I think I will do this "look backs" from time to time, only rule is that at least 5 years have transpired.

Best Films, TV Series seasons, Documentaries of 2014 (maximum of 5):

• Ex Machina
• Foxcatcher
• Ida
• Interstellar
• True Detective

***Comments: Still remember being in awed at the Ex Machina's special effects, at the it seems this kind of a low budget film which made the quality of the special effects even more impressive. Foxcatcher is an eerie and depressing movie (right in my wheel house!) with good performances by Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum and Steve Carell. Carell's performance particularly stands out and, as it turns out, gives the impression that he has a much larger range than he actually does (Beautiful Boy, Vice, Welcome to Marwen). Ida is a black and white Polish film directed by Pawel Pawlikowski about a young woman on the verge of taking vows as a Catholic nun and discovers a family secret. The movie was released in 2013 but was considered for the Oscar with all the others 2014 nominees so I'm going to consider it here. Interstellar is the star of the group, backed by a hunting score by Hans Zimmer, it is the only film of the group that I have seen more once and 2nd item to have that distinction (True Detective). True Detective Season 1 was a TV phenomenon, which lived up to the billing even if plagued by a rushed ending.

Now lets hand out some awards Oscars style:

Best Film (aka film that I liked most):

• Ex Machina
• Foxcatcher
• Ida
• Interstellar (Winner)

Best Achievement in Directing:

• Alex Garland: Ex Machina
• Bennett Miller: Foxcatcher
• Christopher Nolan: Interstellar (Winner)
• Pawel Pawlikowski: Ida

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (aka which performance I liked the most):

• Bradley Cooper: American Sniper
• Steve Carell: Foxcatcher (Winner)
• Andrew Garfield: 99 Homes
• Jake Gyllenhaal: Nightcrawler
• Chris Pratt: Guardians of the Galaxy

***Comments: Seems like a contradiction to give the award Carell but then say that the performance gave the impression that he have a larger range than he actually has given his subpar performances in Beautiful Boy, Vice, Welcome to Marwen. I'm as mistified as anyone, Carell seems to give good performances in what I like to call "serious comedies" or artsy fancy comedies like Little Miss Sunshine and (to a lesser degree) Dan in Real Life but this Foxcatcher performance seems to be a one of caliber he hasn't been able to replicate so far.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (aka you get the idea):

• Emily Blunt: Edge of Tomorrow
• Rosamund Pike: Gone Girl
• Agata Trzebuchowska: Ida (Winner)
• Reese Witherspoon: Wild

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:

• Robert Duvall: The Judge
• J.K. Simmons: Whiplash (Winner)
• Mark Ruffalo: Foxcatcher

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:

• Patricia Arquette: Boyhood
• Anne Hathaway: Interstellar (Winner)
• Agata Kulesza: Ida
• Alicia Vikander: Ex Machina

***Comments: I just love Anne Hathaway, she is one of the most talented and beautiful actress in the world. She should win all the awards.

Best Writing, Original Screenplay:

• Ex Machina: Alex Garland
• Dan Gilroy: Nightcrawler
• E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman: Foxcatcher
• Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan: Interstellar (Winner)
• Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz: Ida

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay:

• Damien Chazelle: Whiplash (Winner)
• James Gunn, Nicole Perlman: Guardians of the Galaxy
• Jason Hall: American Sniper
• Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth: Edge of Tomorrow

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Finally, my ratings for all the movies, documentaries and TV series of 2014 that I have seen (as of May 28, 2019):

7's

• A Most Violent Year
• American Sniper
• Boyhood
• Citizenfour
• Deux jours, une nuit
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Ex Machina
• Foxcatcher
• Gone Girl
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Ida* (2013)
• Interstellar
• Nightcrawler
• Pawn Sacrifice
• Pride
• Red Army (Documentary)
• The Fault in Our Stars
• The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (Documentary)
• The Theory of Everything
• True Detective (Series)
• Whiplash
• Wild

6's

• 99 Homes
• A Most Wanted Man
• Batman: Assault on Arkham (Direct to video)
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Godzilla
• Hungry Hearts
• Inherent Vice
• Leviafan
• Life Itself (Documentary)
• Mr. Turner
• Neighbors
• Relatos Salvajes
• St. Vincent
• Still Alice
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• The Imitation Game
• The Judge
• The Lego Movie
• The Rover
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

5's

• Autómata
• Big Eyes
• Fargo (Series)
• God's Pocket
• Good Kill
• Jersey Boys
• John Wick
• Justice League: War (Direct to video)
• Kill the Messenger
• Kingsman: The Secret Service
• Selma
• Serbuan Maut 2: Berandal
• The Drop
• The Homesman

4's

• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Cold in July
• Frank
• Fury
• The Sublime and Beautiful
• The Toy Soldiers

3's

• The Gambler
• The Interview

***Comments: 67 items in total.