'' as Lucille Ball * Kristen Stewart – ''Spencer (film), Spencer'' as Princess Diana

Best Supporting Actor

Jon Bernthal – ''King Richard (film), King Richard'' as Rick Macci * Troy Kotsur – ''CODA (2021 film), CODA'' as Frank Rossi * Jared Leto – ''House of Gucci'' as Paolo Gucci * Ray Liotta – ''The Many Saints of Newark'' as Aldo "Hollywood Dick" Moltisanti / Salvatore "Sally" Moltisanti * Kodi Smit-McPhee – ''The Power of the Dog (film), The Power of the Dog'' as Peter Gordon

Best Supporting Actress

Ariana DeBose – ''West Side Story (2021 film), West Side Story'' as Anita * Kirsten Dunst – ''The Power of the Dog (film), The Power of the Dog'' as Rose Gordon * Aunjanue Ellis – ''King Richard (film), King Richard'' as Oracene Price, Oracene "Brandy" Price * Rita Moreno – ''West Side Story (2021 film), West Side Story'' as Valentina * Diana Rigg – ''Last Night in Soho'' as Ms. Collins

Best Ensemble

''The French Dispatch'' * ''CODA (2021 film), CODA'' * ''Don't Look Up (2021 film), Don't Look Up'' * ''The Harder They Fall (2021 film), The Harder They Fall'' * ''House of Gucci''

Breakthrough Performance

Woody Norman – ''C'mon C'mon (film), C'mon C'mon'' (actor) (TIE)
Emma Seligman – ''Shiva Baby'' (writer/director) (TIE) * Alana Haim – ''Licorice Pizza'' (actress) * Emilia Jones – ''CODA (2021 film), CODA'' (actress) * Agathe Rousselle – ''Titane (film), Titane'' (actress)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jane Campion – ''The Power of the Dog (film), The Power of the Dog'' * Sian Heder – ''CODA (2021 film), CODA'' * Quiara Alegría Hudes – ''In the Heights (film), In the Heights'' * Steven Levenson – ''Tick, Tick... Boom! (film), tick, tick... BOOM!'' * David Lowery (director), David Lowery – ''The Green Knight (film), The Green Knight''

Best Original Screenplay

Adam McKay – ''Don't Look Up (2021 film), Don't Look Up'' * Pedro Almodóvar – ''Parallel Mothers'' *

– ''Licorice Pizza'' * Wes Anderson – ''The French Dispatch'' * Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin – ''The Harder They Fall (2021 film), The Harder They Fall''

Best Documentary

''Flee (film), Flee'' (TIE)
''Summer of Soul, Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)'' (TIE) * ''Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain'' * ''The Sparks Brothers'' * ''Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street''

Best Animated Film

''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' * ''Belle (2021 film), Belle'' * ''Cryptozoo'' * ''Encanto'' * ''Flee (film), Flee'' * ''Luca (2021 film), Luca''

Best Use of Music

''Last Night in Soho'' * ''Cyrano (film), Cyrano'' * ''In the Heights (film), In the Heights'' * ''Tick, Tick... Boom! (film), tick, tick... BOOM!'' * ''West Side Story (2021 film), West Side Story''

References

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