With sincerest appreciation of all the great work that’s been done in film this year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the awards categories for the Eighth Annual AWFJ EDA Awards.
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS
These awards are presented to women and/or men.
Best Film
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BOYHOOD
BIRDMAN
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
SELMA
Best Director (woman or man)
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Wes Anderson for THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Ava Duvernay for SELMA
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for BIRDMAN
Jim Jarmusch for ONLYLOVER LEFT ALIVE
Richard Linklaterfor BOYHOOD
Best Screenplay, Original
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BIRDMAN – Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, Nicholas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo
BOYHOOD – Richard Linklater
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Wes Anderson
Best Screenplay, Adapted
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GONE GIRL – Gillian Flynn
INHERENT VICE – Paul Thomas Anderson
WILD – Nick Hornby, Cheryl Strayed
Best Documentary
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CITIZENFOUR – Laura Poitras
JORDOROWSKY’S DUNE – Frank Pavich
LIFE ITSELF – Steve James
Best Animated Film
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BIG HERO 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams
THE LEGO MOVIE – Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA – Isao Takahata
Best Actress
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Marion Cotillard for TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
Julianne Moore for STILL ALICE
Rosamund Pike for GONE GIRL
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Patricia Arquette for BOYHOOD
Tilda Swinton for SNOWPIERCER
Emma Stone for BIRDMAN
Best Actor
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Jake Gyllenhaal for NIGHTCRAWLER
Michael Keaton for BIRDMAN
Eddie Redmayne for THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Edward Norton for BIRDMAN
Mark Ruffalo for FOXCATCHER
J.K. Simmons for WHIPLASH
Best Ensemble Cast
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BIRDMAN – Francine Maisler, Casting Director
BOYHOOD – Anne Walker-McBay, Christopher Telles
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – Douglas Aibel (US), Antoinette Boulat (France), Simone Bar, Alexandra Montag (Germany), Debra Maxwell Dion (LA), Jina Jay (UK)
Best Editing
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BIRDMAN – Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
BOYHOOD – Sandra Adair
WHIPLASH – Tom Cross
Best Cinematography
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BIRDMAN – Emmanuel Lubezki
INTERSTELLAR – Hoyte van Hoytema
MR. TURNER – Dick Pope
Best Film Music Or Score
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BIRDMAN – Antonio Sanchez
GONE GIRL – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
THE GRAND BUDABEST HOTEL – Alexandre Desplat
Best Non-English-Language Film
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FORCE MAJEURE – Ruben Ostlund (Sweden)
IDA – Pavel Pawlikowski (Poland)
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT – Jean-Pierre Dardennes, Luc Dardennes (Belgium)
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director
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Ava DuVernay for SELMA
Jennifer Kent for THE BABADOOK
Laura Poitras for CITIZEN FOUR
Best Woman Screenwriter
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Gillian Flynn for GONE GIRL
Jennifer Kent for THE BABADOOK
Gillian Robespierre for OBVIOUS CHILD
Best Female Action Star
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Emily Blunt for EDGE OF TOMORROW
Scarlett Johansson for LUCY
Jennifer Lawrence for MOCKINGJAY
Best Breakthrough Performance
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Essie Davis for THE BABADOOK
Gugu Mbatha-Raw for BELLE
Jenny Slate for OBVIOUS CHILD
Female Icon of the Year (a woman whose work in film and/or in life made a difference)
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Ava DuVernay
Angelina Jolie
Laura Poitras
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction
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GONE GIRL – Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck and Neil Patrick Harris
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE – Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston
UNDER THE SKIN – Scarlett Johansson
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
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Julianne Moore
Meryl Streep
Tilda Swinton
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest
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DRAFT DAY – Kevin Costner (b. 1955) and Jennifer Garner (b. 1972)
EDGE OF TOMORROW – Tom Cruise (b. 1962) and Emily Blunt (b. 1983)
MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT – Colin Firth (b. 1960) and Emma Stone (b. 1988)
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
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Jennifer Aniston for HORRIBLE BOSSES 2
Cameron Diaz for SEX TAPE
Melissa McCarthy for TAMMY
Movie You Wanted to Love, But Just Couldn’t
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FOXCATCHER
INHERENT VICE
UNBROKEN
The Winners of the AWFJ EDA Awards for 2014/25 will be announced on January 12, 2015