title: Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2014
text: # Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2014
  
  10th AFCA Awards
  
  Best Film:
  
  Boyhood
  
  The 10th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2014, were announced on December 17, 2014.
  
  ## Top 10 Films
  
  * Boyhood
  * Whiplash
  * The Grand Budapest Hotel
  * Birdman
  * Snowpiercer
  * Nightcrawler
  * Selma
  * The Imitation Game
  * Inherent Vice
  * Gone Girl
  
  ## Winners
  
  * Best Film:
     * Boyhood
  * Best Director:
     * Richard Linklater – Boyhood
  * 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:
     * Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy
  * Best Adapted Screenplay:
     * Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
  * Best Cinematography:
     * Birdman – Emmanuel Lubezki
  * Best Original Score:
     * Birdman – Antonio Sánchez
  * Best Foreign Language Film:
     * Force Majeure • Sweden
  * Best Documentary:
     * Citizenfour
  * Best Animated Feature:
     * The LEGO Movie
  * Best First Film:
     * Dan Gilroy – Nightcrawler
  * Breakthrough Artist Award:
     * Jennifer Kent – The Babadook
  * Austin Film Award:
     * Boyhood – Richard Linklater
  * Special Honorary Award:
     * Gary Poulter for his outstanding performance in Joe
  