London Film Critics Circle Awards 2014 London Film Critics Circle Awards 2014 The 35th London Film Critics' Circle Awards, honouring the best in film for 2014, were announced by the London Film Critics' Circle on 18 January 2015. Boyhood Leviathan Under the Skin Citizenfour Michael Keaton – "Birdman" Julianne Moore – "Still Alice" J. K. Simmons – "Whiplash" Patricia Arquette – "Boyhood" Timothy Spall – "Mr. Turner" Rosamund Pike – "Gone Girl" and "What We Did on Our Holiday" Alex Lawther – "The Imitation Game" Richard Linklater – "Boyhood" Wes Anderson – "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Yann Demange – " '71 " "Under the Skin" –
Richard Linklater for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film "Before Sunset", and was nominated for the same award with its sequel "Before Midnight" in 2014. Many of Linklater's films take place in one day, a narrative approach that has gained popularity in recent years. "Slacker", "Dazed and Confused", "Tape", "Before Sunrise", "Before Sunset", and "Before Midnight" are examples of this method. Two of his films, ("A Scanner Darkly" and "Waking Life"), used rotoscoping animation techniques. Working with Bob Sabiston and Sabiston's program Rotoshop to create this effect, Linklater shot and edited both movies completely as live action features, then employed a team