While this sleazy, smart thriller remains an Oscar dark horse for leading actor Jake Gyllenhaal and original screenwriter/first-time director Dan Gilroy, “Nightcrawler” all but swept the San Diego Film Critics Society awards. Best Supporting Actress winner Rene Russo got some much-deserved love for her performance as a blood-grubbing morning news director, as did cinematographer Robert Elswit, who’s more likely to land an Oscar nomination for “Inherent Vice,” another film set in LA’s dark demimondes.
We’ve been rooting for “Nightcrawler” since it premiered at Toronto. Last week, Jake Gyllenhaal surprise-landed both SAG and Golden Globes nominations for his portrayal of camera-wielding sociopath Lou Bloom, a destined movie icon alongside “Taxi Driver”‘s Travis Bickle.
Here’s the full list of San Diego winners, which notably includes Marion Cotillard for “Two Days, One Night,” who was snubbed by both the Golden Globes and SAG.
Best Picture
Nightcrawler
Best Director
Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler)
Best Actor
Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)
Best Supporting Actor
Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
Best Supporting Actress
Rene Russo (Nightcrawler)
Best Original Screenplay
Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl)
Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit (Nightcrawler)
Best Editing
James Herbert and Laura Jennings (Edge of Tomorrow)
Best Production Design
Anna Pinnock and Adam Stockhausen (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Best Score
James Newton Howard (Nightcrawler)
Best Ensemble
Birdman
Best Animated Film
The Boxtrolls
Best Documentary
Citizenfour
Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure
Body of Work
Willem Dafoe (The Fault in Our Stars / The Grand Budapest Hotel / John Wick / A Most Wanted Man / Nymphomaniac Vol. II)
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