We've divided our awards into three parts and have over thirty categories to cover.
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Now onto PART III, with the biggest categories for the best of the best.
Winners In Bold
Best Supporting Actress
North:
Julia Roberts (August: Osage County) - Best thing I've seen her do in years. She's still got it.
Scarlett Johansson (Her) - Never appeared on-screen, but stunning and smart nonetheless.
Eva Mendes (The Place Beyond The Pines) - Don't sleep on her abilities. Really diverse talents.
Shailene Woodley (The Spectacular Now) - Young, real and poised to breakout in a huge way.
South:
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) - A beautiful, heartbreaking performance.
June Squibb (Nebraska) - Another hilarious, scene-stealing role.
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) - A long overlooked actress that goes toe-to-toe with Blanchett.
Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color) - So tender and great in a movie hardly anyone saw.
Best Supporting Actor
North:
Jake Gyllenhaal (Prisoners) - Subtle, dark and scary. Maybe his best performance to date.
Bradley Cooper (The Place Beyond The Pines) - His best performance of the year, by far.
Daniel Brühl (Rush) - Funny, tragic and heroic. Powerful role that stood out in the film.
Jonah Hill (The Wolf Of Wall Street) - "Smoke crack with me bro" is an absolute classic.
South:
Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave) - Best evil/sad role since R. Fiennes in Schindler's List
James Franco (Spring Breakers) - Most scene-stealing performance of the year. Hilarious too.
Ben Foster (Ain't Them Bodies Saints) - One of the best/most consistent young actors.
(TIE) Daniel Brühl (Rush) - A surefire soon to be star.
(TIE) Jonah Hill (Wolf of Wall Street) - Who would have guessed this would ever happen?
Best Actor(TIE) Jonah Hill (Wolf of Wall Street) - Who would have guessed this would ever happen?
North:
Joaquin Phoenix (Her) - You buy into the concept instantly due to his emotion.
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) - Newsflash: McConaughey is great in everything.
Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) - Flipping the switch from happy to disturbed is tough to do.
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) - He still has a fastball that few can catch up to.
South:
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) - Much raw emotion in a brave, commanding performance.
Oscar Davis (Inside
Llewyn Davis) - Overlooked because he is an unlikable character. So what?
Bruce Dern (Nebraska) - A humorously sad performance.
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips) - The last 5 minutes is some of the best acting I've ever seen.
Best Actress
North:
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County) - Even for her, this was impressive.
Sandra Bullock (Gravity) - Don't let her performance get lost in the spectacle, truly great.
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) - Anywhere you go, I'll follow you down . . .
Amy Adams (American Hustle) - Respected it much more the second time. Best in show.
Amy Adams (American Hustle) - Respected it much more the second time. Best in show.
South:
Cate Blanchett (Blue
Jasmine) - Best actress in the biz in her best role yet.
Sandra Bullock (Gravity) - Almost went with her for the win, certainly better than The Blind Side.
Brie Larson (Short Term 12) - Another great performance from a movie hardly anyone saw.
Jule Deply (Before Midnight) - More strong work in her third go-round with the character.Best Director
North:
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) - A masterpiece. Filmmaking at the highest level, done perfectly.
Spike Jonze (Her) - Original, moving and all too realistic. Will watch at least a dozen more times.
Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners) - Great use of film structure to aid the story.
John Wells (August: Osage County) - Taking a play to film is never easy and this was masterful.
South:
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) - No director blends visual art and filmmaking like him.
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) - A fantastically imaginative filmmaker with bold, game-changing vision.
Spike Jonze (Her) - A much more mature work from one of my favorite directors.
Joel & Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis) - Why was this so overlooked by the Oscars? Crazy.
Best Film
North's Top 5:
Gravity - Watch or read anything you can find on the making of this film. A real achievement.
Prisoners - It makes your skin crawl, but sometimes you want that from a film.
Star Trek Into Darkness - Two more hours with this awesome Enterprise crew was a lot of fun.
Ender's Game - I think this will have a big life on DVD. It's a must watch for all ages.
August: Osage County - Absolutely captivating from the word go. Sad lives made for great art.
South's Top 5:
12 Years a Slave - Maybe the best film I have seen in quite a while, yet never want to see again.
Inside Llewyn Davis - Yet another example of why the Coen Bros. are my favorite directors.
Short Term 12 - A beautiful and touching film. What true indie cinema is strives to be.
The Place Beyond the Pines - A forgotten, but great film with such a grand scope.
Her - A movie I like even more the more I think about it.
Best Film Of 2014 You Haven't Seen Yet
Short Term 12 - A beautiful and touching film. What true indie cinema is strives to be.
The Place Beyond the Pines - A forgotten, but great film with such a grand scope.
Her - A movie I like even more the more I think about it.
Best Film Of 2014 You Haven't Seen Yet
North:
X-Men: Days Of Future Past - I loved X-Men: First Class and think it is the best film in the franchise. By all accounts, D.O.F.P. is going to be even more epic: time jumps, historical tie-ins, multiple versions of characters, 25 foot tall Sentinels and much more.
South:
Inherent Vice - This upcoming movie has got it all: great book from a literary giant (Thomas Pynchon), one of the best directors working today (Paul Thomas Anderson), and a phenomenal cast (check it out here).
Worst Film Of 2014 You Haven't Seen Yet
North:
Hercules- The Rock, I mean Dwayne Johnson is The Scorpion King, I mean Hercules. And he's strong and I bet he fights some guys. I laugh every time I think about how much money he makes a year. Has to be the 2nd greatest wrestling to movies crossover. The first being No Holds Barred.
South:
A near impossible category to predict, but Hercules will likely be pretty terrible, mainly because it is directed by Brett Ratner. But 300: Rise of an Empire looks even worse and pointless (and I hated the first one, so...)
I am also going to go on record as saying Guardians of the Galaxy already looks like a disappointment. Certainly not the worst movie of the year, but still not very good - especially given Marvel's track record.
(Dan's Note: Blasphemy! Guardians is going to be so dope. Can't wait!)
Best Film Since 2012
North:
Silver Linings Playbook - Jennifer Lawrence earned the Academy Award. I thought this film was powerful, poignant and really just got better as it went along. Full thoughts from myself and our hero, Roger Ebert can be read here.
South:
I thought this year was a fantastic year for film (the best since 2007). Last year, I loved Silver Linings Playbook as well, and also Beasts of Southern Wild. But there were a few films film this year that were even better, namely 12 Years a Slave and Inside Llewlyn Davis.
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