Bunch of hipsters here seriously, movies that get nominated for highest awards are $#@! but some 500k budget movie from Sweden that no one has ever heard is awesome.
The list I posted about 6 weeks ago of what I thought were the best films of 2014... and the awards they won, or have been nominated for.
1)
Black Coal, Thin Ice --- Won Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival, Liao Fan won Silver Bear as best actor
2)
Leviathan ---- Won best screenplay at Cannes, Won best Foreign film at Golden Globes, Nominated for Best Foreign Film Academy Awards
3)
Winter Sleep --- Won Palme d'Or and Fipresci at Cannes
4)
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence --- Won Golden Lion at Venice International Film Festival
5)
Two Days, One Night --- Marion Cotillard nominated for Best Actress Academy Awards, Nominated for Palme d'Or Cannes
6)
Force Majeure --- Won Un Certain Regard Jury Prize Cannes, Won Best Film at Guldbagge (Sweden) awards
7)
Wild Tales --- Nominated for best foreign language film Academy Awards, Nominated for Palme d'Or Cannes
8)
Field of Dogs --- Nominated for Golden Frog Camerimage (world's biggest cinematography film festival)
9)
Birdman --- Nominated for Best Picture at Academy Awards + 8 other nominations
10)
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night --- Won best first feature or Directorial revelation at multiple major film festivals
11)
Whiplash --- Nominated for Best Picture at Academy Awards + 4 other nominations
12)
Corn Island ---Won Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Nominated for Best foreign language film Academy Awards
13)
The Grand Budapest Hotel --- Nominated for best picture at Academy Awards + 8 other nominations
14)
Tale of Princess Kaguya --- Nominated for best Animated feature film Academy Awards, Won best animated feature film at multiple festivals
15)
In Order of Disappearance --- Nominated for Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival
Care to state that my preference is for unknown 500K budget films again?