Austin Films Critics Association Awards

The Austin Film Critics Association rewards Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater’s feature Boyhood with Best Film, Best Director, and two other awards, as well as leading the group’s Top Ten list. Nightcrawler, Birdman and Gone Girl also won multiple awards this year.

Boyhood

Best Film
Boyhood, Richard Linklater

Best Director
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
 
Best Actor
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
 
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 Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
 
Best Score
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
 
Best Foreign-Language Film
Force Majeure, Ruben Östlund
 
Best Documentary
Citizenfour, Laura Poitras
 
Best Animated Film
The LEGO Movie, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
 
Best First Film
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy
 
Breakthrough Artist
Jennifer Kent, The Babadook
 
Best Austin Film
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
 
Special Honorary Award
Gary Poulter, for his outstanding performance in Joe