The Georgia Film Critics (which I'm a member of) announced its 4th annual award winners and Richard Linklater's Boyhood walked way with top honors, taking Best Film and Best Director. It's not unexepcted. Twelve years in the making, and following a strong debut at Sundcance 2014, Boyhood generated much press and conversation all year-long, translating that into a $43 million worldwide gross.

Additional GFCA winners included Best Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), Best Actress for Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night), Life Itself for Best Documentary and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film. Having an outstanding year, most notably playing Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay's Selma, the Breakthrough Award went to David Oyelowo. Featuring in Intestellar, Selma and A Most Violent Year alone, not many actors can boast a more impressive year than Oyelowo had in 2014. Full list of GFCA winners below.

Best Picture
Boyhood

Best Director
Boyhood - Richard Linklater

Best Actor
Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)

Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

Best Supporting Actress
Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer)

Best Original Screenplay
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy

Best Adapted Screenplay
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

Best Cinematography
Birdman - Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock

Best Original Score
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer

Best Original Song
Glory - John Stephens, Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith (Selma)

Best Ensemble
The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Foreign Film
Ida

Breakthrough Award
David Oyelowo (Default, Interstellar, A Most Violent Year, Nightingale, Selma)

Best Animated Film
The LEGO Movie

Best Documentary
Life Itself

Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
Selma