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List of British films of 2014

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List of British films of 2014
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The British film industry produced over six hundred feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014.

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2014 saw the death of Richard Attenborough.
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It also saw the death of Bob Hoskins.

Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for a number of large-scale co-productions with the United States, such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar, Maleficent and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

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Major releases

January–March

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October–December

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Minor releases

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Co-productions

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Of the 130 major British releases of 2014, 79 were co-productions with at least one other country. As with other years, the largest number of co-productions were made with the United States, with 40 films, which include all ten of the top ten highest grossing British films of the year. They are listed in full below.

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Highest-grossing films

Listed here are the highest grossing British films of 2014, with their total earnings listed in British pound sterling. It includes films released in previous years that made money in 2014, particularly those that had minor releases in 2013 but their main releases in 2014.

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Critical reception

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Listed here are the top ten best and worst British films of those released in 2014, and listed above as major releases, as per the review aggregators Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. The critical scores for Rotten Tomatoes are out of a maximum score of 100, as is the critical score for Metacritic.

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British award winners

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Steve McQueen, the multiple award-winning director of 12 Years a Slave
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, winner of the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Dame Judi Dench received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Philomena Lee in Philomena.
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Dame Angela Lansbury won the Academy Honorary Award.
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Jack Huston was one of only two British winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, as part of the cast of American Hustle.
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David Heyman, the multiple award winning producer of Gravity
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Dame Helen Mirren won the British Academy Fellowship Award.
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Steve Coogan, co-winner of the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Paul Greengrass received multiple awards nominations for directing Captain Phillips.
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Christian Bale received multiple awards nominations for his portrayal of Irving Rosenfeld in American Hustle.
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Jeff Pope, co-winner of the BAFTA for Best Adapted Screenplay
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The band U2, two members of which are British-born, including The Edge (pictured), won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
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Sally Hawkins received multiple awards nominations for her portrayal of Ginger in Blue Jasmine.
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Peter Greenaway won the BAFTA for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema.
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Will Poulter won the EE Rising Star Award.

Academy Awards

The 86th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2013 were held on 2 March 2014.[212]

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British Academy Film Awards

The 67th British Academy Film Awards took place on 16 February 2014.

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Critics' Choice Awards

The 19th Critics' Choice Awards took place on 16 January 2014.

British winners:

  • 12 Years a Slave (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • Gravity (Best Director, Best Actress in an Action Movie, Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Visual Effects)
  • Mark Sanger (Best Editing) - Gravity
  • Steven Price (Best Score) - Gravity

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Golden Globe Awards

The 71st Golden Globe Awards were held on 12 January 2014.

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Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on 18 January 2014.

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Notable deaths

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