GRAVITY AND EXARCHOPOULOS WIN BIG WITH CENTRAL OHIO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

What I like most about the Central Ohio Film Critics Association is that they hew to their own course. They're not as influenced by general hoopla as many other critic groups, and seem comfortable in the knowledge that they can be relevant without holding undue influence. And so 12 Years a Slave doesn't rise to the top, as it has done so frequently this season with the critics, and films like Frances Ha and The Wolf of Wall Street excel instead. Adele Exarchopoulos and Brie Larson take first and second place in the two same categories, and Matthew McConaughey wins the Actor of the Year prize for the second year running. Their nominations, announced earlier in the week, can be found here.

Best Film

1.       Gravity

2.        Her

3.        American Hustle

4.        Frances Ha

5.        The Wolf of Wall Street

6.        12 Years a Slave

7.        Inside Llewyn Davis

8.        Before Midnight

9.        Upstream Colour

10.     Nebraska

Best Director

1.       Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)

2.        Spike Jonze (Her)

Best Actor

1.       Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

2.        Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress

1.       Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue Is the Warmest Colour)

2.        Brie Larson (Short Term 12)

Best Supporting Actor

1.       James Franco (Spring Breakers)

2.        Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Supporting Actress

1.       Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

2.        Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Original Screenplay

1.       Spike Jonze (Her)

2.        Destin Cretton (Short Term 12)

Best Adapted Screenplay

1.       Terence Winter (The Wolf of Wall Street)

2.        John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

Best Cinematography

1.       Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity)

2.        Hoyte van Hoytema (Her)

Best Score

1.       Arcade Fire (Her)

2.        Steven Price (Gravity)

Best Ensemble

1.       American Hustle

2.        The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Animated Film

1.       The Wind Rises

2.        Frozen

Best Documentary

1.       The Act of Killing

2.        Stories We Tell

Best Foreign Language Film

1.       The Wind Rises

2.        Blue Is the Warmest Colour

Best Overlooked Film

1.       Short Term 12

2.        Mud

Breakthrough Film Artist

1.       Adèle Exarchopoulos – acting (Blue Is the Warmest Colour)

2.        Brie Larson – acting (Don Jon / Short Term 12 / The Spectacular Now)

Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work)

1.       Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club / Mud / The Wolf of Wall Street)

2.        Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle / The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)