Awards

USA.

Tied with Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, and Armando Bo for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014).

USA.

USA.

Joint Winners

USA

2nd place

Ellar Coltrane's 12-year-long dedication to his role in 'Boyhood' had critics raving over his genuine performance.

In this landmark role, audiences watched Ellar Coltrane literally transform from age six all the way to 18 over the course of the movie.

"Richard Linklater's latest feature film is the critically acclaimed Boyhood, a one-of-a-kind epic undertaking shot over the course of 12 years with the same cast," said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. "For his creative innovations in filmmaking, The Palm Springs International Film Festival is proud to present Richard Linklater with the Sonny Bono Visionary Award."

Editing

2nd place

US

"a cinematic masterpiece that evokes beauty in life and the inevitable passage of time"

"for the singular achievement that is Boyhood"

"for her role as the mother of Mason Jr. in Boyhood"

BOYHOOD frames the snapshots of a life lived, presenting an intimately epic coming-of-age tale unique in the history of the art form. With the commitment to an on- and off-screen story that spans more than a decade, producer/director/writer Richard Linklater stacks slices of life into a layered and emotionally affecting narrative, with enduring performances from Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and Lorelei Linklater as the film family to the story's star Ellar Coltrane. In a world consumed by "selfies," BOYHOOD looks outward to ask, "Do we seize the moment. Or does the moment seize us?"

8th place

9th place

5th place

3rd place

3rd place.