gARTh's Movie Awards: 2014
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N O M I N A T I O N S
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The following is what I hope to be an all-encompassing list of nominated films, performances, and technical achievements for films released in the year 2014.
Links have been provided for further information on nominated films, songs, and to view images.
Thank you for your participation.
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Film: (select link for more information)
[ ] American Sniper
[ ] Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Boyhood
[ ] Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Gone Girl
[ ] The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] The Imitation Game
[ ] Nightcrawler
[ ] Selma
[ ] Whiplash
Director:
[ ] Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice
[ ] Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
[ ] Ava DuVernay - Selma
[ ] David Fincher - Gone Girl
[ ] Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler
[ ] Alejandro González Iñárritu - Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Richard Linklater - Boyhood
[ ] Christopher Nolan - Interstellar
[ ] Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game
Actor:
[ ] Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
[ ] Bradley Cooper - American Sniper
[ ] Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
[ ] Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
[ ] Oscar Isaac - A Most Violent Year
[ ] Michael Keaton - Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] David Oyelowo - Selma
[ ] Joaquin Phoenix - Inherent Vice
[ ] Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
[ ] Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner
Actress:
[ ] Amy Adams - Big Eyes
[ ] Jennifer Aniston - Cake
[ ] Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
[ ] Essie Davis - The Babadook
[ ] Scarlett Johansson - Under the Skin
[ ] Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
[ ] Julianne Moore - Still Alice
[ ] Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
[ ] Reese Witherspoon - Wild
[ ] Shailene Woodley - The Fault in Our Stars
Supporting Actor:
[ ] Riz Ahmed - Nightcrawler
[ ] Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
[ ] Robert Duvall - The Judge
[ ] Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
[ ] Edward Norton - Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Randall Park - The Interview
[ ] Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
[ ] Andy Serkis - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
[ ] Channing Tatum - Foxcatcher
Supporting Actress:
[ ] Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
[ ] Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
[ ] Laura Dern - Wild
[ ] Carmen Ejogo - Selma
[ ] Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
[ ] Jessica Lange - The Gambler
[ ] Rene Russo - Nightcrawler
[ ] Emma Stone - Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Katherine Waterston - Inherent Vice
[ ] Naomi Watts - St. Vincent
Adapted Screenplay:
[ ] Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice
[ ] Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness - The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth & Christopher McQuarrie - Edge of Tomorrow
[ ] Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Richard LaGravenese & William Nicholson - Unbroken
[ ] Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl
[ ] James Gunn & Nicole Perlman - Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] Jason Hall - American Sniper
[ ] Bong Joon-Ho & Kelly Masterson - Snowpiercer
[ ] Andrew McCarten - The Theory of Everything
[ ] Graham Moore - The Imitation Game
Original Screenplay:
[ ] Stephen Beresford - Pride
[ ] J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
[ ] Damien Chazelle - Whiplash
[ ] E. Max Frye & Dan Futterman - Foxcatcher
[ ] Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler
[ ] Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo - Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Richard Linklater - Boyhood
[ ] John Michael McDonagh - Calvary
[ ] Chris Rock - Top Five
[ ] Paul Webb - Selma
Editing:
[ ] Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Boyhood
[ ] Edge of Tomorrow
[ ] The Imitation Game
[ ] Inherent Vice
[ ] Interstellar
[ ] Locke
[ ] Nightcrawler
[ ] The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (L'Étrange Couleur des Larmes de Ton Corps)
[ ] Whiplash
Cinematography:
[ ] Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Gone Girl
[ ] The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] Interstellar
[ ] A Most Violent Year
[ ] Mr. Turner
[ ] Nightcrawler
[ ] The Theory of Everything
[ ] Unbroken
Stuntwork:
[ ] The Amazing Spider-Man 2
[ ] Captain America: The Winter Soldier
[ ] Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Edge of Tomorrow
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
[ ] The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
[ ] Need for Speed
[ ] The Raid 2: Berandal
[ ] X-Men: Days of Future Past
Production Design:
[ ] Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Exodus: Gods and Kings
[ ] The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] The Imitation Game
[ ] Interstellar
[ ] Noah
[ ] Snowpiercer
[ ] Unbroken
[ ] X-Men: Days of Future Past
Costume Design:
[ ] Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête)
[ ] Dracula Untold
[ ] Edge of Tomorrow
[ ] Exodus: Gods and Kings
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
[ ] The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
[ ] Into the Woods
[ ] Maleficent
[ ] Mr. Turner
Hair & Make-Up:
[ ] Foxcatcher
[ ] The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
[ ] The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
[ ] Into the Woods
[ ] Maleficent
[ ] Mr. Turner
[ ] Noah
[ ] X-Men: Days of Future Past
Visual Effects:
[ ] The Amazing Spider-Man 2
[ ] Captain America: The Winter Soldier
[ ] Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Edge of Tomorrow
[ ] Godzilla
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
[ ] Interstellar
[ ] RoboCop
[ ] X-Men: Days of Future Past
Sound Design & Mixing:
[ ] The Amazing Spider-Man 2
[ ] American Sniper
[ ] Big Hero 6
[ ] Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Fury
[ ] Godzilla
[ ] Interstellar
[ ] The Signal
[ ] Whiplash
[ ] X-Men: Days of Future Past
Music - Original Score: (select link to listen)
[ ] Alexandre Desplat - The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] Alexandre Desplat - The Imitation Game
[ ] Jeff Grace - Cold In July
[ ] James Newton Howard - Nightcrawler
[ ] Henry Jackman - Big Hero 6
[ ] Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Theory of Everything
[ ] Thomas Newman - The Judge
[ ] John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon 2
[ ] Antonio Sánchez - Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Hans Zimmer - Interstellar
Music - Original Song: (select link to listen)
[ ] Damon Albarn - "Sister Rust" - Lucy
[ ] Common & John Legend - "Glory" - Selma
[ ] Lana Del Rey - "Big Eyes" - Big Eyes
[ ] Michael Fassbender, Carla Azar & Stephen Rennicks - "I Love You All" - Frank
[ ] Jónsi - "Where No One Goes" - How to Train Your Dragon 2
[ ] Keira Knightley, Gregg Alexander & Danielle Brisebois - "Lost Stars" - Begin Again
[ ] Lorde - "Yellow Flicker Beat" - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
[ ] Ciscandra Nostalghia & Tyler Bates - "Who You Talkin' To Man?" - John Wick
[ ] The Shins - "So Now What" - Wish I Was Here
[ ] Tegan & Sara featuring The Lonely Island - "Everything is Awesome!!!" - The LEGO Movie
Music - Use of Previously Recorded Song; Feature:
[ ] The Band - "The Weight" - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Jermaine Clement, Ray Liotta & Danny Terjo (Boys II Men cover) - "End of the Road" - The Muppets Most Wanted
[ ] Leonard Cohen - "Dance Me to the End of Love" - Rosewater
[ ] Paul McCartney & Wings - "Band on the Run" - Boyhood
[ ] The Runaways - "Cherry Bomb" - Guardians of the Galaxy
Music - Use of Previously Recorded Song; Trailer:
[ ] Blue Swede - "Hooked on a Feeling" - Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] Corner Stone Cues (Led Zeppelin cover) / Resonate Music Group - "Ten Years Kashmir: Movement II / Ionic Brain (Mash Up)" - X-Men: Days of Future Past
[ ] Family of the Year - "Hero" - Boyhood
[ ] Fieldwork - "This Is Not the End" - Edge of Tomorrow
[ ] Sly & the Family Stone - "I Want to Take You Higher" - Inherent Vice
Animated Feature Film: (select link for more information)
[ ] Big Hero 6
[ ] The Book of Life
[ ] The Boxtrolls
[ ] How to Train Your Dragon 2
[ ] The LEGO Movie
[ ] Mr. Peabody & Sherman
[ ] Penguins of Madagascar
[ ] Rio 2
[ ] Rocks in My Pockets
[ ] Song of the Sea
Documentary Feature Film: (select link for more information)
[ ] 20,000 Days on Earth
[ ] Citizenfour
[ ] Finding Vivian Maier
[ ] Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
[ ] Jodorowsky's Dune
[ ] Last Days in Vietnam
[ ] Life Itself
[ ] The Overnighters
[ ] Salt of the Earth (Le Sel de la Terre)
[ ] Virunga
Foreign Language Film: (select link for more information)
[ ] Ida - Poland
[ ] Leviathan (Leviafan) - Russia
[ ] Norte, the End of History (Norte, hangganan ng kasaysayan) - Philippines
[ ] The Raid 2: Berandal - Indonesia
[ ] Tangerines (Mandariinid) - Georgia
[ ] Timbuktu - Mauritania
[ ] We Are the Best! (Vi är bäst!) - Sweden
[ ] Why Don't You Play in Hell? (Jigoku de naze warui) - Japan
[ ] Wild Tales (Relatos Salvajes) - Argentina
[ ] Winter Sleep (Kis uykusu) - Turkey
Animated / Vocal Performance:
[ ] Cate Blanchett - How to Train Your Dragon 2
[ ] Ty Burrell - Mr. Peabody & Sherman
[ ] Bradley Cooper - Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] Ben Kingsley - The Boxtrolls
[ ] Chris Pratt - The LEGO Movie
Villainous Performance:
[ ] Angelina Jolie - Maleficent
[ ] Toby Kebbell - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
[ ] Richard Ng - Rigor Mortis
[ ] Michael Parks - Tusk
[ ] Sebastian Stan - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Comedic Performance:
[ ] Rose Byrne - Neighbors
[ ] Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] Bill Murray - St. Vincent
[ ] Chris Pratt - Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] Cedric the Entertainer - Top Five
Cameo / Bit-Part Performance:
[ ] Josh Brolin - Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] Ed Harris - Snowpiercer
[ ] Toby Jones - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
[ ] Christopher Lloyd - A Million Ways to Die in the West
[ ] Martin Short - Inherent Vice
Debut Performance:
[ ] Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
[ ] Carrie Coon - Gone Girl
[ ] Jaeden Lieberher - St. Vincent
[ ] Kuoth Wiel - The Good Lie
[ ] Noah Wiseman - The Babadook
Debut Filmmaker:
[ ] Yann Demange - '71
[ ] Jennifer Kent - The Babadook
[ ] Juno Mak - Rigor Mortis
[ ] Charlie McDowell - The One I Love
[ ] Justin Simien - Dear White People
Cast:
[ ] Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
[ ] Fury
[ ] The Grand Budapest Hotel
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy
[ ] The Imitation Game
[ ] Into the Woods
[ ] Selma
[ ] Snowpiercer
[ ] Stonehearst Asylum
[ ] X-Men: Days of Future Past
Scene:
[ ] Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Attack on Nick Fury in the bustling streets of DC and ensuing chase.
[ ] Edge of Tomorrow - Cage and J-Squad's initial landing and assault on the beach.
[ ] Godzilla - HALO jump into San Fransisco as Godzilla fights the MUTOs.
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy - Prison break and escape from the Kyln.
[ ] X-Men: Days of Future Past - Quicksilver has some fun in the Pentagon's kitchen.
Quote:
[ ] Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - "Popularity is the slutty little cousin of prestige."
[ ] Godzilla - "The arrogance of man is thinking that nature is in our control, and not the other way around. Let them fight."
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy - "We are Groot."
[ ] Nightcrawler - "I feel like grabbing you by your ears right now and screaming, 'I'm not fucking interested!' Instead, I'm going to drive home and do some accounting."
[ ] Whiplash - "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job.'"
Tagline:
[ ] Cold in July - "How Many Men Can One Bullet Kill?"
[ ] Gone Girl - "You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's..."
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy - "You're Welcome."
[ ] Horns - "Love Hurts Like Hell."
[ ] A Most Violent Year - "The Result Is Never in Question, Just the Path You Take to Get There."
Poster Art: (select link to view)
[ ] Blue Ruin (One Sheet 3)
[ ] Foxcatcher (Teaser)
[ ] Gone Girl (Teaser)
[ ] The Grand Budapest Hotel (One Sheet)
[ ] Guardians of the Galaxy (One Sheet)
[ ] Horns (One Sheet)
[ ] Inherent Vice (Teaser)
[ ] Nightcrawler (Teaser)
[ ] The Signal (One Sheet)
[ ] The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (L'Étrange Couleur des Larmes de Ton Corps) (One Sheet)
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Most Underrated Film:
Films that did not receive a wide release, were unsuccessful at the box office, were not nominated for any major awards or receive acclaim at any major film festivals, and were generally unknown to most audiences at the time of their release... but were well-liked by most critics and audiences that did happen to see them.
* To Be Announced with Winners
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"Grindhouse" Film Award: (select link for more information)
Films that uphold the "Grindhouse" traditions of off-beat, exploitative, and taboo subjects, guerrilla film making techniques, and unconventional narrative structures, without which film making as a whole cannot move forward.
[ ] Afflicted - Written and directed by Derek Lee & Cliff Prowse.
[ ] Big Bad Wolves - Written and directed by Aharon Keshales & Navot Papushado.
[ ] The Editor - Directed by Adam Brooks & Matthew Kennedy. Written by Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy & Conor Kennedy.
[ ] The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (L'Étrange Couleur des Larmes de Ton Corps) - Written and directed by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani.
[ ] Witching & Bitching (Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi) - Directed by Álex de la Iglesia. Written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría & Álex de la Iglesia.
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Special Achievement Award for Excellence in Film Making: :
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Special Achievement Award for Excellence in Performance:
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Special Achievement Award for Excellence in Writing:
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Special Achievement Award for Technical Innovation:
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Again, thank you for your participation.
- gARTh -
