God Help the Girl

You have to say something. I have seen all these films. In David Erlich's brilliant "25 Best Films of 2014: A Video Countdown Presented by Little White Lies" montage I have seen all but four of the films, and of those I guessed two. It's a nice list, and I was charmed to be reminded of Why Don't You Play in Hell, Godzilla, and Goodbye to Language, which are part of a mélange that's a fit celebration of the magic of film. But below is the set of lists I sent in to the Indiewire poll.

BEST FILM
You may vote for up to 10 films.
1. Mr. Turner
2. Night Moves
3. The Theory of Everything
4. Birdman
5. Listen Up Philip
6. Gone Girl
7. Nightcrawler
8. Calvary
9. Blue Ruin
10. Locke

BEST DIRECTOR
You have five votes. Remember to list both the director's name and the title of the film.
1. Mike Leigh (Mr. Turner)
2. Kelly Reichardt (Night Moves)
3. Lucas Moodysson (We Are the Best!)
4. Bertrand Bonmello (Saint Laurent)
5. Lars von Trier (Nymphomaniac 1 & 2)

BEST LEAD ACTRESS
You have five votes. Remember to list both the actress' name and the title of the film she appears in.
1. Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)
2. Keira Knightley (Begin Again)
3. Scarlett Johansson (Under the Skin)
4. Shailene Woodley (The Fault in Our Stars)
5. Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

BEST LEAD ACTOR
You have five votes. Remember to list both the actor's name and the title of the film he appears in.
1.Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner)
2. Josh Charles (Bird People)
3. Gaspard Ulliel (Saint Laurent)
4. Tom Hardy (Locke)
5. Jason Schwartzman (Listen Up Phlip)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
You have five votes. Remember to list both the actress' name and the title of the film she appears in.
1. Emma Stone (Bridman)
2. Kristen Stewart (Still Alive)
3. Rene Russo (Nightcrawler)
4. Carrie Coon (Gone Girl)
5. Agata Kulesza (Ida)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
You have five votes. Remember to list both the actor's name and the title of the film he appears in.
1. Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
2. Charlie Cox (The Theory of Everything)
3. Edward Norton (Birdman)
4. Anton Yelchin (Only Lovers Left Alive)
5.

BEST DOCUMENTARY
You may vote for up to 10 films.
1. Return to Homs
2. The Overnighters
3. Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
4. Seymour: An Introduction
5 The Internet's Own Boy.
6. Point and Shoot
7. Citizenfour
8. Red Army
9. Finding Vivian Meier
10. National Gallery

BEST FIRST FEATURE
You have five votes. You only need to list the title of the film.
1. Nightcrawler
2. Blue Ruin
3. Policeman
4. God Help the Girl
5. Palo Alto

BEST UNDISTRIBUTED FILM
You may vote for up to 10 films.
1. '71
2. Timbuktu
3. Hill of Freedom
4. Club Sandwich
5. Eastern Boys
6. The Dune (La dune)
7.Salvation Army (L'Armée du salut)
8. Trap Street
9. Our Sunhi
10.

BEST SCREENPLAY
You have five votes. You only need to list the title of the film.
1. Birdman
2. Gone Girl
3. Listen Up Philip
4. Nymphomaniac 1 & 2
5. The Drop

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE OR SOUNDTRACK
You have five votes. You only need to list the title of the film.
1. Cold in July
2. Bird People
3. Saint Laurent
4. Stranger by the Lake
5. Snoowpiercer

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
You have five votes. You only need to list the title of the film.
1. Mr. Turner
2. Timbuktu
3. Night Moves
4. Locke
5. Saint Laurent

BEST EDITING
You have five votes. You only need to list the title of the film.
1. Goodbye to Language (Adku au langage)
2. Lucy
3. Inherent Vice
4. Why Don't You Play in Hell
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel


Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner

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