The 14th Annual Golden Schmoes nominees are announced!

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Thanks to your nominations we have now compiled the final list of nominees for The 14th Annual JoBlo Movie Awards (aka The Golden Schmoes)! Final voting begins tomorrow and runs from Monday, February 9th through Thursday, February 19th, with winners to be announced on Friday, February 20th, just ahead of the Oscars!

There's a healthy mix of the expected in the nominations this year, but not without the odd surprise here and there. While BOYHOOD has been sweeping up awards left and right, it only accounted for a few nominations, with GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, BIRDMAN and INTERSTELLAR leading the pack for the most nominated. There was a lot of love for both EDGE OF TOMORROW and UNDER THE SKIN as well, which was nice to see. It was also good to see CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER get some recognition, as it was mostly overlooked on a lot of end-of-year lists after a great box office run and critical reception.

No records were broken in terms of MOST nominations (which still belongs to Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION with 19 nominations), but some were obviously favored more than others (see the most-nominated below). The selections were very consistent with the JoBlo.com audience and for that, we're very proud. While you could say that anything Nolan or Marvel is an easy shoe-in for us, we'll take that as a compliment (Also to note: Nothing Middle-Earth related this year for once!). There's plenty of other nominees that cross into the critical fave realm, but the fan-based selections always make us happy as we feel there's room for all types of films when you're talking about the best of the year. Now comes the really fun part: Choosing the winners! But first, take a look at all the nominees and start mulling over who you'll vote for come Monday morning!

MOST NOMINATIONS (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy (15)
Birdman (11)
Interstellar (10)
Gone Girl (9)
Nightcrawler (6)
Boyhood (5)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (5)
Whiplash (5)
Inherent Vice (5)

Remember that each person can vote only once for the Golden Schmoes, but you needn't be a member of our site to do so. We will also be running our 14TH ANNUAL OSCAR PREDICTION CONTEST this year, so stay tuned for that as well. See previous years' GOLDEN SCHMOES winners below, along with this year's crop of nominations per category. Thanks for participating!

PAST WINNERS:
2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002 / 2001

Voting period: February 9th – 19th, 2015
Winners announcement: Friday February 20th, 2015

The Official 2014 nominees are:

FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Birdman
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Gone Girl
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar

WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Blended
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transcendence
Transformers: Age of Extinction

BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
David Fincher – Gone Girl
Christopher Nolan – Interstellar
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel

BEST SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Birdman
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Whiplash

MOST OVERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
American Sniper
Boyhood
Godzilla
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar

MOST UNDERRATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Edge of Tomorrow
Interstellar
John Wick
Nightcrawler
Snowpiercer

TRIPPIEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Birdman
Guardians of the Galaxy
Inherent Vice
Interstellar
Under The Skin

BEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR
22 Jump Street
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Interview
The LEGO Movie
Neighbors

BEST HORROR MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Babadook
Deliver Us From Evil
The Guest
Oculus
Tusk

BEST ANIMATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie

BEST SCI-FI MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS OF THE YEAR
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Dumb & Dumber To
Godzilla
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
Transcendence

BIGGEST SURPRISE OF THE YEAR
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
John Wick
The LEGO Movie
Whiplash

BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher

BEST ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Scarlett Johansson – Under The Skin
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Essie Davis – The Babadook
Reese Witherspoon – Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR
Edward Norton – Birdman
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

Emma Stone – Birdman
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Rene Russo – Nightcrawler
Carrie Coon – Gone Girl
Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Chris Pratt – Guardians of the Galaxy
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Miles Teller – Whiplash
Ellar Coltrane – Boyhood
Dan Stevens – The Guest

FAVORITE CELEBRITY OF THE YEAR
Michael Keaton
Jennifer Lawrence
Chris Pratt
Benedict Cumberbatch
Matthew McConaughey

COOLEST CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
The Winter Soldier – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
John Wick – John Wick
Star-Lord – Guardians of the Galaxy
Quicksilver – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Rocket Raccoon – Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST MUSIC IN A MOVIE
Interstellar
Gone Girl
Guardians of the Galaxy
Birdman
Whiplash

FAVORITE MOVIE POSTER OF THE YEAR
Interstellar
Guardians of the Galaxy
Inherent Vice
Nightcrawler
Birdman

BEST TRAILER OF THE YEAR
Birdman
Godzilla
Guardians of the Galaxy
Inherent Vice
Interstellar

BEST DVD OF THE YEAR
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
The LEGO Movie
X-Men: Days of Future Past

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE OF THE YEAR
Final Battle – The Expendables 3
Final Knife Fight – The Raid 2
Prison Break – Guardians of the Galaxy
Steve Rogers vs. The Winter Soldier – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Quicksilver slo-mo takedown – X-Men: Days of Future Past

MOST MEMORABLE SCENE OF THE YEAR
Desi's Death – Gone Girl
The Ending – Under The Skin
Quicksilver slo-mo takedown – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Ending Drum Solo – Whiplash
Riggan running through Time Square in his underwear – Birdman

BEST T&A OF THE YEAR
Scarlett Johansson – Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Emily Blunt – Edge of Tomorrow
Katherine Waterston – Inherent Vice
Eva Green – Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

BEST LINE OF THE YEAR

"Let them fight." – Godzilla
"I am Groot." – Guardians of the Galaxy
"My motto is if you want to win the lottery you've got to make money to get a ticket." – Nightcrawler
"Popularity is the slutty cousin of prestige." – Birdman
"You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant… oh, fuck it." – The Grand Budapest Hotel

VOTING STARTS MONDAY!