Looking Back at 2014 - Top 10 and More

I found 2014 to be perhaps the least inspiring year in film that I can ever remember. I saw less movies than I have in more than a decade and I was so uninspired, I even suspended by reviews for the year. I can only hope 2015 brings back the inspiration that I've lost. Still, this post will recognize some of the better films I saw this year, and most importantly, put an end to 2014.

The Top 10 Films Released in 2014

1. Interstellar
2. Boyhood
3. Nightcrawler
4. Whiplash
5. The Drop
6. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
7. Life Itself
8. American Sniper
9. The Imitation Game
10. Edge of Tomorrow

Individual Accolades

Best Director:

1. Christopher Nolan, "Interstellar"
2. Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Birdman"
4. Paul Thomas Anderson, , "Inherent Vice"
5. David Fincher, "Gone Girl"

Best Performance by an Actor:

1. J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash" 
2. Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"
3. Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"
4. Miles Teller, "Whiplash"
5. Tom Hardy, "The Drop"

Best Performance by an Actress:

1. Rosamond Pike, "Gone Girl"
2. Charlotte Gainsbourg. "Nymphomaniac"
3. Sienna Miller, "American Sniper"
4. Emily Blunt, "Edge of Tomorrow"
5. Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"

Best Screenplay:

1. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, "Birdman"
2. Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
3. Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, "Interstellar"
4. Dennis Lehane, "The Drop"
5. Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game"