Somehow, I missed this one in my previous awards roundup. Way back on December 18th, the Utah Film Critics announced their picks for the best of 2014. Here’s what won!
Best Picture
“Birdman”
(Runner-up: “The Imitation Game”)
Best Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
(Runner-up: Jonathan Glazer, “Under the Skin”)
Best Actor
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
(Runner-up: TIE – Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game” and Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Best Actress
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
(Runner-up: Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”)
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
(Runner-up: Edward Norton, “Birdman”)
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Year”
(Runner-up: Tilda Swinton, “Snowpiercer”)
Best Adapted Screenplay
(TIE) “Inherent Vice” and “Snowpiercer”
Best Original Screenplay
“Birdman”
(Runner-up: “Nightcrawler”)
Best Cinematography
“Nightcrawler”
(Runner-up: “Under the Skin”)
Best Animated Feature
“The LEGO Movie”
(Runner-up: “The Boxtrolls”)
Best Non-English Feature
“We Are the Best!”
(Runner-up: “Two Days, One Night”)
Best Documentary Feature
“CITIZENFOUR”
(Runner-up: “The Overnighters”)
Through the Shattered Lens 