AT ST. LOUIS CRITICS, BOYHOOD WINS A LITTLE BUT A LOT

Only two wins in the St. Louis Film Critics Association's 19 categories for Boyhood, but it needed no more than that to be named their favourite film of 2014. In comparison, Birdman, the other critics' fave this year, won four awards, which did include a Best Director win for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu. You can peruse their nominations by clicking on this link, and their award winners by adjusting your gaze downwards now...

Best Picture

Boyhood

Best Director

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Birdman)

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

Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolas Giacobone and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Birdman)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl)

Best Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki (Birdman)

Best Art Direction

Adam Stockhausen (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Best Visual Effects

Interstellar

Best Music Score

Antonio Sanchez (Birdman)

Best Music Soundtrack

Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Animated Film

The LEGO Movie

Best Documentary

Citizenfour

Best Non-English Language Film

Force Majeure

Best Arthouse or Festival Film

Whiplash

Best Comedy

Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Scene

'Quicksilver Pentagon escape' (X-Men: Days of Future Past)