Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2014


The 8th Houston Film Critics Society Awards nominations were announced on the December 16, 2014. The 2014 awards were given out at a ceremony held at the Sundance Cinemas Houston on January 10, 2015. The awards are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society based in Houston, Texas.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Best PictureBest Foreign Language Film

  • Force MajeureSweden
  • * Ida • Poland/Denmark
  • * LeviathanRussia
  • * The Raid 2Indonesia
  • * Two Days, One NightBelgium
  • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawler
  • * Benedict CumberbatchThe Imitation Game
  • * Tom HardyLocke
  • * Michael KeatonBirdman
  • * Eddie RedmayneThe Theory of Everything
  • Julianne Moore – Still Alice
  • * Marion CotillardTwo Days, One Night
  • * Essie DavisThe Babadook
  • * Felicity JonesThe Theory of Everything
  • * Reese WitherspoonWild
  • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • J. K. Simmons – Whiplash
  • * Josh BrolinInherent Vice
  • * Ethan HawkeBoyhood
  • * Edward NortonBirdman
  • * Mark RuffaloFoxcatcher
  • * Andy SerkisDawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
  • * Jessica ChastainA Most Violent Year
  • * Keira KnightleyThe Imitation Game
  • * Emma StoneBirdman
  • * Tilda SwintonSnowpiercer
  • Best DirectorBest Cinematography
  • Richard LinklaterBoyhood
  • * Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman
  • * Wes AndersonThe Grand Budapest Hotel
  • * Paul Thomas AndersonInherent Vice
  • * Damien ChazelleWhiplash
  • Birdman – Emmanuel Lubezki
  • * UnbrokenRoger Deakins
  • * Inherent ViceRobert Elswit
  • * InterstellarHoyte van Hoytema
  • * The Grand Budapest HotelRobert Yeoman
  • Best Animated Feature FilmBest Documentary Feature
  • The Lego Movie
  • * Big Hero 6
  • * The Book of Life
  • * The Boxtrolls
  • * How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Citizenfour
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  • * Jodorowsky's Dune
  • * Life Itself
  • * The Overnighters
  • Best Original ScoreBest Original Song
  • The Grand Budapest HotelAlexandre Desplat
  • * The Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat
  • * The Theory of EverythingJóhann Jóhannsson
  • * BirdmanAntonio Sánchez
  • * InterstellarHans Zimmer
  • "Everything Is Awesome" by Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone – The Lego Movie
  • * "Big Eyes" by Lana Del ReyBig Eyes
  • * "Glory" by John Legend and CommonSelma
  • * "I'm Not Going to Miss You" by Glen Campbell'
  • * "Lost Stars" by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley and Nick SouthwoodBegin Again
  • Best ScreenplayBest Poster
  • Boyhood – Richard Linklater
  • * The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
  • * Birdman – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo
  • * Whiplash – Damien Chazelle
  • * NightcrawlerDan Gilroy
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • * Birdman
  • * Godzilla
  • * The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • * Guardians of the Galaxy
  • * Inherent Vice
  • Texas Independent Film AwardTechnical Achievement
  • Boyhood
  • * Above All Else
  • * Hellion
  • * Joe
  • * '
  • * Stop the Pounding Heart
  • Boyhood
  • * Birdman
  • * Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • Worst Film
  • The Identical
  • * Blended
  • * Dumb and Dumber To
  • * Left Behind''
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  • Movies with multiple nominations and awards

    The following 16 films received multiple nominations:
    NominationsFilm
    10
    Birdman
    7Boyhood
    6The Grand Budapest Hotel
    5Inherent Vice
    4The Imitation Game
    4Whiplash
    3Nightcrawler
    3The Theory of Everything
    2A Most Violent Year
    2Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    2
    2Guardians of the Galaxy
    2Interstellar
    2The Lego Movie
    2Selma
    2Two Days, One Night

    The following 3 films received multiple awards:
    WinsFilm
    6
    Boyhood
    2The Grand Budapest Hotel
    2The Lego Movie