PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY NOMINATIONS TOW THE LINE

I wasn't terribly impressed by the Phoenix Film Critics Society's nominations, and I'm not terribly impressed by their awards either. Oh, that's rude. Cos they're not that bad. Just not that imaginative either. Then again, coming off the London Critics' Circle nominations, it was kind of inevitable that I'd be disappointed by whatever came next. Big on Gravity, this lot, though it doesn't win Best Picture; once again, that award goes to 12 Years a Slave, whereas Alfonso Cuaron wins Best Director.

Best Film

12 Years a Slave

Best Director

Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Original Screenplay

Bob Nelson (Nebraska)

Best Adapted Screenplay

John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

Best Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity)

Best Film Editing

Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger (Gravity)

Best Production Design

Andy Nicholson (Gravity)

Best Costume Design

Catherine Martin (The Great Gatsby)

Best Visual Effects

Gravity

Best Original Score

Christophe Beck (Frozen)

Best Original Song

'Let It Go' (Frozen)

Best Stunts

Fast & Furious 6

Best Ensemble Acting

American Hustle

Best Animated Film

Frozen

Best Documentary

20 Feet from Stardom

Best Foreign Language Film

Blue Is the Warmest Colour

Best Live Action Family Film

Oz the Great and Powerful

Breakthrough Performance behind the Camera

Lake Bell (In a World...)

Breakthrough Performance on Camera

Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)

Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female

Sophie Nelisse (The Book Thief)

Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male

Tye Sheridan (Mud)

Overlooked Film of the Year

The Kings of Summer

The Spectacular Now