Birdman and Boyhood dominated the Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics Choice Awards, although the association has not forgotten the lesser known films.

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Boyhood grabbed the top honors for best picture and best director for Richard Linklater               , while in the acting category, Patricia and Ellar Coltrane won best supporting actresses

Meanwhile, Julianne Moore, believed to be strongest contender for best actress at the Oscars, took hom the best actress title for her role as the Columbia professor suffering from the early onset of Alzheimer's disease in Still Alice."

Gone Girl meanwhile was honored with the best adapted screenplay plum, while the best original screenplay went to Birdman, which was also the award's most nomination film.

Birdman also won for best score, best ensemble and best comedy actor for Michael Keaton.

J.K. Simmons won best supporting actor for his role in Whiplash.

The Grand Budapest Hotel took home the best comedy honor, while Jenny Slate was awarded best comedy actress for Obvious Child.

Jessica Chastain received the freshman MVP award, which is handled to performers who appeared in multiple standout movies in one year. Chastain was cast in Interstellar, Miss Julie, The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby and A Most Violent Year.

Kevin Costner was honored with the lifetime achievement.

"Nobody has it better than the actors, so try to act grateful," the Oscar-winning actor said.

Action movies are never left unnoticed in the Critics Choice. This year, Guardians of the Galaxy bagged the best action movie. Bradley Cooper was announced action actor for American Sniper while Emily Blunt won action actress for Edge of Tomorrow.

Here is the complete list of winners for this year's 20^th Critics Choice Awards.

BEST PICTURE

Boyhood

BEST ACTOR

Michael Keaton, Birdman

BEST ACTRESS

Julianne Moore, Still Alice

BEST DIRECTOR

Richard Linklater, Boyhood

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE

Birdman

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (pre-telecast)

Gone Girl

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (pre-telecast)

Birdman

BEST COMEDY

The Grand Budapest Hotel

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Jenny Slate, Obvious Child

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Michael Keaton, Birdman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

BEST SONG

"Glory," Common/John Legend, Selma

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Lego Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE

Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS

Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood

BEST SCI FI/HORROR MOVIE (pre-telecast)

Interstellar

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (pre-telecast)

Life Itself

BEST CINEMATOGRAPY (pre-telecast)

Birdman, Emmanuel Lubezki

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (pre-telecast)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

BEST EDITING (pre-telecast)

Birdman, Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione

BEST ART DIRECTION (pre-telecast)

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Adam Stockhausen/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator

BEST COSTUME DESIGN (pre-telecast)

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Milena Canonero

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP (pre-telecast)

Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST SCORE

Antonio Sanchez, Birdman

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Force Majeure (Sweden)

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