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Director Richard Linklater accepts an award for Best International Independent Film for Boyhood at the Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014

The winners of the 17th Moët British Independent Film Awards were announced at the star-studded ceremony, held at Old Billingsgate, which was hosted by THE INBETWEENERS star, Simon Bird.  PRIDE won the most awards on the night, picking up Best British Independent Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.  Other major awards winner include Yann Demange won Best Director for ’71, Gugu Mbatha-Raw won Best Actress for BELLE and Brendan Gleeson won Best Actor for CALVARY.  Andrew Scott collected his award for Best Supporting Actor for PRIDE and Imelda Staunton took home her award for Best Supporting Actress also for her role in PRIDE.

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

The National Board of Review has named A MOST VIOLENT YEAR the 2014 Best Film of the Year. “A Most Violent Year is an exhilarating crime drama with a compelling story, outstanding performances, and an elegant cinematic style,” said Annie Schulhof, NBR President. “J.C. Chandor has given us a new and provocative perspective on the American Dream.”  The National Board of Review honors diverse members of the film community at their annual Awards Gala, which also acts as a fundraiser for student grant philanthropy.  Hosted by Lara Spencer, this year’s gala will take place on January 6, 2015 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:

BOYHOOD

The New York Film Critics Circle announced their 2014 award winners earlier today and BOYHOOD snagged the top awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Richard Linklater and Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette. CITIZENFOUR, the Edward Snowden documentary, won the award for Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary) and Best Foreign Film went to the black and white gem IDA.  Best First Film award went to Jennifer Kent for THE BABADOOK.

The complete list of 2014 New York Film Critics Circle winners

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations for its 42nd Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. The nominees for the top award, Best Animated Feature, include: Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), Cheatin’ (Plymptoons Studio), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks Animation SKG), Song of the Sea (Cartoon Saloon/GKIDS), The Book of Life (Reel FX), The Boxtrolls (Laika/Focus Features), The LEGO Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures), and The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS).  The winners will be announced on Saturday, January 31st, 2015.

The complete list of nominations for 42nd Annual Annie Awards:

The Green Prince

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their nominees for the 26th annual awards in the categories of documentary, TV series/specials and digital series. Nominees for the Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures include The Green Prince (Music Box Films), Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures), Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics), Particle Fever (Abramorama/BOND 360) and Virunga (Netflix).

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN

The documentary films AMERICAN PROMISE, directed by Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster, BLACKFISH, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR, directed by Pamela Yates, THE HOUSE I LIVE IN, directed by Eugene Jarecki and NO FIRE ZONE, directed by Callum Macrae have been selected as the winners of the 4th BRITDOC Impact Award.  The BRITDOC Impact Award celebrates the documentary films that have made the greatest impact on society. Each film receives $15,000 to reward their extraordinary commitment, passion and achievements in using storytelling to provoke change.

Boogaloo and Graham

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards®.  One hundred forty-one pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

IDA

The European Film Academy announced the nominations for the 27th European Film Awards. For the top prize, the European Film of 2014, the nominees include FORCE MAJEURE, IDA, LEVIATHAN, NYMPHOMANIAC DIRECTOR’S CUT – VOLUME I & II and WINTER SLEEP.  Andrey Zvyagintsev director of LEVIATHAN (LEVIAFAN), Paweł Pawlikowski director of IDA and Ruben Östlund director of FORCE MAJEURE (TURIST), also received nominations for Best Director.  The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony on 13 December in Riga, Latvia, European Capital of Culture 2014.