Let’s get this show on the road. Below are my picks for the best in each category from the 2014 movie season. I threw in a slew of fun categories at the end, for shits and giggles. Feel free to enjoy and comment if you like. Soon, I’ll be moving on to the current year at hand.

And the winners of the 5th Annual Edgy Awards are:

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Lost Stars” featured in “Begin Again”

Music and Lyrics by Gregg Alexander (1st win) and Danielle Brisebois (1st win)

Runner-Up: “Glory” featured in “Selma”

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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

“Foxcatcher”

Rob Simonsen (1st win)

Runner-Up: “Interstellar”

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BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING

“Guardians of the Galaxy”

Eizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (1st win) and David White (1st win)

Runner-Up: “Foxcatcher”

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“Interstellar”

Scott Fisher (1st win), Paul J. Franklin (2nd Win), Ian Hunter (1st win) and Andrew Lockley (2nd win)

Runner-Up: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”

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BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING

“Godzilla”

Erik Aadahl (2nd win) and Ethan Van der Ryn (3rd win)

Runner-Up: “Edge of Tomorrow”

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BEST SOUND EFFECTS MIXING

“Interstellar”

Greg Landaker (4th win), Gary Rizzo (2nd win) and Mark Weingarten (2nd Win)

Runner-Up: “Whiplash”

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BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Milena Canonero (3rd win)

Runner-Up: “Inherent Vice”

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

“Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”

George DeTitta Jr. (1st win) and Kevin Thompson (1st win)

Runner-Up: “Snowpiercer”

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BEST EDITING

“Boyhood”

Sandra Adair (1st win)

Runner-Up: “Edge of Tomorrow”

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”

Emmanuel Lubezki (3rd win)

Runner-Up: “A Most Violent Year”

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

“The Overnighters”

Amanda McBaine (1st win) and Jesse Moss (1st win)

Runner-Up: “Virunga”

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

“Inherent Vice”

Paul Thomas Anderson (2nd win)

Runner-Up: “Gone Girl”

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

“Boyhood”

Richard Linklater (1st win)

Runner-Up: “Interstellar”

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST PERFORMANCE

“Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”

Lindsay Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Merritt Wever

Runner-Up: “Pride”

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BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE

Patricia Arquette – “Boyhood”

1st Win

Runner-Up: Carrie Coon – “Gone Girl”

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BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE

J.K. Simmons – “Whiplash”

1st win

Runner-Up: Edward Norton – “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”

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BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE

Rosamund Pike – “Gone Girl”

1st win

Runner-Up: Julianne Moore – “Still Alice”

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BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE

Michael Keaton – “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”

1st Win

Runner-Up: Jake Gyllenhaal – “Nightcrawler”

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BEST DIRECTOR

Bennett Miller – “Foxcatcher”

2nd Win

Runner-Up: Richard Linklater – “Boyhood”

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BEST MOTION PICTURE of the YEAR

“Boyhood”

Runner-Up: “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”

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Some say that this movie is all hype; a cinematic stunt that’s quality doesn’t measure up to the bar set by it’s premise. This could not be further from reality. The truth is that there has never been anything quite like this film and likely will not be again. Beyond the 12 year hook, which in and of itself is something to marvel at, “Boyhood” is a phenomenal collaboration between Richard Linklater’s extraordinary vision and the dedicated performers bringing it to life. The film takes what someone might consider insignificant moments in the life of an adolescent boy, and proves them to not only be the moments that matter, but a window into the soul. This may be the most impacting and influential film of the decade. Bravo.

As mentioned, here’s a collection of victors whose feats can’t really be honored in traditional categories. Therefore, the only way to give due props is to make up all new ones. I’ll then close it out with my ranked top ten list, which closes out 2014 and moves us on to what’s currently playing at a theater near you.

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FUNNIEST FILM

“The Lego Movie”

MOST EXCITING FILM

“Edge of Tomorrow”

MOST EMOTIONALLY MOVING FILM

“Boyhood”

MOST SURPRISING FILM

“Pride”

MOST DISAPPOINTING FILM

“American Sniper”

MOST UNDERRATED FILM

“A Most Violent Year”

MOST OVERRATED FILM

“The Theory of Everything”

BEST PROTAGONIST

Alan Turing – “The Imitation Game”

BEST ANTAGONIST

Amy Dunne – “Gone Girl”

BEST ANTI-HERO

Louis Bloom – “Nightcrawler”

BEST ROMANCE

John and Alice Howland – “Still Alice”

BEST RIVALRY

Mark Schultz, David Schultz and John du Pont – “Foxcatcher”

BEST OPENING

“Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”

BEST ENDING

“Whiplash”

BEST SCENE

Bread and Roses – “Pride”

BEST LINE OF DIALOGUE

Terence Fletcher: “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job’.”

FILM I REALLY WANTED TO SEE BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO

“Mr. Turner”

MY TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014

1. “Boyhood”
2. “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
3. “Interstellar”
4. “Foxcatcher”
5. “A Most Violent Year”
6. “Gone Girl”
7. “Whiplash”
8. “The Overnighters”
9. “Pride”
10. “Inherent Vice”

Stay tuned….