Black Sheep Reviews presents The 2014 Mouton d’Or Awards
The 2014 Mouton d’Or Award Nominations
With award season in full swing, it is time to announce the Black Sheep Reviews 2014 Mouton d’Or Award nominations! Not to diminish all the nominees that have come before these, but this year’s pack of hopefuls are pretty special to me for one very distinct reason. This is the 10th anniversary of the Mouton d’Or Awards! For ten years now, Black Sheep Reviews has been honouring the best in cinema with this annual tradition and I am very proud to be able to say that. As Black Sheep’s editor and chief film critic, I cannot tell you how much this means to me. Thank you for joining me, and the Black Sheep Reviews family, for this journey. It has taken me to so many unexpected places in my life, both high’s and low’s, and it has become a part of my life, a part of me even, in ways I had never imagined.
And thank you for being back again this year to see what films we have chosen to recognize as the greatest achievements in film from the year that just ended. This year’s Mouton d’Or Award winner for Best Picture will join past winners like NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN and THE SOCIAL NETWORK, as well as last year’s winner, GRAVITY, and the very first Mouton d’Or Award recipient, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, where it will be in very good company. But what film will that be?
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) leads this year’s Mouton d’Or Award nominations with a hefty nine nods, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and a slew of acting nods. Fellow Best Picture nominees, BOYHOOD and THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL are next in line with eight nominations apiece. NIGHTCRAWLER follows with six nominations and it, along with four-time nominee, SELMA, make up this year’s Best Picture contenders.
Like every other year before it, this year’s Black Sheep Readers Choice Award nominees are an impressive bunch. Year after year, you, the readers, voice your choices for your favourite films of the year and the results consistently surprise me. This year’s pack ranges from big blockbusters like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and GONE GIRL to tiny little features like UNDER THE SKIN and WHIPLASH. You even chose to honour your own with your support for Canada’s MOMMY. Thank you again to all who submitted their film choices. You can vote for the Black Sheep Readers Choice Award until Thursday, February 12, at midnight. Vote online by making your choice from the ten finalists in the poll found at the bottom of this post, as well as on the sidebar menu of the site.
The 10th annual Mouton d’Or Award winners will be announced, Sunday, February 15. And without any further delay, here are the nominees. (Click any title to read the original Black Sheep review.)
BEST BIG MOVIE
best little movie
THE WORST MOVIE I SAW ALL YEAR
THE CAPTIVE
HECTOR AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
THE BLACK SHEEP READERS CHOICE AWARD
(Scroll down to the bottom of the post to vote now!)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
BEST LOOKING MOVIE
BEST SOUNDTRACK / SCORE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin, INHERENT VICE
Steve Carrell, FOXCATCHER
Ethan Hawke, BOYHOOD
Edward Norton, BIRDMAN
Mark Ruffalo, FOXCATCHER
J.K. Simmons, WHIPLASH
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, BOYHOOD
Jessica Chastain, A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
Laura Dern, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS and WILD
Julianne Moore, MAPS TO THE STARS
Rene Russo, NIGHTCRAWLER
Emma Stone, BIRDMAN
BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch, THE IMITATION GAME
Jake Gyllenhaal, ENEMY and NIGHTCRAWLER
Michael Keaton, BIRDMAN
David Oyelowo, SELMA
Eddie Redmayne, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Channing Tatum, FOXCATCHER
BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston, CAKE
Marion Cotillard, THE IMMIGRANT and TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
Felicity Jones, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Julianne Moore, STILL ALICE
Rosamund Pike, GONE GIRL
Reese Witherspoon, WILD
BEST ENSEMBLE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BIRDMAN, written by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo
BOYHOOD, written by Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, written by Wes Anderson
NIGHTCRAWLER, written by Dan Gilroy
SELMA, written by Paul Webb
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ENEMY, written by Javier Gullón
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
GONE GIRL, written by Gillian Flynn
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, written by Anthony McCarten
WILD, written by Nick Hornby
BEST FIRST FEATURE
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, directed by Justin Simien
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: HIM and HER, directed by Ned Benson
NIGHTCRAWLER, directed by Dan Gilroy
OBVIOUS CHILD, directed by Gillian Robespierre
ST. VINCENT, directed by Theodore Melfi
BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Ava DuVarney, SELMA
Alejandro González Iñárritu, BIRDMAN
Richard Linklater, BOYHOOD
Jean-Marc Vallée, WILD
BEST PICTURE
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
Once again, the winners be revealed Sunday, February 15. My apologies to Bradley Cooper, as I was unable to see AMERICAN SNIPER in time for consideration. And my thanks go out to the BAFTA people, for the inspired choice of moving Steve Carrell to the supporting category. It made my job much easier.
Now, vote for the Black Sheep Readers Choice Award below!
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What the heck….thought I’d share the list I finalized on Jan.3rd. Having seen “Selma” since, it would have made my top 10 and include David Oyelowo.
TOP TEN MOVIES 2014
Best Film:
1. BOYHOOD
2. FOXCATCHER
3 THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
4. BIRDMAN…
5. IDA
6. THE IMITATION GAME
7. THE IMMIGRANT
8. MOMMY
9. NIGHTCRAWLER
10. WHIPLASH
Honorable Mentions:
1. THE LEGO MOVIE
2. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
3, WILD
4. GONE GIRL
5. LOCKE
6. THE BABADOOK
7. (tie) ENEMY and THE F WORD (for its different views of Toronto!)
8. (tie) DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (popcorn most tasty!)
9. (tie) CITIZENFOUR and FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (documentaries)
10. PRIDE
Best Female Performance (Lead Role):
1. JULIANNE MOORE (STILL ALICE and MAP TO THE STARS)
2. MARION COTILLARD (THE IMMIGRANT and TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT)
3. REESE WITHERSPOON (WILD and THE GOOD LIE)
4. ROSAMUND PIKE (GONE GIRL)…
5. FELICITY JONES (THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING)
6. ANNE DORVAL (MOMMY)
7. JESSICA CHASTAIN (THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY)
8. AGATA TRZEBUCHOWSKA (IDA)
9. TILDA SWINTON (ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE)
10. (tie) ANGELINA JOLIE (MALEFICENT) and ROSE BYRNE (NEIGHBORS)
Best Male Performance (Lead Role):
1. EDDIE REDMAYNE (THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING)
2. BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH (THE IMITATION GAME)
3. STEVE CARELL and CHANNING TATUM (FOXCATCHER)
4. JAKE GYLLENHAAL (NIGHTCRAWLER and ENEMY)…
5. MICHAEL KEATON (BIRDMAN)
6. TOM HARDY (LOCKE and THE DROP)
7. MILES TELLER (WHIPLASH)
8. (tie) BILL HADER (THE SKELETON TWINS) and JOHN LITHGOW (LOVE IS STRANGE)
9. IRRFAN KHAN (THE LUNCHBOX)
10. RALPH FIENNES (THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL)
special mention: MICHAEL FASSBENDER (FRANK)
Best Male Performance (Supporting Role):
1. J.K.SIMMONS (WHIPLASH)
2. MARK RUFFALO (FOXCATCHER and BEGIN AGAIN)
3. EDWARD NORTON (BIRDMAN)
4. JEREMY RENNER (THE IMMIGRANT)
5. JOSH BROLIN (INHERENT VICE)
6. ETHAN HAWKE (BOYHOOD)
7. CHARLIE COX (THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING)
8. RIZ AHMED (NIGHTCRAWLER)
9. JAMES GANDOLFINI (THE DROP)
10. (tie) ROBERT DUVALL (THE JUDGE) and JOHN GOODMAN (THE GAMBLER)
Best Female Performance (Supporting Role):
1. AGATA KULESZA (IDA)
2. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY (THE IMITATION GAME)
3. PATRICIA ARQUETTE (BOYHOOD)
4. MERYL STREEP (INTO THE WOODS and THE HOMESMAN)
5. EMMA STONE (BIRDMAN)
6. RENE RUSSO (NIGHTCRAWLER)
7. LAURA DERN (WILD and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS)
8, UMA THURMAN (NYMPHOMANIAC)
9. (tie) IMELDA STAUNTON (PRIDE) and SUZANNE CLEMENT (MOMMY)
10. NAOMI WATTS (ST. VINCENT and BIRDMAN)
“Best Performance by a Young Adult”
1. JAEDEN LIEBERHER (ST. VINCENT)
2. ELLAR COLTRANE (BOYHOOD)
3. LILLA CRAWFORD (INTO THE WOODS)
4. ANSEL ELGORT (THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, DIVERGENT & MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN)
5. EVAN BIRD (MAP TO THE STARS)
6. DANIEL HUTTLESTONE (INTO THE WOODS)
7. NOAH WISEMAN (THE BABADOOK)
8. CHARLIE TAHAN (LOVE IS STRANGE)
9. KAITLYN DEVER (MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN)
10. ROHAN CHAND (BAD WORDS)
MOST DISAPPOINTING MOVIES In alphabetical order:
1. About Alex
2. Annie
3. The Captive
4. Into the Storm…
5. Jersey Boys
6. Magic in the Moonlight
7. Mr. Turner
8. Noah
9. Nymphomaniac (vol.1 & 2)
10. We Are the Best!
Wowza, George! Thanks for sharing. And thanks for making me feel less alone in my geekdom. I’d say we have fairly similar tastes. I’m not sure I get the Knightley love but I didn’t fall head over heels with The Imitation Game the way so many other people did. And most of the titles on your disappointment list were also considerations for mine. Noah and Nympho didn’t make my list in the end but I thought about it. Thanks as always for your support and don’t forget to vote!
We should collaborate on writing a screenplay titled “Noah, the Nympho”!!!!