The 13th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards were announced on December 8, 2014.
Best Film
- Boyhood
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Gone Girl
- Selma
- Whiplash
Best Director
- Richard Linklater – Boyhood
- Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
- Ava DuVernay – Selma
- David Fincher – Gone Girl
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Best Actor
- Michael Keaton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
- Oscar Isaac – A Most Violent Year
- David Oyelowo – Selma
- Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
- Julianne Moore – Still Alice
- Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin
- Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
- Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
- Reese Witherspoon – Wild
Best Supporting Actor
- J. K. Simmons – Whiplash
- Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
- Edward Norton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
- Andy Serkis – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Best Supporting Actress
- Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
- Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
- Laura Dern – Wild
- Emma Stone – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
- The Imitation Game – Graham Moore
- Inherent Vice – Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Theory of Everything – Anthony McCarten
- Wild – Nick Hornby
Best Original Screenplay
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo
- Boyhood – Richard Linklater
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson
- The Lego Movie – Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
- Whiplash – Damien Chazelle
Best Ensemble
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Into the Woods
- Selma
Best Animated Film
- The Lego Movie
- Big Hero 6
- The Book of Life
- The Boxtrolls
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Rio 2
- Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Best Documentary Film
- Life Itself
- Citizenfour
- Jodorowsky’s Dune
- Last Days in Vietnam
- The Overnighters
Best Foreign Language Film
- Force Majeure • Sweden
- Ida • Poland
- Mommy • Canada
- Two Days, One Night • Belgium/France
- Wild Tales • Argentina
Best Art Direction
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Interstellar
- Into the Woods
- Snowpiercer
Best Cinematography
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Interstellar
- Unbroken
- Under the Skin
Best Editing
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Boyhood
- Gone Girl
- Interstellar
- Whiplash
Best Score
- Under the Skin – Mica Levi
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Antonio Sánchez
- Gone Girl – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
- Interstellar – Hans Zimmer
- The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson
Best Youth Performance
- Ellar Coltrane – Boyhood
- Mackenzie Foy – Interstellar
- Jaeden Lieberher – St. Vincent
- Tony Revolori – The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Noah Wiseman – The Babadook
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, D.C.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Anita
- Kill the Messenger
- Selma
- X-Men: Days of Future Past