19th SDFCS Awards

December 15, 2014

---- Best Film:
'' Nightcrawler'' ---- Best Director:
Dan Gilroy
''Nightcrawler''

The 19th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced on December 15, 2014.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

'' Nightcrawler'' *'' Boyhood'' *'' Gone Girl'' *'' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' *'' Selma'' *'' The Theory of Everything''

Best Director

Dan Gilroy – '' Nightcrawler'' * Wes Anderson – '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' *

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 ...

– '' Gone Girl'' * Alejandro G. Iñárritu – '' Birdman'' *

Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...

– '' Boyhood''

Best Actor

Jake Gyllenhaal – '' Nightcrawler'' * Ralph Fiennes – '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' * Brendan Gleeson – ''

Calvary Calvary ( la, Calvariae or ) or Golgotha ( grc-gre, Γολγοθᾶ, ''Golgothâ'') was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was said to have been crucified according to the canonical Gospels. Since at least the early mediev ...

'' * Tom Hardy – ''

Locke Locke may refer to: People *John Locke, English philosopher *Locke (given name) *Locke (surname), information about the surname and list of people Places in the United States *Locke, California, a town in Sacramento County *Locke, Indiana *Locke, ...

'' * Michael Keaton – '' Birdman'' * Eddie Redmayne – '' The Theory of Everything''

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard – ''

Two Days, One Night ''Two Days, One Night'' () is a 2014 Belgian-French-Italian drama film written and directed by the Dardenne brothers, starring Marion Cotillard and Fabrizio Rongione. It competed for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Can ...

'' * Felicity Jones – '' The Theory of Everything'' * Rosamund Pike – '' Gone Girl'' * Hilary Swank – '' The Homesman'' * Mia Wasikowska – '' Tracks''

Best Supporting Actor

Mark Ruffalo – '' Foxcatcher'' * Riz Ahmed – '' Nightcrawler'' * Ethan Hawke – '' Boyhood'' * Edward Norton – '' Birdman'' * J. K. Simmons – '' Whiplash''

Best Supporting Actress

Rene Russo – '' Nightcrawler'' * Patricia Arquette – '' Boyhood'' * Carrie Coon – '' Gone Girl'' * Keira Knightley – '' The Imitation Game'' *

Emma Stone Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...

– '' Birdman''

Best Original Screenplay

'' Nightcrawler'' – Dan Gilroy *'' Birdman'' – Alejandro G. Iñárritu,

Nicolás Giacobone Nicolás Giacobone is an Argentine writer and screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film '' Birdman'' at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. He wrote a book of short stories ''Algún Cristo'' (2001), and ...

Alexander Dinelaris Jr. Alexander Dinelaris Jr. is a screenwriter. He is one of four who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 2014 film '' Birdman'' at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015. Dinelaris also wrote the book for the Broadway musical '' On You ...

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Armando Bo Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

*'' Boyhood'' –

*'' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' – Wes Anderson and

Hugo Guinness Hugo Arthur Rundell Guinness (born 12 September 1959) is a British artist, illustrator, and writer. He is known for his illustrations in ''The New York Times'' and his bold, graphic black-and-white block prints, many of which have appeared in fil ...

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Steven Knight Steven Knight (born 1 April 1959) is a British screenwriter, film director and film producer. Knight wrote the screenplays for the films ''Closed Circuit'', '' Dirty Pretty Things'', and ''Eastern Promises'', and also wrote and directed the f ...

Best Adapted Screenplay

'' Gone Girl'' – Gillian Flynn *''

The Fault in Our Stars ''The Fault in Our Stars'' is a novel by John Green. It is his fourth solo novel, and sixth novel overall. It was published on January 10, 2012. The title is inspired by Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's play ''Julius Caesar'', in which the noble ...

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Scott Neustadter Scott Eric Neustadter (; born 1977) is an American screenwriter and producer. He often works with his writing partner, Michael H. Weber. The two writers are best known for writing the screenplay for the romantic comedy film ''500 Days of Summer' ...

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Michael H. Weber Michael H. Weber (born January 13, 1978) is an American screenwriter and producer. He and his writing partner, Scott Neustadter, are best known for writing the screenplay for the romantic comedy film ''500 Days of Summer''. The film is based on t ...

*'' The Theory of Everything'' – Anthony McCarten *'' Unbroken'' – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, William Nicholson, and Richard LaGravenese *''

Wild Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wild animal * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 A ...

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Nick Hornby Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir ''Fever Pitch'' and novels '' High Fidelity'' and '' About a Boy'', all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work f ...

Best Animated Film

'' The Boxtrolls'' *'' Big Hero 6'' *'' How to Train Your Dragon 2'' *'' The Lego Movie'' *''

The Nut Job ''The Nut Job'' is a 2014 computer-animated heist comedy film directed by Peter Lepeniotis, who also wrote the film with Lorne Cameron. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Stephen Lang, Jeff Dunham, ...

Best Documentary

Citizenfour ''Citizenfour'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras, concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal. The film had its US premiere on October 10, 2014, at the New York Film Festival and its UK premiere on October 17, 2014, ...

'' *'' Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me'' *'' Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me'' *''

Last Days in Vietnam ''Last Days in Vietnam'' is a 2014 American documentary film written, produced and directed by Rory Kennedy. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014. After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, '' Am ...

'' *'' Life Itself''

Best Foreign Language Film

Force Majeure In contract law, (from Law French: 'overwhelming force', ) is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such ...

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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

*'' Heli'' • Mexico *''

Ida Ida or IDA may refer to: Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a docking adapter for the International Space Station Computing *Intel Dynamic Acceleration, a techn ...

'' • Denmark / Poland *''

'' • Belgium *'' Venus in Fur'' • France

Best Cinematography

'' Nightcrawler'' –

Robert Elswit Robert Christopher Elswit, (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer. He has collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on six of his films and won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for ''There Will Be Blood''. Elswit has also col ...

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'' – Fredrik Wenzel *'' Gone Girl'' –

Jeff Cronenweth Jeffrey Scott Cronenweth, (born January 14, 1962) is an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California who is known for his role as the director of photography on the David Fincher films ''Fight Club'', ''The Social Network'', ''The Gi ...

*'' Interstellar'' – Hoyte van Hoytema *'' Unbroken'' – Roger Deakins

Best Editing

'' Edge of Tomorrow'' – James Herbert and Laura Jennings *'' Boyhood'' – Sandra Adair *'' Gone Girl'' –

Kirk Baxter Kirk Baxter (born 1972) is an Australian film editor. He has worked with director David Fincher and editor Angus Wall several times, winning Academy Awards for '' The Social Network'' and ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. Baxter was raised in ...

*'' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' – Barney Pilling *'' Nightcrawler'' – John Gilroy

Best Production Design

'' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' –

Adam Stockhausen Adam Stockhausen is an American production designer known for his collaborations with Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, and Steve McQueen. He's received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Production Design winning for ''The Grand Budap ...

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Anna Pinnock Anna Pinnock is a set decorator. She has been nominated six times for an Academy Award for Art Direction or Production Design: * ''Gosford Park'' (2001) – Nominated * ''The Golden Compass'' (2007) – Nominated * ''Life of Pi'' (2012) – Nomin ...

*'' The Imitation Game'' – Maria Djurkovic *'' Interstellar'' – Nathan Crawley *'' Into the Woods'' –

Dennis Gassner Dennis Gassner (born October 22, 1948) is an American/Canadian production designer. He is notable for his work on '' Bugsy'', ''Road to Perdition'', ''Big Fish'', ''Blade Runner 2049'', and '' 1917'', his collaborations with the Coen brothers, a ...

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*'' The Theory of Everything'' – John Paul Kelly

Best Score

'' Nightcrawler'' –

James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...

*'' Birdman'' – Antonio Sánchez *'' Gone Girl'' – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross *'' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' – Alexandre Desplat *'' The Imitation Game'' – Alexandre Desplat

Best Ensemble

'' Birdman'' *'' Boyhood'' *'' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' *'' The Imitation Game'' *'' Selma''

Best Body of Work

Willem Dafoe for ''

'', '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'', '' John Wick'', ''

A Most Wanted Man ''A Most Wanted Man'' is a thriller/espionage novel by British writer John le Carré, published in September 2008 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and in October 2008 by Scribner in the United States. A young Chechen ex-prisoner ...

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Nymphomaniac Hypersexuality is extremely frequent or suddenly increased libido. It is controversial whether it should be included as a clinical diagnosis used by mental healthcare professionals. Nymphomania and satyriasis were terms previously used for the c ...

References

External links

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