THE KINGS OF SUMMER
The Phoenix Film Critics awarded “12 YEARS A SLAVE” with the Best Picture of the year award, along with the awards for Best Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong’o, and Best Adapted Screenplay. “BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR” won the award for Best Foreign Language Film and “20 FEET FROM STARDOM” won the award for BestDocumentary. In a notable nod to indie films, “THE KINGS OF SUMMER” and “THE SPECTACULAR NOW” tie for the award for the The Overlooked Film of the Year.
BEST PICTURE
“12 Years a Slave”
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2013 (in alphabetical order)
“12 Years a Slave”
“American Hustle”
“Captain Phillips”
“Dallas Buyers Club”
“Gravity”
“Mud”
“Nebraska”
“Philomena”
“Saving Mr. Banks”
“Short Term 12”
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
BEST ENSEMBLE ACTING
“American Hustle”
BEST SCREENPLAY – ORIGINAL
“Nebraska”
BEST SCREENPLAY – ADAPTATION
“12 Years a Slave”
BEST LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM (Rated G or PG)
“Oz, The Great and Powerful”
THE OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR
(TIE)
“The Kings of Summer”
And
“The Spectacular Now”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Frozen”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Blue is the Warmest Color”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“20 Feet from Stardom”
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Let It Go, “Frozen”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Frozen”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Gravity”
BEST FILM EDITING
“Gravity”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Gravity”
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Great Gatsby”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Gravity”
BEST STUNTS
“Fast & Furious 6”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA
Oscar Isaac, “Inside Llewyn Davis”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE CAMERA
Lake Bell, “In a World…”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – MALE
Tye Sheridan, “Mud”
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH IN A LEAD OR SUPPORTING ROLE – FEMALE
Sophie Nelisse, “The Book Thief”