2014 Phoenix Critics Circle Awards Winners

Best Picture
Winner – Birdman
Other Nominees:
Boyhood
Grand Budapest Hotel
Selma
Whiplash

Best Comedy Film
Winner – Grand Budapest Hotel
Other Nominees:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Lego Movie
Obvious Child
St. Vincent

Best Horror or Sci-Fi Film
Winner: Snowpiercer
Other Nominees:
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
Under the Skin

Best Mystery or Thriller Film
Winners (tie) – Gone Girl and Nightcrawler
Other Nominees:
The Imitation Game
A Most Violent Year

Best Actor
Winner – Michael Keaton, Birdman
Other Nominees:
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Actress
Winner – Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Other Nominees:
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Hilary Swank, The Homesman

Best Supporting Actor
Winner – JK Simmons, Whiplash
Other Nominees:
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

Best Supporting Actress
Winner – Emma Stone, Birdman
Other Nominees:
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game

Best Director
Winner – Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
Other Nominees:
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Screenplay
Winner – Birdman
Other Nominees:
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Grand Budapest Hotel
Whiplash

Best Animated Film
Winner – The Lego Movie
Other Nominees:
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2

Best International Film
Winners (tie) – Force Majeure and Ida
Other Nominee:
Two Days, One Night