The Dublin Film Critics Circle today published their Best of 2014 poll with a few surprises, to say the least.
Boyhood was the big winner, scoring Best Film and Richard Linklater as Best Director. Meanwhile, Frank won by a landslide as Best Irish Film while Jack O'Connell won Best Breakthrough for his performance in thriller '71 and prison drama Starred Up.
O'Connell will next appear in Angelina Jolie's Oscar-baiting drama Unbroken.
Best Actor went to Jake Gyllenhaal for his disturbing performance as Lou Bloom in Nightcrawler while Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for Two Days, One Night.
Best Documentary went to Finding Vivian Maier. The DFCC is made up of film critics based in Dublin, including our own Mike Sheridan, Brian Lloyd and Gavin Burke.
Here's the list in recap:
Best Film: Boyhood
Best Director: Richard Linklater
Best Actress: Marion Cotillardd - Two Days, One Night
Best Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Best Irish Film: Frank
Best Documentary: Finding Vivian Maier
Best Breakthrough: Jack O’Connell - Starred Up, Unbroken, ‘71