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Is She A Critics' Choice Award Winner?

by Keertana Sastry

And the awards shows just keep on trucking on. The 2015 Oscar Nominations may have just been announced Thursday morning, but that doesn't mean the rest of the televised awards are slowing down. The Critics' Choice Movie Awards aired on A&E on Thursday night, the same awards show that give movies from all genres a chance to get some well-deserved recognition but can't get the same love as other awards telecast. Unfortunately this is thanks to it not having as much prestige as the Oscars nor does it have the same level of drunken revelry as the Golden Globes. Then again the Globes has also gotten an bump of love and awesomeness thanks to it being hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler the last few years but I digress.

But the one thing I do always love about the Critics' Choice Movie Awards is the lack of restrictions on the speeches from the winners just like at the Globes, anyone remember George Clooney's speech in 2006 where he basically hit on Julia Roberts? Good times. Anyway, the 2015 list of nominees for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards was the definitely most comprehensive and for that I applaud it. Here are this year's lucky winners, updated as the show progresses.

Best PictureBoyhood

Best DirectorRichard Linklater – Boyhood

Best ActressJulianne Moore – Still Alice

Best ActorMichael Keaton – Birdman

Best Supporting ActorJ.K. Simmons – Whiplash

Best Supporting ActressPatricia Arquette – Boyhood

Best Acting EnsembleBirdman

Best Original ScreenplayBirdman – Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo

Best Adapted ScreenplayGone Girl – Gillian Flynn

Best Young Actor/ActressEllar Coltrane – Boyhood

Best Actors In An Action MovieBradley Cooper – American Sniper

Best Actress In An Action MovieEmily Blunt – Edge of Tomorrow

Best Action MovieGuardians of the Galaxy

Best ScoreAntonio Sanchez – Birdman

Best Animated FeatureThe Lego Movie

Best SongGlory – Common/John Legend – Selma

Best ScoreAntonio Sanchez – Birdman

Best Actor In A ComedyMichael Keaton – Birdman

Best Actress In A ComedyJenny Slate – Obvious Child

Best ComedyThe Grand Budapest Hotel

Best CinematographyBirdman – Emmanuel Lubezki

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

Best EditingBirdman – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione

Best Costume DesignThe Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero

Best Hair & MakeupGuardians of the Galaxy

Best Visual EffectsDawn of the Planet of the Apes

Best Sci-Fi/Horror MovieInterstellar

Best Foreign Language FilmForce Majeure

Best Documentary FeatureLife Itself

Louis XIII Genius AwardRon Howard

Lifetime Achievement AwardKevin Costner

Critics’ Choice MVP AwardJessica Chastain