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International Online Film Critics’ Poll Nominations

Evan Crean

This year, I’m participating in The International Online Film Critics’ Poll, which recently announced its nominations for their 4th biannual awards for excellence in film.

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman leads with nine nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Wes Anderson’s comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel has eight nominations, and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood has seven. Among the films of 2013 with most nominations there are Gravity (five), 12 Years a Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street (both four including Best Picture).

Founded in 2007, the IOFCP is the only biannual poll of film critics from all around the world. The awards are biannual to allow the comparison of different film seasons.

Past IOFCP Awards winners include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Inglourious Basterds and Slumdog Millionaire. Below are the list of the nominees by category. Which ones would you vote for?

BEST PICTURE

  • 12 Years a Slave
  • Birdman
  • Boyhood
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman
  • Richard Linklater – Boyhood
  • Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Paolo Sorrentino – The Great Beauty
  • Roman Polanski – Venus in Fur

BEST ACTOR

  • Michael Keaton – Birdman
  • Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Mads Mikkelsen – The Hunt
  • Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
  • Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTRESS

  • Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
  • Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue is the Warmest Colour
  • Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
  • Julianne Moore – Still Alice
  • Marion Cotillard – The Immigrant

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Edward Norton – Birdman
  • Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
  • Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
  • Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
  • J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
  • Emma Stone – Birdman
  • Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
  • Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
  • June Squibb – Nebraska

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

  • 12 Years a Slave
  • Birdman
  • Boyhood
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Imitation Game

BEST ORIGINAL SCEENPLAY

  • Birdman
  • Boyhood
  • Calvary
  • Her
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

BEST ADAPTED SCEENPLAY

  • 12 Years a Slave
  • Gone Girl
  • Snowpiercer
  • The Imitation Game
  • The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Birdman
  • Gravity
  • Ida
  • Nebraska
  • The Great Beauty

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

  • Gravity
  • Her
  • Mr. Turner
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Imitation Game

BEST EDITING

  • Birdman
  • Boyhood
  • Gravity
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

  • Gravity
  • Her
  • Interstellar
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • The Imitation Game

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • Interstellar
  • Gravity
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Evan Crean

Hello! My name is Evan Crean. By day I work for a marketing agency, but by night, I’m a film critic based in Boston, MA. Since 2009, I have written hundreds of movie reviews and celebrity interviews for Starpulse.com. I have also contributed pieces to NewEnglandFilm.com and to The Independent, as a writer and editor. I maintain an active Letterboxd account too. In addition to publishing short form work, I am a co-author of the book Your ’80s Movie Guide to Better Living, which is available on CreateSpace and Amazon. The book is the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans, which distills advice from ’80s movies on how to tackle many of life’s challenges. On top of writing, I co-host and edit the weekly film podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre with two other Boston film critics. I’m a founding member and the current treasurer for the Boston Online Film Critics Association as well. This site, Reel Recon.com, is a one-stop-shop where you can find links to all of my past and present work. Have any questions or comments after checking it out? Please feel free to email me (Evan Crean) at: ecrean AT reelrecon DOT COM .