- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, director; Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Boyhood – Richard Linklater, director; Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, producers (IFC Films)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, director; Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Love Is Strange – Ira Sachs, director; Lucas Joaquin, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer, director; Nick Wechsler, James Wilson, producers (A24 Films)
Best Documentary
- Actress – Robert Greene, director; Douglas Tirola, Susan Bedusa, Robert Greene, producers (The Cinema Guild)
- CITIZENFOUR – Laura Poitras, director; Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky, producers (RADiUS, Participant Media, and HBO Documentary Films)
- Life Itself – Steve James, director; Zak Piper, Steve James, Garrett Basch, producers (Magnolia Pictures and CNN Films)
- Manakamana – Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez, directors; Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel, producers (The Cinema Guild)
- Point and Shoot – Marshall Curry, director; Marshall Curry, Elizabeth Martin, Matthew Van Dyke, producers (The Orchard and American Documentary / POV)
Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award
- Ana Lily Amirpour for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Kino Lorber)
- James Ward Byrkit for Coherence (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
- Dan Gilroy for Nightcrawler (Open Road Films)
- Eliza Hittman for It Felt Like Love (Variance Films)
- Justin Simien for Dear White People (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
Best Actor*
- Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
- Ethan Hawke in Boyhood (IFC Films)
- Oscar Isaac in A Most Violent Year (A24 Films)
- Michael Keaton in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- Miles Teller in Whiplash (Sony Pictures Classics)
* The 2014 Best Actor nominating panel also voted to award a special Gotham Jury Award jointly to Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum for their ensemble performance in Foxcatcher (Sony Pictures Classics).
Best Actress
- Patricia Arquette in Boyhood (IFC Films)
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Beyond the Lights (Relativity Media)
- Julianne Moore in Still Alice (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (A24 Films)
- Mia Wasikowska in Tracks (The Weinstein Company)
Breakthrough Actor
- Riz Ahmed in Nightcrawler (Open Road Films)
- Macon Blair in Blue Ruin (RADiUS)
- Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (IFC Films)
- Joey King in Wish I Was Here (Focus Features)
- Jenny Slate in Obvious Child (A24 Films)
- Tessa Thompson in Dear White People (Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions)
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on October 31, 2014