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Winners for the 18th annual Online Film Critics Society have been revealed and Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" took home the Best Picture award. The film also won Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography but Anderson lost to "Boyhood's" Richard Linklater for the Best Director trophy.

Here's the complete list of the winners of the 18th Online Film Critics Society awards:

Best Picture

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Animated Feature

The Lego Movie

Best Film Not in the English Language

Two Days, One Night

Best Documentary

Life Itself

Best Director

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

Best Actor

Michael Keaton - Birdman

Best Actress

Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl

Best Supporting Actor

Edward Norton - Birdman

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette - Boyhood

Best Original Screenplay

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Adapted Screenplay

Gone Girl

Best Editing

Birdman

Best Cinematography

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Non-u.S. Release (non-competitive...

The Online Film Critics Society has crowned Wes Anderson's "Grand Budapest Hotel" the year's best film. Richard Linklater took best director honors for "Boyhood," while Michael Keaton, Rosamund Pike, Edward Norton and Patricia Arquette filled out the acting categories. Check out the nominees here, the full list of winners below and the rest of the madness at The Circuit. Best Picture "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Best Director Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" Best Actor Michael Keaton, "Birdman" Best Actress Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl" Best Supporting Actor Edward Norton, "Birdman" Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood" Best Adapted Screenplay "Gone Girl" Best Original Screenplay "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Best Cinematography "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Best Editing "Birdman" Best Animated Feature "The Lego Movie"   Best Film Not in the English Language "Two Days, One Night"   Best Documentary "Life Itself" Best Non-u.S. Release (non-competitive category) "'71" "10,000 km" "Entre Nós" "Han Gong-ju" "Hard to Be a God...

In an on-going trend, "Boyhood" has stood out the most for another critics group. The film led the way with the Online Film Critics Society's batch of nominations, announced this morning, with six total mentions alongside Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel." The films were the #1 and #2 choices respectively among the La critics awards yesterday. Foreign contenders "Two Days, One Night," "Ida" and "Mommy" also had a strong showing with five, four and four nominations each. And of immediate note is the fact that the group left "Birdman" off its Best Picture list. Check out the full list of nominees below. Winners will be announced Monday, Dec. 15. And keep track of it all via The Circuit. Best Picture "Boyhood" "The Grand Budapest Hotel" "Ida" "The Lego Movie" "Mommy" "Nightcrawler" "Selma" "Two Days, One Night" "Whiplash" "Under the Skin" Best Animated Feature "Big Hero 6" "The Boxtrolls" "How to Train Your Dragon 2...