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Date |
Headline |
January 1, 2014 |
Colorado becomes the first state to legalize recreational marijuana |
March 8, 2014 |
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears with 239 people on board |
April 14, 2014 |
Boko Haram kidnaps 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria |
May 25, 2014 |
India's Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister in a landslide victory |
June 12, 2014 |
The 2014 FIFA World Cup begins in Brazil |
July 17, 2014 |
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board |
August 9, 2014 |
Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, is shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri |
September 18, 2014 |
Scotland holds a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom, with the "No" side winning |
October 22, 2014 |
Canadian soldier Nathan Cirillo is killed in a terrorist attack on Parliament Hill in Ottawa |
November 12, 2014 |
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is successfully landed on by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft |
December 17, 2014 |
The United States and Cuba announce plans to restore diplomatic relations after more than 50 years of hostility |
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Movies of the year
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Movie Title |
Director |
Genre |
IMDb Rating |
Boyhood |
Richard Linklater |
Drama |
7.9 |
The Grand Budapest Hotel |
Wes Anderson |
Comedy, Drama |
8.1 |
Whiplash |
Damien Chazelle |
Drama, Music |
8.5 |
Gone Girl |
David Fincher |
Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
8.1 |
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
Alejandro Gonz�lez I��rritu |
Comedy, Drama |
7.7 |
The Imitation Game |
Morten Tyldum |
Biography, Drama, Thriller |
8.0 |
Interstellar |
Christopher Nolan |
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi |
8.6 |
Nightcrawler |
Dan Gilroy |
Crime, Drama, Thriller |
7.8 |
The Theory of Everything |
James Marsh |
Biography, Drama, Romance |
7.7 |
The Fault in Our Stars |
Josh Boone |
Drama, Romance |
7.7 |
2014 was a great year for movies, with many critically acclaimed films released. Some of the best movies of the year include:
- Boyhood - a coming-of-age drama filmed over 12 years
- The Grand Budapest Hotel - a quirky comedy-drama set in a fictional European country
- Whiplash - a tense drama about a young drummer and his abusive teacher
- Gone Girl - a mystery-thriller about a missing woman and her husband's involvement
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - a dark comedy-drama about a washed-up actor trying to revive his career
- The Imitation Game - a biographical drama about mathematician Alan Turing and his work during World War II
- Interstellar - a sci-fi adventure about a group of astronauts searching for a new home for humanity
- Nightcrawler - a crime-thriller about a freelance videographer who becomes obsessed with capturing violent footage
- The Theory of Everything - a biographical drama about physicist Stephen Hawking and his relationship with his wife
- The Fault in Our Stars - a romantic drama about two teenagers with cancer who fall in love
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Oscar award winner of year
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Category |
Winner |
Description |
Best Picture |
12 Years a Slave |
A historical drama film based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1840s. |
Best Director |
Alfonso Cuar�n for Gravity |
A science fiction thriller film about two astronauts stranded in space after their shuttle is destroyed. |
Best Actor |
Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club |
A biographical drama film about Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient who smuggled unapproved drugs into the US to help himself and others. |
Best Actress |
Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine |
A drama film about a wealthy New York socialite who moves to San Francisco after her husband's financial fraud is exposed. |
Best Supporting Actor |
Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club |
A biographical drama film about Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient who smuggled unapproved drugs into the US to help himself and others. |
Best Supporting Actress |
Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave |
A historical drama film based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1840s. |
Best Original Screenplay |
Spike Jonze for Her |
A science fiction romantic comedy-drama film about a man who falls in love with an artificial intelligence operating system. |
Best Adapted Screenplay |
John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave |
A historical drama film based on the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1840s. |
Best Animated Feature Film |
Frozen |
A musical fantasy film about a princess who sets out on a journey with a iceman, his reindeer, and a snowman to find her estranged sister and save their kingdom from eternal winter. |
Best Foreign Language Film |
The Great Beauty (Italy) |
A comedy-drama film about an aging writer who reflects on his life and the beauty of Rome. |
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