Boyhood
is
ruling
this
award
season.
The
Richard
Linklater's
coming-of-age
film,
'Boyhood',
continued
its
winning
haul
by
bagging
top
honours
at
the
London
Critics'
Circle
Awards,
winning
some
of
the
biggest
categories.
Boyhood
won
best
drama,
best
director
and
best
supporting
actress
trophies.
The
film,
which
took
12
years
to
complete,
already
won
best
drama,
best
director
for
Linklater
and
best
supporting
actress
for
Patricia
Arquette
at
the
Golden
Globes
a
week
ago.
The
movie
also
got
nominated
in
six
categories
at
the
upcoming
Oscars.
Linklater
paid
tribute
to
the
critics
in
his
acceptance
speech
at
the
award
show,
saying
he
would
have
never
sensed
any
friction
in
the
relationship
between
reviewers
and
filmmakers,
reported
the
Guardian.
"I
divide
people
into
two
camps.
Everybody
who
loves
movies,
and
everybody
else," he
said,
while
accepting
his
director
of
the
year
award.
Michael
Keaton
bagged
the
actor
of
the
year
award
for
his
performance
as
a
faded
Hollywood
actor
in
dark-comedy
'Birdman',
while
Julianne
Moore
was
declared
actress
of
the
year
for
her
role
of
a
professor
suffering
from
Alzheimer's
disease
in
'Still
Alice'.
Actress
Scarlett
Johansson's
science
fiction
thriller
'Under
the
Skin
'
won
the
award
for
British
film
of
the
year.
J
K
Simmons
was
announced
as
supporting
actor
of
the
year
for
his
performance
in
'Whiplash'.
British
actor
of
the
year
award
went
to
Timothy
Spall
for
'Mr
Turner',
while
Rosamund
Pike
was
honoured
as
the
British
actress
of
the
year
for
'Gone
Girl'
and
'What
We
Did
on
Our
Holiday'.
Two-time
Academy-winner
Miranda
Richardson
was
awarded
the
Dily
Powell
award
for
excellence
in
films.
She
is
known
for
her
roles
in
'Damage',
'Enchanted
April',
TV
film
'Fatherland'
to
name
a
few.