The Indiana Film Journalists today announced their picks for the best of 2014! For best film, they selected an obscure little indie film named Boyhood.
Here’s a complete list of winners!
Best Film
Winner: “Boyhood”
Runner-up: “Whiplash”
Other Finalists (listed alphabetically):
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“Guardians of the Galaxy”
“The Imitation Game”
“Life Itself”
“Locke”
“A Most Violent Year”
“St. Vincent”
Best Animated Feature
Winner: “The LEGO Movie”
Runner-Up: “The Boxtrolls ”
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: “Two Days, One Night”
Runner-Up: “Ida”
Best Documentary
Winner: “Life Itself”
Runner-Up: “An Honest Liar”
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Runner-up: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
Runner-up: Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Best Director
Winner: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Runner-up: Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
Best Actress
Winner: Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”
Runner-up: Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Jessica Chastain “A Most Violent Year”
Runner-up: Melissa McCarthy, “St. Vincent”
Best Actor
Winner: Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Runner-up: Tom Hardy, “Locke”
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Runner-up: Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Best Musical Score
Winner: Mica Levi, “Under the Skin”
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Original Vision Award
Winner: “Boyhood”
Runner-up: “Under the Skin”
The Hoosier Award
Winner: Eric Grayson, film historian and preservationist
(As a special award, no runner-up is declared in this category.)

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