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Critics' Choice Movie Awards: List of winners in full as Birdman leads with seven wins

Birdman was the most nominated film on the night, and Boyhood took Best Picture

Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
Friday 16 January 2015 05:46 EST
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Michael Keaton become the first person in the Awards' history to win three awards in one year
Michael Keaton become the first person in the Awards' history to win three awards in one year (Getty Images )

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Boyhood, the Richard Linklater film that was 12 years in the making took home the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Picture last night, while Birdman – the most nominated film of the night – won seven awards in total.

Richard Linklater picked up best director for Boyhood, while Patricia Arquette won Best Supporting Actress and Ellar Coltrane won Best Young Actor.

Birdman’s awards included Best Actor for Michael Keaton’s performance, Best Acting Ensemble and Best Original Screenplay for Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr and Armando Bo.

Last night marked the 20th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and Michael Keaton became the first person in its history to win three awards in a single year.

Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel picked up three awards, including Best Comedy, and Kevin Costner, Ron Howard and Jessica Chastain all received special honours on the night.

The awards list in full:

Best Picture – Boyhood

Best Actor – Michael Keaton, Birdman

Best Actress – Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Best Supporting Actor – J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress – Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

Best Young Actor/Actress – Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood

Best Acting Ensemble – Birdman

Best Director – Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Original Screenplay – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo, Birdman

Best Adapted Screenplay – Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman

Best Art Direction – Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator), The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Editing – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, Birdman

Best Costume Design – Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Hair & Makeup – Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Visual Effects – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Best Animated Feature – The Lego Movie

Best Action Movie – Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Actor in an Action Movie – Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

Best Actress in an Action Movie – Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow

Best Comedy – The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Actor in a Comedy – Michael Keaton, Birdman

Best Actress in a Comedy – Jenny Slate, Obvious Child

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie – Interstellar

Best Foreign Language Film – Force Majeure

Best Documentary Feature – Life Itself

Best Song – “Glory”, Common and John Legend, Selma

Best Score – Antonio Sanchez, Birdman

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