Richard Linklater "Boyhood", a passion project which took over twelve years to complete. The film was released in 2014 to widespread critical acclaim. Linklater won the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and BAFTAs for Best Director and Best Picture. He also received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, along with nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual "Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Many of his films are noted for their loosely structured narrative; several of his projects—the "Before..." films and "Boyhood—"feature
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