2015 Critics Choice Awards – Best Actor Winner and Nominees

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Michael Keaton

A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.

Nightcrawler

Jake Gyllenhaal

Selma

David Oyelowo

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Ralph Fiennes

The Imitation Game

Benedict Cumberbatch

The Theory of Everything

Eddie Redmayne