Boyhood

The Boston Society of Film Critics has selected Boyhood as Best Film of 2014, in addition the film also snagged the honors for Best Director for Richard Linklater, Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer), Best Screenplay, and Best Ensemble Cast.  Citizenfour, the Edward Snowden documentary, snagged the award for Best Documentary. Last year’s winner for Best Film, 12 Years a Slave, went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture at the 2014 Academy Awards.

Complete list of 2014 winners 

Best Picture  – Boyhood

Best Actor – Michael Keaton for Birdman

Best Actress – Marion Cotillard for The Immigrant and Two Days, One Night

Best Supporting Actor –  J. K. Simmons for Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress –  Emma Stone for Birdman

Best Director – Richard Linklater for Boyhood

Best Screenplay –  (tie) Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo for Birdman & Richard Linklater for Boyhood

Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman

Best Documentary – Citizenfour

Best Foreign-Language Film  (awarded in memory of Jay Carr) –  Two Days, One Night

Best Animated Film – The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) – Sandra Adair for Boyhood

Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) –  Dan Gilroy for Nightcrawler

Best Ensemble Cast –  Boyhood

Best Use of Music in a Film – Inherent Vice