Boyhood
The Indiana Film Journalists Association, announced its annual film awards for 2014, and “Boyhood” won top honors, taking the prize for Best Film and earning a total of three awards. Richard Linklater won in the Best Director category, and the film also took the Original Vision award, which recognizes a film that is especially innovative or groundbreaking. “Whiplash,” which was the runner-up for Best Film, won two awards: Damien Chazelle’s script in the Best Adapted Screenplay race, and J.K. Simmons for Best Supporting Actor. “Two Days, One Night” took the prize for Best Foreign Language Film and “Life Itself” took Best Documentary.
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” also won two awards: Ralph Fiennes was named Best Actor, and Wes Anderson earned the Best Original Screenplay prize.
Reese Witherspoon took Best Actress honors for “Wild,” while Jessica Chastain took Best Supporting Actress for “A Most Violent Year.”
The Hoosier Award, which recognizes a significant cinematic contribution by a person or persons with roots in Indiana, or a film that depicts Hoosier State locales and stories, went to film historian and preservationist Eric Grayson.
The following is a complete list of honored films:
Best Film
Winner: “Boyhood”
Runner-up: “Whiplash”
Other Finalists (listed alphabetically):
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“Guardians of the Galaxy”
“The Imitation Game”
“Life Itself”
“Locke”
“A Most Violent Year”
“St. Vincent”
Best Animated Feature
Winner: “The LEGO Movie”
Runner-Up: “The Boxtrolls “
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: “Two Days, One Night”
Runner-Up: “Ida”
Best Documentary
Winner: “Life Itself”
Runner-Up: “An Honest Liar”
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Runner-up: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
Runner-up: Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Best Director
Winner: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Runner-up: Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
Best Actress
Winner: Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”
Runner-up: Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Jessica Chastain “A Most Violent Year”
Runner-up: Melissa McCarthy, “St. Vincent”
Best Actor
Winner: Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Runner-up: Tom Hardy, “Locke”
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Runner-up: Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Best Musical Score
Winner: Mica Levi, “Under the Skin”
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Original Vision Award
Winner: “Boyhood”
Runner-up: “Under the Skin”
The Hoosier Award
Winner: Eric Grayson, film historian and preservationist
(As a special award, no runner-up is declared in this category.)