The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association, of which most of us are members, has announced the winners of the 2014 WAFCA Awards, and it continues the string of success for Richard Linklater's coming-of-age drama, Boyhood. The indie film took home four awards, including wins in the Best Film and Best Director category. Best Supporting Actress went to Patricia Arquette while the Best Youth Performance (for actors under age 20) went to star Ellar Coltrane.
Taking the most victories with five was Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's meta-comedy, Birdman, with Michael Keaton winning Best Actor. Best Animated Feature went to The Lego Movie, while Julianne Moore won for portraying a woman with Alzheimer's Disease in Still Alice. Keeping up with the beat was JK Simmons who won Best Supporting Actor for his role as a sadistic drum instructor in Whiplash, while in a surprise victory Under the Skin won for Best Original Score.
The full list of winners is below:
THE 2014 WAFCA AWARD WINNERS:
Best Film:
Boyhood
Best Director:
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Best Actor:
Michael Keaton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Actress:
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Best Supporting Actor:
J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
Best Supporting Actress:
Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Best Acting Ensemble:
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Best Youth Performance:
Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl)
Best Original Screenplay:
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Animated Feature:
The LEGO Movie
Best Documentary:
Life Itself
Best Foreign Language Film:
Force Majeure
Best Art Direction:
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Editing:
Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, ACE (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Best Original Score:
Mica Levi (Under the Skin)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
