After receiving seven awards from the Boston Online Critics, the BSFC are quite obviously also all aboard the slave train, handing 12 YEARS A SLAVE Best Picture, Director and Actor.
Cate Blanchett continues to win over the regional societies with her work in Woody Allen’s BLUE JASMINE, and Ryan Coogler, Emmanuel Lubezki and Joshua Oppenheimer find themselves justly rewarded once more.
However, it’s the BSFC’s decision to honour ENOUGH SAID that is the main talking point here, upsetting in both the Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay categories. Although a refreshing change of pace, it’s hard to believe this will do any real damage to current frontrunner Mr. Jared Leto’s chances of Oscar glory. But Fox Searchlight are working hard on its campaign, and both the film and actor are extremely well-liked. Don’t count the late, great Gandolfini out of a nomination just yet.
Check out the full list of winners below:
BEST PICTURE:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST ACTOR:
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett – BLUE JASMINE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
James Gandolfini – ENOUGH SAID
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
June Squibb – NEBRASKA
BEST DIRECTOR:
Steve McQueen – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Nicole Holofcener – ENOUGH SAID
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Emmanuel Lubezki – GRAVITY
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
THE ACT OF KILLING
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
WADJDA
BEST ANIMATED FILM:
THE WIND RISES
BEST FILM EDITING (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer):
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill – RUSH
BEST NEW FILMMAKER (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy):
Ryan Coogler – FRUITVALE STATION
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST:
NEBRASKA
BEST USE OF MUSIC IN A FILM:
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
