Birdman
"Birdman" chronicles the rise and fall of actor Riggans Thompson, played by Michael Keaton. Fox Searchlight Pictures

The Broadcast Film Critics Association just announced the nominees for their 20th annual Critics' Choice Awards and following SAG and Golden Globe nominations, it was expected that Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman” might lead the pack. That was very much the case with the movie earning no less than 13 nominations including best picture, best director, best screenplay, best editing, best cinematography (by Oscar winner Emmanuel ‘el Chivo’ Lubezki), best score, best comedy, best art direction, best acting ensemble, as well as two noms for Michael Keaton: best actor and best comedy actor; best supporting actress for Emma Stone and best supporting actor for Edward Norton.

Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Hotel Budapest” followed with 11 nominations, then Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” came in at 8 noms, including best picture for both. Other films that made the prestigious best film list this year were: “Gone Girl”, “The Imitation Game”, “Nightcrawler”, “Selma”, “The Theory of Everything”, “Unbroken” and “Whiplash”.

The three stars to receive honoree awards during the ceremony will be Ron Howard, Jessica Chastain and Kevin Costner. The award ceremony will take place at the Hollywood Palladium, on January 15, and will be broadcast live on A&E, hosted by “Live with Kelly and Michael” star, Michael Strahan. Find the clips to the three leading films, below, as well as the full list of nominees.

BEST PICTURE

Birdman

Boyhood

Gone Girl

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Nightcrawler

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Unbroken

Whiplash

BEST DIRECTOR

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Ava DuVernay, Selma

David Fincher, Gone Girl

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman

Angelina Jolie, Unbroken

Richard Linklater, Boyhood

BEST ACTOR

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler

Michael Keaton, Birdman

David Oyelowo, Selma

Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

BEST ACTRESS

Jennifer Aniston, Cake

Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night

Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything

Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

Reese Witherspoon, Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice

Robert Duvall, The Judge

Ethan Hawke, Boyhood

Edward Norton, Birdman

Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year

Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game

Emma Stone, Birdman

Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Birdman, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo

Boyhood, Richard Linklater

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness

Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy

Whiplash, Damien Chazelle

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

The Imitation Game, Graham Moore

Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson

The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten

Unbroken, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson

Wild, Nick Hornby

BEST CINEMATOGRAPY

Birdman, Emmanuel Lubezki

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Robert Yeoman

Interstellar, Hoyte Van Hoytema

Mr. Turner, Dick Pope

Unbroken, Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION

Birdman, Kevin Thompson/Production Designer, George DeTitta Jr./Set Decorator

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Adam Stockhausen/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator

Inherent Vice, David Crank/Production Designer, Amy Wells/Set Decorator

Interstellar, Nathan Crowley/Production Designer, Gary Fettis/Set Decorator

Into the Woods, Dennis Gassner/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator

Snowpiercer, Ondrej Nekvasil/Production Designer, Beatrice Brentnerova/Set Decorator

BEST EDITING

Birdman, Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione

Boyhood, Sandra Adair

Gone Girl, Kirk Baxter

Interstellar, Lee Smith

Whiplash, Tom Cross

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Milena Canonero

Inherent Vice, Mark Bridges

Into the Woods, Colleen Atwood

Maleficent, Anna B. Sheppard

Mr. Turner, Jacqueline Durran

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP

Foxcatcher

Guardians of the Galaxy

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Into the Woods

Maleficent

BEST SCORE

Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game

Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gone Girl

Antonio Sanchez, Birdman

Hans Zimmer, Interstellar

BEST SONG

Big Eyes, Lana Del Rey, Big Eyes

Everything Is Awesome, Jo Li and the Lonely Island, The Lego Movie

Glory, Common/John Legend, Selma

Lost Stars, Keira Knightley, Begin Again

Yellow Flicker Beat, Lorde, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Edge of Tomorrow

Guardians of the Galaxy

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Interstellar

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Big Hero 6

The Book of Life

The Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

The Lego Movie

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Force Majeure

Ida

Leviathan

Two Days, One Night

Wild Tales

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Citizenfour

Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me

Jodorowsky’s Dune

Last Days in Vietnam

Life Itself

The Overnighters

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Into the Woods

Selma

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood

Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars

Mackenzie Foy, Interstellar

Jaeden Lieberher, St. Vincent

Tony Revolori, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie

Noah Wiseman, The Babadook

BEST ACTION MOVIE

American Sniper

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Edge of Tomorrow

Fury

Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

Tom Cruise, Edge of Tomorrow

Chris Evans, Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Brad Pitt, Fury

Chris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy


BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow

Scarlett Johansson, Lucy

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Zoe Saldana, Guardians of the Galaxy

Shailene Woodley, Divergent

BEST COMEDY

Birdman

The Grand Budapest Hotel

St. Vincent

Top Five

22 Jump Street

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Jon Favreau, Chef

Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Michael Keaton, Birdman

Bill Murray, St. Vincent

Chris Rock, Top Five

Channing Tatum, 22 Jump Street

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Rose Byrne, Neighbors

Rosario Dawson, Top Five

Melissa McCarthy, St. Vincent

Jenny Slate, Obvious Child

Kristen Wiig – The Skeleton Twins

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE

The Babadook

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Interstellar

Snowpiercer

Under the Skin

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