20th Critics' Choice Awards


The 20th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 15, 2015, at the Hollywood Palladium, honoring the finest achievements of 2014 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on A&E and hosted by Michael Strahan. The nominees were announced on December 15, 2014.
In recognition of the breadth of her accomplishments in 2014, Jessica Chastain received the first-ever Critics' Choice MVP Award. The honor celebrates "one extraordinary actor for his/her standout work in several movies throughout a single year".

Winners and nominees


BoyhoodBirdmanGone GirlThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameNightcrawlerSelmaThe Theory of EverythingUnbrokenWhiplash

Richard LinklaterBoyhood
Michael KeatonBirdman as Riggan Thomson
Julianne MooreStill Alice as Dr. Alice Howland
J. K. SimmonsWhiplash as Terence Fletcher
Patricia ArquetteBoyhood as Olivia Evans
Ellar ColtraneBoyhood as Mason Evans Jr.
BirdmanBoyhoodThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameInto the WoodsSelma

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando BóBirdman
Gillian FlynnGone Girl
The Lego MovieBig Hero 6The Book of LifeThe BoxtrollsHow to Train Your Dragon 2
Guardians of the GalaxyAmerican SniperCaptain America: The Winter SoldierEdge of TomorrowFury

Bradley CooperAmerican Sniper as Chris Kyle
Emily BluntEdge of Tomorrow as Sergeant Rita Vrataski
Life ItselfCitizenfourGlen Campbell: I'll Be MeJodorowsky's DuneLast Days in VietnamThe Overnighters
The Grand Budapest Hotel22 Jump StreetBirdmanSt. VincentTop Five

Michael KeatonBirdman as Riggan Thomson
Jenny SlateObvious Child as Donna Stern
InterstellarThe BabadookDawn of the Planet of the ApesSnowpiercerUnder the Skin
Force Majeure (Turist)France / Norway / SwedenIdaDenmark / France / Poland / UKLeviathan (Leviafan)RussiaTwo Days, One Night (Deux jours, une nuit)Belgium / France / ItalyWild Tales (Relatos salvajes)Argentina / Spain

Adam Stockhausen, Anna PinnockThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Emmanuel LubezkiBirdman
Milena CanoneroThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Douglas Crise and Stephen MirrioneBirdman
Antonio SánchezBirdman
"Glory" – Selma
Guardians of the GalaxyFoxcatcherThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesInto the WoodsMaleficent
Dawn of the Planet of the ApesEdge of TomorrowGuardians of the GalaxyThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesInterstellar

Louis XIII Genius Award

'''Ron Howard'''

Critics' Choice MVP Award

'''Jessica Chastain'''

Lifetime Achievement Award

'''Kevin Costner'''

Films by multiple nominations and wins

The following thirty-two films received multiple nominations:
NominationsFilm
13Birdman
11The Grand Budapest Hotel
8Boyhood
7Interstellar
6Gone Girl
6The Imitation Game
5Guardians of the Galaxy
5Into the Woods
5Selma
5The Theory of Everything
4Edge of Tomorrow
4Inherent Vice
4St. Vincent
4Unbroken
4Whiplash
3Nightcrawler
3Snowpiercer
3Top Five
222 Jump Street
2American Sniper
2The Babadook
2Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2Foxcatcher
2Fury
2The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
2The Lego Movie
2Maleficent
2Mr. Turner
2Two Days, One Night
2Wild

The following four films received multiple awards:
AwardsFilm
7Birdman
4Boyhood
3The Grand Budapest Hotel
2Guardians of the Galaxy