The 4th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards Winners!

2014 at the movies sort of had everything, from meta superhero deconstructions to talking raccoons. For the fourth year in a row, Flickcharters have voted for their favorite in a wide variety of categories, from the worst to best and the upcoming films that spike our interest. Now that the films have been watched and the votes have been tallied, here are you winners for The 4th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards!

Best Foreign Language Film

Force Majeure
Ida
The Raid 2: Berenthal
We Are the Best!
The Wind Rises

And The Winner Is…

In the category with the least amount of votes, The Raid 2: Berenthal destroyed the competition, receiving over half of all votes to leave critical favorites Ida and Force Majeure in the dust.

The Raid 2: Berenthal – 51.39%
Ida – 22.22%
Force Majeure – 12.5%
We Are the Best! – 8.33%
The Wind Rises – 5.56%

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Best Animated Film

Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
The Wind Rises

And The Winner Is…

Fixing the Oscar snub, voters gave The Lego Movie an easy win, giving the film two-thirds of all votes. Meanwhile The Boxtrolls received fewer votes than any other film in any category, with only one vote.

The Lego Movie – 67.07%
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – 14.63%
Big Hero 6 – 10.98%
The Wind Rises – 6.10%
The Boxtrolls – 1.22%

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Worst Film of 2014

Dumb and Dumber To
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Noah
Transcendence
Transformers: Age of Extinction

And The Winner Is…

Even though Transformers: Age of Extinction was one of the biggest box-office successes of 2014, voters apparently don’t like their movies loud and dumb, voting the fourth film in the franchise the worst film of the year with almost half of the votes.

Transformers: Age of Extinction – 48.72%
Noah – 19.23%
Transcendence – 14.10%
Dumb and Dumber To – 10.26%
A Million Ways to Die in the West – 7.69%

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Most Anticipated Film of 2015

The Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spectre
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

And The Winner Is…

Considering the original Star Wars is the number one film on Flickchart, it’s no surprise that the seventh installment in the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens makes an easy win with almost half of all votes. Last year’s winner in this category, The Grand Budapest Hotel, ended up getting nominated this year for best picture. Maybe The Force Awakens will continue this trend next year.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 49.43%
The Avengers: Age of Ultron – 21.84%
The Hateful Eight – 17.24%
Mad Max: Fury Road – 5.75%
Spectre – 5.75%

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Best Underranked Film

The Babadook
Blue Ruin
The Guest
The One I Love
The Skeleton Twins

And The Winner Is…

Australian film The Babadook became the clear winner in this category, taking 44% of the votes, almost doubling second place The Skeleton Twins.

The Babadook – 44%
The Skeleton Twins – 22.67%
Blue Ruin – 14.67%
The Guest – 9.33%
The One I Love – 9.33%

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Best Underrated Film

Edge of Tomorrow
The Interview
Nightcrawler
The Skeleton Twins
They Came Together

And The Winner Is…

With only five votes putting it in first place, Edge of Tomorrow narrowly snuck past Nightcrawler to take the win.

Edge of Tomorrow – 42.17%
Nightcrawler – 36.14%
The Skeleton Twins – 9.64%
They Came Together – 8.43%
The Interview – 3.61%

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Most Overrated Film

American Sniper
Boyhood
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

And The Winner Is…

Even though it’s one of the highest-grossing films of 2014 and received several Oscar nominations, voters thought that all of the love for American Sniper was undeserved, taking the win with over a third of the votes.

American Sniper – 36.59%
Boyhood – 24.39%
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – 24.39%
Guardians of the Galaxy – 8.54%
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – 6.10%

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Most Disappointing Film

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Godzilla
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Lucy
The Monuments Men

And The Winner Is…

While last year, voters were disappointed by Man of Steel, voters this year continued the dislike of mediocre superhero films by giving The Amazing Spider-Man 2 the win. With Spider-Man soon to take a different direction, maybe this will be the last time we see Spidey in this category.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – 31.76%
The Monuments Men – 20%
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – 18.82%
Lucy – 16.47%
Godzilla – 12.94%

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Most Surprising Film

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Lego Movie
Whiplash

And The Winner Is…

Last year, voters gave Prisoners best underrated and most surprising film. Similarly, Edge of Tomorrow ends up claiming both categories as well, besting second place The Lego Movie by only four votes.

Edge of Tomorrow – 29.89%
The Lego Movie – 25.29%
Guardians of the Galaxy – 18.39%
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 13.79%
Whiplash – 12.64%

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Best Looking Film

Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Ida
Interstellar

And The Winner Is…

Interstellar becomes the first winner in one of our new categories, beating second and third place The Grand Budapest Hotel and Guardians of the Galaxy by only a few votes.

Interstellar – 30.23%
The Grand Budapest Hotel – 27.91%
Guardians of the Galaxy – 23.26%
Birdman – 12.79%
Ida – 5.81%

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Best Writing

Birdman, Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy

And The Winner Is…

In another close call, The Grand Budapest Hotel beats Birdman by only three votes. Last year’s winner, Spike Jonze for Her, ended up winning an Oscar for his screenplay. Let’s see if this year the tradition continues.

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness – 28.05%
Birdman, Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole – 24.39%
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn – 20.73%
Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy – 15.85%
Boyhood, Richard Linklater – 10.98%

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Best Directing

Birdman, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
Gone Girl, David Fincher
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer

And The Winner Is…

In another close race, Birdman beats the second place tie of Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel to give Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu best director.

Birdman, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu – 28.40%
Boyhood, Richard Linklater – 23.46%
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson – 23.46%
Gone Girl, David Fincher – 16.05%
Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer – 8.64%

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Biggest Breakthrough

A24 Films (Company that released Enemy, Under the Skin, Locke, Obvious Child, The Rover,
Life After Beth, Tusk, Laggies, The Captive and A Most Violent Year)

Damien Chazelle (Writer and director of Whiplash)

Essie Davis (Star of The Babadook)

Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu (Director and co-writer of Birdman)

Chris Pratt (Star of The Lego Movie & Guardians of the Galaxy)

And The Winner Is…

Considering he was the lead in two of the biggest films of 2014, it’s not very surprising that Chris Pratt won our first biggest breakthrough award with over half of the votes.

Chris Pratt – 52.33%
Damien Chazelle – 20.93%
A24 Films – 16.28%
Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu – 6.98%
Essie Davis – 3.49%

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Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Carrie Coon, Gone Girl
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer

And The Winner Is…

Considered by many to be the frontrunner at the Oscars, Patricia Arquette wins our best supporting actress with twice as many votes as our second place.

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood – 45.24%
Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer – 20.24%
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game – 15.48%
Emma Stone, Birdman – 13.10%
Carrie Coon, Gone Girl– 5.95%

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Best Supporting Actor

Riz Ahmed, Nightcrawler
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

And The Winner Is…

With the biggest lead in any category, J.K. Simmons destroyed his fellow nominees to win best supporting actor for his role in Whiplash.

J.K. Simmons, Whiplash – 67.09%
Edward Norton, Birdman – 13.92%
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher – 8.86%
Riz Ahmed, Nightcrawler – 5.06%
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood – 5.06%

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Best Actress

Essie Davis, The Babadook
Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin
Elizabeth Moss, The One I Love
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

And The Winner Is…

Another commanding lead, Rosamund Pike’s performance in Gone Girl leaves the other four nominees in the dust with over 62% of the votes.

Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl – 62.03%
Essie Davis, The Babadook – 13.92%
Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin – 13.92%
Reese Witherspoon, Wild – 7.59%
Elizabeth Moss, The One I Love – 2.53%

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Best Actor

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Miles Teller, Whiplash

And The Winner Is…

For the first time, one of our major acting categories ends in a tie, with both Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Keaton receiving exactly 34.94% of the vote.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler – 34.94%
Michael Keaton, Birdman – 34.94%
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel– 16.87%
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game – 9.64%
Miles Teller, Whiplash – 3.61%

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Best Overall Cast

Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy

And The Winner Is…

The casts of Birdman and Guardians of the Galaxy came close, but couldn’t beat the powerhouse of a Wes Anderson cast, with The Grand Budapest Hotel’s gigantic, star-studded cast sneaking out the win.

The Grand Budapest Hotel – 38.10%
Birdman – 30.95%
Guardians of the Galaxy – 22.62%
Boyhood – 4.76%
Gone Girl – 3.57%

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2014 Outstanding Achievement in Film

James Gunn (Director and co-writer of Guardians of the Galaxy)

Scarlett Johansson (Actress in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Lucy, Under the Skin and Chef)

Richard Linklater (Writer and director of Boyhood)

Chris Pratt (Star of The Lego Movie & Guardians of the Galaxy)

Tilda Swinton (Actress in Only Lovers Left Alive, Snowpiercer, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Zero Theorem)

And The Winner Is…

While the other four nominees have had a great year, Richard Linklater’s twelve year long process of making Boyhood was worth awarding his achievement the best of the year.

Richard Linklater – 34.52%
Chris Pratt – 28.57%
James Gunn – 20.24%
Tilda Swinton – 9.52%
Scarlett Johansson  – 7.14%

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Best Scene

Godzilla, Atomic Breath

Interstellar, Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) Watches Videos From Home

The Skeleton Twins, “Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now” Lip-Sync

Whiplash, Final Concert

X-Men: Days of Future Past, Quicksilver’s Slow-Mo Scene

And The Winner Is…

Quicksilver, the newest member of the X-Men and future member of The Avengers, made a big impression on viewers, who voted his slow motion sequence in X-Men: Days of Future Past the best scene of the year with almost half of the votes.

X-Men: Days of Future Past, Quicksilver’s Slow-Mo Scene – 43.37%
Whiplash, Final Concert – 30.12%
Interstellar, Cooper Watches Videos From Home – 12.05%
Godzilla, Atomic Breath – 10.84%
The Skeleton Twins, “Nothing Gonna Stop Us Now” Lip-Sync – 3.61%

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Best Film of the Decade So Far

2010 – Inception
2011 – Drive
2012 – Django Unchained
2013 – Gravity
2014 – Boyhood

And The Winner Is…

With our 2011, 2012 and 2013 best picture winners competing against one of 2014’s most beloved films, it was the film from before our awards began, 2010’s Inception, that won our vote for best film of the decade so far, with a third of the votes.

Inception – 33.33%
Django Unchained – 26.44%
Boyhood – 17.24%
Drive – 16.09%
Gravity – 6.90%

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Best Picture

Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Whiplash

And The Winner Is…

In the closest category of the year and our closest best picture race we’ve ever had, Guardians of the Galaxy wins our biggest award by only four votes, with Birdman, Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel all tying for second place, each getting 20% of the vote. Guardians of the Galaxy joins the films Drive, Django Unchained and Gravity as one of our best picture winners.

Guardians of the Galaxy – 24.71%
Birdman – 20%
Boyhood – 20%
The Grand Budapest Hotel – 20%
Whiplash – 15.29%

Those are your winners for the 4th Annual Flickcharters’ Choice Awards! The big winners this year are Birdman, Edge of Tomorrow and The Grand Budapest Hotel with two wins each.

Now start watching some 2015 films for next year’s awards!