Best of 2014 · Awards Season Leaderboard

Below are the top films of 2014 based on awards nominations and wins. Films earn 1 point for each nomination and 3 points for each win. You can find a full list of awards and nominations at the bottom of the page. There are 50 ceremonies included so far.

Recent Awards: Academy Awards (Oscars) (Winners Feb. 22), Independent Spirit Awards (Winners Feb. 21), Satellite Awards (Winners Feb. 15), Writers Guild of America (Winners Feb. 14), British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Winners Feb. 8)

Best Motion Picture
Nominee Score Noms Wins
1 Boyhood 85 41 22
2 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 58 36 11
3 The Grand Budapest Hotel 36 28 4
4 Whiplash 28 26 1
5 The Imitation Game 25 23 1
6 Selma 23 19 2
7 Nightcrawler 17 15 1
8 Gone Girl 17 15 1
9 The Theory of Everything 12 12 0
10 A Most Violent Year 10 8 1
11 Snowpiercer 9 7 1
12 Under the Skin 8 8 0
13 American Sniper 7 5 1
14 Inherent Vice 6 6 0
15 Unbroken 4 4 0
16 Foxcatcher 4 4 0
17 Guardians of the Galaxy 4 4 0
18 Mr. Turner 4 4 0
19 The Lego Movie 4 4 0
20 St. Vincent 3 3 0
21 Ida 3 3 0
22 Love Is Strange 3 3 0
23 Goodbye to Language 3 1 1
24 A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence 3 1 1
25 Winter Sleep 3 1 1
26 Black Coal, Thin Ice 3 1 1
Director
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Richard Linklater Boyhood 97 37 30
Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 43 27 8
Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel 24 24 0
Ava DuVernay Selma 16 12 2
David Fincher Gone Girl 12 12 0
Damien Chazelle Whiplash 11 11 0
Dan Gilroy Nightcrawler 6 2 2
Clint Eastwood American Sniper 5 3 1
Jonathan Glazer Under the Skin 5 5 0
Morten Tyldum The Imitation Game 4 4 0
Mike Leigh Mr. Turner 3 3 0
Paul Thomas Anderson Inherent Vice 3 3 0
Screenplay
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel 60 28 16
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 57 29 14
Gillian Flynn Gone Girl 48 22 13
Richard Linklater Boyhood 32 26 3
Graham Moore The Imitation Game 26 16 5
Dan Gilroy Nightcrawler 26 14 6
Paul Thomas Anderson Inherent Vice 25 17 4
Damien Chazelle Whiplash 19 17 1
Nick Hornby Wild 15 15 0
Anthony McCarten The Theory of Everything 14 12 1
Bong Joon-ho, Kelly Masterson Snowpiercer 8 6 1
John Michael McDonagh Calvary 7 5 1
Jason Hall American Sniper 6 6 0
Paul Webb Selma 6 4 1
Phil Lord, Christopher Miller The Lego Movie 5 3 1
Nicole Perlman, James Gunn Guardians of the Galaxy 5 3 1
J.C. Chandor A Most Violent Year 4 4 0
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, William Nicholson, Richard LaGravenese Unbroken 3 3 0
Gillian Robespierre Obvious Child 3 1 1
Gina Prince-Bythewood Beyond the Lights 3 1 1
Lead Actor
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Michael Keaton Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 83 35 24
Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler 38 24 7
Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything 35 25 5
Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game 18 18 0
Ralph Fiennes The Grand Budapest Hotel 17 13 2
David Oyelowo Selma 13 9 2
Tom Hardy Locke 13 9 2
Timothy Spall Mr. Turner 10 6 2
Brendan Gleeson Calvary 8 6 1
Bradley Cooper American Sniper 5 3 1
Oscar Isaac A Most Violent Year 5 3 1
Steve Carell Foxcatcher 4 4 0
Lead Actress
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Julianne Moore Still Alice 60 28 16
Rosamund Pike Gone Girl 49 27 11
Marion Cotillard The Immigrant 40 24 8
Reese Witherspoon Wild 32 24 4
Felicity Jones The Theory of Everything 17 17 0
Essie Davis The Babadook 11 7 2
Scarlett Johansson Under the Skin 10 10 0
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Belle 5 3 1
Amy Adams Big Eyes 5 3 1
Patricia Arquette Boyhood 4 2 1
Tilda Swinton Only Lovers Left Alive 4 2 1
Jennifer Aniston Cake 3 3 0
Supporting Actor
Nominee Score Noms Wins
J.K. Simmons Whiplash 109 39 35
Edward Norton Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 49 35 7
Mark Ruffalo Foxcatcher 27 25 1
Ethan Hawke Boyhood 24 24 0
Josh Brolin Inherent Vice 10 10 0
Robert Duvall The Judge 5 5 0
Riz Ahmed Nightcrawler 4 4 0
Andy Serkis Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 3 3 0
Alfred Molina Love Is Strange 3 3 0
Tyler Perry Gone Girl 3 1 1
Supporting Actress
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Patricia Arquette Boyhood 95 35 30
Jessica Chastain A Most Violent Year 29 21 4
Emma Stone Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 27 25 1
Tilda Swinton Snowpiercer 27 17 5
Keira Knightley The Imitation Game 15 13 1
Rene Russo Nightcrawler 10 8 1
Agata Kulesza Ida 8 6 1
Laura Dern Wild 7 7 0
Meryl Streep Into the Woods 4 4 0
Carrie Coon Gone Girl 3 3 0
Katherine Waterston Inherent Vice 3 3 0
Octavia Spencer Black or White 3 1 1
International Feature
Nominee Score Noms Wins
Ida 52 30 11
Force Majeure 50 24 13
Two Days, One Night 34 22 6
Leviathan 15 11 2
We Are the Best! 10 6 2
Wild Tales 9 7 1
The Raid 2 6 4 1
Tangerines 5 3 1
Mommy 5 5 0
Timbuktu 5 3 1
Winter Sleep 4 4 0
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem 3 3 0
Animated Feature
Nominee Score Noms Wins
The Lego Movie 90 34 28
Big Hero 6 30 26 2
How to Train Your Dragon 2 28 22 3
The Boxtrolls 26 22 2
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 17 11 3
The Book of Life 10 10 0
Song of the Sea 5 3 1

All Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards (Oscars) · February 22, 2015
Best International Film
Ida Leviathan Tangerines Timbuktu Wild Tales
Satellite Awards · February 15, 2015
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie
London Critics Circle Film Awards · January 18, 2015
Golden Globes · January 11, 2015
Nevada Film Critics Society Awards · December 20, 2014
Best Picture
Gone Girl
Best Director
Dan Gilroy · Nightcrawler
Best Actress
Rosamund Pike · Gone Girl
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons · Whiplash
Best Screenplay
Dan Gilroy · Nightcrawler
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
Best Director
Richard Linklater · Boyhood
Best Actress
Rosamund Pike · Gone Girl
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons · Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette · Boyhood
Best Original Screenplay
Dan Gilroy · Nightcrawler
Best Adapted Screenplay
Gillian Flynn · Gone Girl
Best International Film
Force Majeure
Best Animated Feature
The Lego Movie
Best International Film
Force Majeure Ida Mood Indigo The Raid 2
Online Film Critics Society Awards · December 15, 2014
Best Picture
Boyhood
Best Director
Richard Linklater · Boyhood
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons · Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette · Boyhood
Best International Film
Two Days, One Night
Best Animated Feature
The Lego Movie
Best Picture
Boyhood
Best Director
Richard Linklater · Boyhood
Best Actor
Timothy Spall · Mr. Turner
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons · Whiplash
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette · Boyhood
Best International Film
Ida
Best Animated Feature
The Lego Movie