2014: The Year in Review, Pt. 2

And now...without further ado, here’s the second part of my traditional look back at the year that was.

2014...’twas a good one.

But here’s to an even better 2015!

10 Best Films of the Year (in alphabetical order):

Birdman
Boyhood
Chef
Gone Girl
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Locke
Nightcrawler
Snowpiercer
Top Five
Whiplash

Honorable Mention: Pride

Best Directors: Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer), Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), David Fincher (Gone Girl), Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Best Supporting Actors: Riz Ahmed (Nightcrawler), Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), Edward Norton (Birdman), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer)

Best Supporting Actresses: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Rosario Dawson (Top Five), Laura Dern (Wild), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Rene Russo (Nightcrawler), Emma Stone (Birdman)

Best Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), Tom Hardy (Locke), Michael Keaton (Birdman), Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything), Miles Teller (Whiplash)

Best Actresses: Emily Blunt (Into the Woods), Marion Cotillard (The Immigrant), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Reese Witherspoon (Wild)

Photos: Open Road Films (Chef); Shockya.com (Nightcrawler).