In stride with its counterparts in New York, LA, San Francisco, Boston and other cities, the Chicago Film Critics Association named Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” best picture of 2014, the CFCA announced Monday.
The 48-member Chicago critics’ group cited Julianne Moore for best actress (“Still Alice”), Michael Keaton for best actor (“Birdman”), J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) for supporting actor and Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”) for supporting actress. Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” received awards for original screenplay, cinematography and art direction. “Whiplash” writer-director Damien Chazelle was named most promising filmmaker.
“The Lego Movie” won for best animated feature; “Force Majeure” was cited as best foreign-language release. Bestselling novelist Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl” screenplay adaptation won. And in the documentary category, “Life Itself,” Steve James’ touching tribute to Chicago’s late, beloved film critic, was named best documentary of 2014.
The complete list of winners:
Best picture: “Boyhood”
Best director: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Best actor: Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Best actress: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Best supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Best supporting actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Best original screenplay: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best adapted screenplay: Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl”
Best art direction: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best cinematography (tie): Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman ,” and Robert Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best editing: Tom Cross, “Whiplash”
Best original score: Mica Levi, “Under the Skin”
Best animated feature: “The Lego Movie”
Best documentary feature: “Life Itself”
Best foreign-language feature: “Force Majeure”
Most promising performer: Jack O’Connell, “Starred Up”/”Unbroken”
Most promising filmmaker: Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
