The author’s considered best/worst in each category are listed in bold italics with an asterisk (*). The listed links will take you to more detailed reviews of each film.
The 10 Best Films
- Gravity
- Her
- This is The End
- Snowpiercer
- Big Bad Wolves
- Mood Indigo
- These Final Hours
- Saving Mr. Banks
- Jodorowsky’s Dune
- Machete Kills
Worst Films
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity (*)
Michel Gondry – Mood Indigo
Park Chan-wook – Stoker
Robert Rodriguez – Machete Kills
James Wan – The Conjuring and Insidious Chapter 2
Best Original Screenplay
Gravity
Her (*)
Prisoners
This is The End
Best Adapted Screenplay
An Adventure in Space and Time
Kick-Ass 2
Saving Mr. Banks (*)
Snowpiercer
World War Z
Best Actor
David Bradley – An Adventure in Space and Time (*)
Henry Cavill – Man of Steel
Idris Elba – Pacific Rim
Jake Gyllenhaal – Prisoners
Hugh Jackman – Prisoners
Joaquin Phoenix – Her
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Chloe Grace Moretz – Kick-Ass 2
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks (*)
Mia Wasikowska – Stoker
Best Supporting Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – Star Trek: Into Darkness
Dov Glickman – Big Bad Wolves
Matthew Goode – Stoker
Danny McBride – This is The End
Bill Nighy – About Time (*)
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – Her
Kerry Bishé – Goodbye World
Nicole Kidman – Stoker
Melissa Leo – Prisoners
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer (*)
Best Cinematography
The Host
Oblivion
Soul (*)
Stoker
The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears
Best Special Effects
Elysium
Gravity (*)
Oblivion
Oz: The Great and Powerful
Pacific Rim
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Best Makeup Effects
Evil Dead
Frankenstein’s Army (*)
Texas Chainsaw
Warm Bodies
World War Z
Best Production Design
After Earth
Elysium (*)
Oblivion
Oz: The Great and Powerful
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon