Tyler's Choice Awards 2014 ~ Longlists

We are getting very close to announcing my best in film for 2014. Here are a list of between ten and twenty contenders in every category of whom I am considering for my film awards. They haven't gotten nominations yet, but they are well on their way. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Best Picture

• Begin Again
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Foxcatcher
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• The LEGO Movie
• A Most Violent Year
• Nightcrawler
• St. Vincent
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken
• Whiplash

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice
• Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Tim Burton - Big Eyes
• J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
• Damien Chazelle - Whiplash
• Dean DeBlois - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Ava DuVernay - Selma
• David Fincher - Gone Girl
• Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler
• Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
• Peter Jackson - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Angelina Jolie - Unbroken
• Mike Leigh - Mr. Turner
• Richard Linklater - Boyhood
• Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - The LEGO Movie
• Rob Marshall - Into the Woods
• Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
• Christopher Nolan - Interstellar
• Jon Stewart - Rosewater
• Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game

Best Actor

• Ben Affleck - Gone Girl
• Jay Baruchel - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
• Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
• Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
• Ansel Elgort - The Fault in Our Stars
• Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Brendan Gleeson - Calvary
• Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
• Tom Hardy - Locke
• Oscar Isaac - A Most Violent Year
• Michael Keaton - Birdman
• Matthew McConaughey - Interstellar
• Bill Murray - St. Vincent
• David Oyelowo - Selma
• Joaquin Phoenix - Inherent Vice
• Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
• Andy Serkis - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner
• Miles Teller - Whiplash

Best Actress

• Amy Adams - Big Eyes
• Jennifer Aniston - Cake
• Emily Blunt - Edge of Tomorrow
• Emily Blunt - Into the Woods
• Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
• Anne Dorval - Mommy
• Anne Hathaway - Interstellar
• Scarlett Johansson - Under the Skin
• Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
• Keira Knightley - Begin Again
• Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle
• Helen Mirren - The Hundred-Foot Journey
• Julianne Moore - Still Alice
• Rosemund Pike - Gone Girl
• Hilary Swank - The Homesman
• Tilda Swinton - Only Lovers Left Alive
• Kristen Wiig - The Skeleton Twins
• Reese Witherspoon - Wild
• Shailene Woodley - The Fault in Our Stars

Best Sup. Actor

• Adrien Brody - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
• Gerard Butler - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Bradley Cooper - Guardians of the Galaxy
• Willem Dafoe - The Fault in Our Stars
• Willem Dafoe - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Johnny Depp - Into the Woods
• Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
• Toby Kibbell - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Logan Lerman - Fury
• Miyavi - Unbroken
• Edward Norton - Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
• J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
• Channing Tatum - Foxcatcher
• Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes
• Robin Williams - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Best Sup. Actress

• Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
• Cate Blanchett - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Rose Byrne - Neighbors
• Jessica Chastain - Interstellar
• Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
• Carrie Coon - Gone Girl
• Viola Davis - Get on Up
• Laura Dern - Wild
• America Ferrera - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Anna Kendrick - Into the Woods
• Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
• Vanessa Redgrave - Foxcatcher
• Kelly Reilly - Calvary
• Saorise Ronan - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Rene Russo - Nightcrawler
• Emma Stone - Birdman
• Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
• Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer
• Marisa Tomei - Love is Strange
• Katherine Waterston - Inherent Vice

Best Original Screenplay

• Begin Again
• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Calvary
• Chef
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Interstellar
• The Judge
• The LEGO Movie
• Locke
• Love is Strange
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Nightcrawler
• St. Vincent
• Selma
• The Skeleton Twins
• Whiplash

Best Adapted Screenplay

• American Sniper
• The Boxtrolls
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• The Fault in Our Stars
• Gone Girl
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• The Imitation Game
• Into the Woods
• Rosewater
• Snowpiercer
• Still Alice
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken
• Under the Skin
• Wild

Best Original Score

• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• The Judge
• Maleficent
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Noah
• Rosewater
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken

Best Original Song

• "Battle Cry" - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• "Big Eyes" - Big Eyes
• "The Boxtrolls Song" - The Boxtrolls
• "Everything is Awesome!!!" - The LEGO Movie
• "For the Dancing and the Dreaming" - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• "Glory" - Selma
• "Immortals" - Big Hero 6
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
• "Interrogation Song" - Muppets Most Wanted
• "It's On Again" - The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• "The Last Goodbye" - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• "Lost Stars" - Begin Again
• "Mercy is" - Noah
• "Miracles" - Unbroken
• "Shell Shocked" - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• "Something So Right" - Muppets Most Wanted
• "Split the Difference" - Boyhood
• "What is Love" - Rio 2
• "Where No One Goes" - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• "Yellow Flicker Beat" - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Best Sound Editing

• American Sniper
• Big Hero 6
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Fury
• Godzilla
• Gone Girl
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Noah
• Snowpiercer
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Sound Mixing

• American Sniper
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Fury
• Get on Up
• Godzilla
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Noah
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Animated Feature

• Big Hero 6
• The Book of Life
• The Boxtrolls
• Cheatin'
• Henry & Me
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
• The LEGO Movie
• Mr. Peabody & Sherman
• The Penguins of Madagascar
• Planes: Fire & Rescue
• Rio 2
• Rocks in My Pockets
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Cinematography

• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Foxcatcher
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Nightcrawler
• Noah
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken
• Under the Skin

Best Makeup

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• Big Eyes
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• Noah
• Rosewater
• Selma
• Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
• Snowpiercer
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Production Design

• Big Eyes
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Foxcatcher
• Get on Up
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner
• Noah
• Selma
• Snowpiercer
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken

Best Costume Design

• Belle
• Big Eyes
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Foxcatcher
• Get on Up
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Homesman
• The Hundred-Foot Journey
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Noah
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken

Best Film Editing

• American Sniper
• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Imitation Game
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Nightcrawler
• Selma
• Unbroken
• Whiplash
• Wild

Best Visual Effects

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• Birdman
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Fury
• Godzilla
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• Noah
• Snowpiercer
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Cast Ensemble

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• The Fault in Our Stars
• Foxcatcher
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• The LEGO Movie
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• St. Vincent
• Selma
• This is Where I Leave You
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Young Actor (21 or Under)

• Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
• Lilla Crawford - Into the Woods
• Ansel Elgort - The Fault in Our Stars
• Mackenzie Foy - Interstellar
• Skyler Gisondo - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• Isaac Hempstead-Wright - The Boxtrolls
• Daniel Huttlestone - Into the Woods
• Jaeden Lieberher - St. Vincent
• Ed Oxenbould - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• Tony Revolori - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Saorise Ronan - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Jadon Sand - The LEGO Movie
• Kodi Smit-McPhee - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Quvenzhane Wallis - Annie
• Noah Wiseman - The Babadook

Best Foreign Language Film

• Beloved Sisters
• Cantinflas
• Force Majeure
• Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
• Gloria
• Ida
• Leviathan
• The Missing Picture
• Mommy
• The Raid 2
• Saint Laurent
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya
• Tangerines
• Timbuktu
• Two Days, One Night
• We Are the Best!
• White God
• Wild Tales
• Winter Sleep

Best Documentary Feature

• Art and Craft
• The Case Against Eight
• Citizenfour
• Finding Vivian Maier
• Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
• The Internet's Own Boy
• Jodorowsky's Dune
• Keep On Keeping On
• Last Days in Vietnam
• Life Itself
• The Overnighters
• Red Army
• The Salt of the Earth
• Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
• Virunga