[Note: We classify films by their theatrical release anywhere in the world, so certain films we saw in 2014 (like “Clouds of Sils Maria” or “Girlhood”) are classed as 2014, because they were released in their home countries in that year. A festival screening does not count as a theatrical release.]
2014
Cal’s Top Ten:
- Leviathan / Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Under the Skin / Jonathan Glazer
- Boyhood / Richard Linklater
- Force Majeure / Ruben Ostlund
- Black Coal, Thin Ice / Diao Yinan
- Gone Girl / David Fincher
- A Most Violent Year / J. C. Chandor
- I, Origins / Mike Cahill
- The Homesman / Tommy Lee Jones
- Non-Stop / Jaume Collet-Serra
Pete’s Top Ten:
- Next Goal Wins / Mike Brett + Steve Jamison
- A Most Wanted Man / Anton Corbijn
- Boyhood / Richard Linklater
- A Promise / Patrice Leconte
- The Homesman / Tommy Lee Jones
- The Rover / David Michod
- Tracks / John Curran
- Mr. Peabody and Sherman / Rob Minkoff
- The Drop / Michael R. Roskam
- Black Sea / Kevin MacDonald
Cal’s acting ballot:
Actress in a Leading Role:
- Anne Dorval / Mommy
- Nina Hoss / Phoenix
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw / Beyond the Lights
- Julianne Moore / Still Alice
- Sarah Snook / Predestination
Actor in a Leading Role:
- Ralph Fiennes / The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Tom Hardy / Locke
- Michael Keaton / Birdman
- Liao Fan / Black Coal, Thin Ice
- Viggo Mortensen / The Two Faces of January
Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi / Human Capital
- Elena Lyadova / Leviathan
- Renee Russo / Nightcrawler
- Kristen Stewart / Clouds of Sils Maria
- Katherine Waterston / Inherent Vice
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Ethan Hawke / Boyhood
- Gene Jones / The Sacrament
- Roman Madyanov / Leviathan
- Edward Norton / Birdman
- Sergey Pokhodaev / Leviathan
Pete’s acting ballot:
Actress in a Leading Role:
- Amy Adams / Big Eyes
- Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi / Human Capital
- Rebecca Hall / A Promise
- Felicity Jones / The Theory of Everything
- Julianne Moore / Still Alice
Actor in a Leading Role:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman / A Most Wanted Man
- Tommy Lee Jones / The Homesman
- Viggo Mortensen / The Two Faces of January
- David Oyelowo / Selma
- Guy Pearce / The Rover
Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Patricia Arquette / Boyhood
- Hayley Atwell / Jimi: All Is by My Side
- Jessica Chastain / Interstellar
- Imogen Poots / Jimi: All Is by My Side
- Renee Russo / Nightcrawler
Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Riz Ahmed / Nightcrawler
- Tom Courtenay / Night Train to Lisbon
- Ethan Hawke / Boyhood
- John Hawkes / Life of Crime
- Mark Ruffalo / Foxcatcher
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