Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014

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18th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
DateDecember 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)

The 18th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2014, were awarded on December 15, 2014. [1]

Winners

CategoryWinners and nomineesFilms
Best Film Richard Linklater Boyhood
Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel
Paul Thomas Anderson Inherent Vice
Best Canadian Film Denis Villeneuve Enemy [2]
Xavier Dolan Mommy
Michael Dowse The F Word
Best Actor Tom Hardy Locke
Ralph Fiennes The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler
Best Actress Marion Cotillard The Immigrant
Julianne Moore Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon Wild
Best Supporting Actor J. K. Simmons Whiplash
Josh Brolin Inherent Vice
Edward Norton Birdman
Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette Boyhood
Tilda Swinton Snowpiercer
Katherine Waterston Inherent Vice
Best Director Richard Linklater Boyhood
Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel
Paul Thomas Anderson Inherent Vice
Best Screenplay Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel
Richard Linklater Boyhood
Paul Thomas Anderson Inherent Vice
Best First Feature Ritesh Batra The Lunchbox
Chad Stahelski John Wick
Dan Gilroy Nightcrawler
Best Animated Feature Isao Takahata The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Don Hall and Chris Williams Big Hero 6
Dean DeBlois How to Train Your Dragon 2
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller The Lego Movie
Best Foreign-Language Film Ruben Östlund Force Majeure
Paweł Pawlikowski Ida
Andrey Zvyagintsev Leviathan
Best Documentary FilmJesse Moss The Overnighters
Laura Poitras Citizenfour
Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez Manakamana
Scotiabank Jay Scott Prize for an emerging artist Albert Shin In Her Place

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References

  1. "Toronto Film Critics". AwardsDaily. December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. "Denis Villeneuve's Enemy is Toronto Film Critics' top Canadian pick". CBC News, January 6, 2015.